Employees prepare a window display at a Kate Spade store in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands shopping mall in Singapore, June 19, 2020.Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines during midday trading Thursday.Disney — Shares of the media giant jumped 5.3%. Late Wednesday,...
Morsa Images | E+ | Getty ImagesMore from FA Playbook:Here's a look at other stories impacting the financial advisor business."The fact that we may see a soft landing or avoid a recession altogether doesn't mean people should change their strategy of building up a safety net and hopefully recession-proofing...
Social Security benefits are on track to increase by 3% in 2024, a response to cooling inflation that will dial back the annual cost-of-living adjustment from the much higher 8.7% implemented this year. Figures for the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, the CPI-W, published Thursday...
Gas station signboards display prices in Bethesda, Maryland on August 6, 2023.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesThursday's consumer price index report likely will show that the pace of price increases is easing, but not enough to get the Federal Reserve to retreat on its inflation fight.If the Wall...
The consumer price index rose 3.2% from a year ago in July, a sign that inflation has lost at least some of its grip on the U.S. economy.Prices accelerated a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...
A shopper looking at Michael Kors handbags in the Macy's flagship store in New York.Scott Mlyn | CNBCCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell.Capri, Tapestry — Capri soared more than 57%, while Tapestry slid 3.2% in premarket trading. The moves come after luxury company Tapestry, which is...
The relationship between fintechs and incumbents has long been fraught with tension. But Marie-Elise Droga believes it doesn’t have to be this way. Droga joined payments giant Visa as SVP, head of global and NA fintech partnerships in December 2022 to lead the development, commercialization and implementation of all Visa...
Students on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Jonathan Drake | ReutersLike many would-be college students, Abigail Mokuba, 16, says "cost is a concern" when it comes to which schools to consider.The rising high school senior from Baltimore said she is still researching colleges but...
A federal judge has rejected a case brought forth by shareholders against JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and the bank’s board. They alleged negligence regarding warning signs associated with the bank’s infamous former client, Jeffrey Epstein. In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff noted that the shareholders, represented...
A young man delivers foodM_a_y_a | E+ | Getty ImagesBritish meal delivery company Deliveroo upgraded its full-year earnings guidance on Thursday after a resilient first half in challenging market conditions that saw its total orders number fall 6%.The company said it expected to make adjusted earnings before interest, tax,...