Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. eBay – Shares jumped 9.7% and touched 52-week highs after announcing that Meta is testing using its listings on Facebook Marketplace . Buyers from Facebook will be redirected to eBay to complete transactions. The gain put the stock on track...
The rally in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices has generated excitement among some investors, but investment advisors are largely still skeptical that those volatile assets belong in a 401(k) plan or other qualified retirement savings plans. Crypto was one of the fastest-growing categories of exchange-traded funds in 2024. The most...
A worker adjusts hiring signage at a job and resource fair hosted by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board in partnership with NCWorks in Hendersonville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrivate sector job creation eased more than expected in December while...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. SolarEdge Technologies — The solar stock dropped 6%. Citi downgraded SolarEdge to sell from neutral, saying the company faces "stubbornly high" operating expenses despite its restructuring announcement. Shares moved 6.6% and 8% higher on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, after SolarEdge...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersPresident-Elect Donald Trump is contemplating calling a national economic emergency to implement his wide-reaching tariff policies, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.A declaration of this nature will give Trump...
Dubai, UAE, January 8th, 2025, FinanceWireAchieving success in financial markets is often a challenging journey for many investors. Requiring both time management and market expertise, individual investors frequently struggle with inexperience, risk control, and developing effective strategies. This is where PAMM (Percentage Allocation Management Module) accounts come into play, offering a...
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies worldwide, driving innovation, employment, and economic growth. However, one of their most significant challenges remains securing adequate funding to support operations and expansion. Traditional financing methods, such as bank loans and venture capital, often impose strict requirements, leaving many...
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Cal-Maine Foods – Shares gained 4% after the egg production company posted its latest quarterly results . For its second quarter of fiscal 2025, Cal-Maine Foods earned $4.47 per share on revenue of $954.7 million, with the latter figure marking...
Howard Marks, one of the most respected value investors who famously foresaw the dotcom bubble, is pointing out a handful of red flags in the market like valuation that could mean poor returns over the long term or a sizable decline nearer term. In his latest memo to clients,...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia — Shares of the artificial intelligent darling slid 5%, reversing course after rising to an all-time high earlier in the session. Nvidia announced new gaming chips for computers that use its Blackwell technology at a conference in Las Vegas....
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The New York Post reported Thursday that another senior executive at Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management was considering heading to the exit, with Laurence Stein, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the group, the next potentially to go. The Post’s reporting about Stein comes after months...
Kenneth Branagh stars as Hercule Poirot in 20th Century Studio's "A Haunting in Venice."Disney | 20th Century StudiosTime to pair that pumpkin spice latte with some popcorn. Spooky movie season is officially here.Starting Friday, movie theaters will have a steady stream of jump scares, creepy monsters and gore — and...
A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office in San Jose, California, June 3, 2021.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading:VMware — The cloud services company slid 2.6%, a day after giving a mixed second-quarter report. While VMware surpassed expectations for...
Cable giant Charter Communications and Disney are in a battle over contract fees that has left millions of people without access to U.S. Open, college football and potentially "Monday Night Football," with the NFL's season starting in just days.On Thursday, Disney said that the two companies have been in...
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, left, and Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.Getty ImagesAn Amazon shareholder lawsuit says the company snubbed SpaceX for valuable satellite launch contracts because of Jeff Bezos' personal rivalry with Elon Musk, who has taunted his fellow billionaire's space ambitions for years.Cleveland Bakers and...
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company's $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics to move forward. The two...
The August jobs report was another sign that the U.S. labor market is cooling off, though some of the sectors that have fueled the post-pandemic rebound remain strong.The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 187,000 jobs in August even as the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8%....
