Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Quantum stocks — Quantum computing stocks dropped after Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the latest high-profile executive to ease expectations for the technology. Rigetti Computing dropped 27%, while D-Wave Quantum shed 32%. The Defiance Quantum & AI ETF lost...
Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Quantum stocks — Quantum stocks tumbled on Monday morning, following comments from Mark Zuckerberg echoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that quantum is at least a decade away from being a "useful paradigm." Zuckerberg made the comments on a Friday episode...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lululemon and Abercrombie & Fitch raised their fourth quarter outlooks on Monday after seeing a strong response from shoppers during the all-important holiday season. Lululemon's new outlook went over well with investors, leading shares to rise about 3% in premarket trading. But Abercrombie shares dropped about 8%...
Float Financial, an expense management and corporate card startup focused on the Canadian market, has raised $48.5 million in a Series B funding round. The Toronto-based fintech likens itself to U.S.-based fintech giants Brex and Ramp but says it is different in that its sole focus is on Canadian SMBs,...
The march higher in U.K. government bond yields since the launch of the Labour government's debut budget plan in October sparked widespread concern last week, as borrowing costs rose to breach numerous decade highs.The prospect of public spending cuts or further tax rises came into focus as 30-year gilt...
The corporate earnings season kicks off in earnest this week, led by the six major U.S. banks. Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America are all scheduled to post fourth-quarter results. UnitedHealth is also among the roughly 20 S & P 500 names...
Shapecharge | E+ | Getty ImagesThe labor market may be poised for dislocation with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office for the second time later this month.For the past two years, health care has dominated all other industries in terms of growth, aided partly by Covid-related spending. The...
After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench customers are now learning they can’t easily just take their financial data and leave. And some are very unhappy about it, three customers told TechCrunch. To recap: When Bench, a startup based...
VILNIUS, Lithuania, January 10th, 2025, FinanceWireWhiteBIT TR cryptocurrency exchange has announced a strategic partnership with Turkey’s first neobank, Misyon Bank, ushering in 2025 with a significant milestone for the Turkish cryptocurrency sector. This collaboration enables Misyon Bank to connect with individual investors across Europe through WhiteBIT TR, marking its...
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Gregg Greenberg spent 14 years as a journalist at TheStreet.com where he wrote the highly popular column "The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week". His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Glamour to ESPN the Magazine, and on humor sites such as Points in Case.
Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWarren Buffett said Americans should not be concerned about their bank deposits in the wake of the latest financial shock in the sector and the government would ensure no depositor in this country lost a dime."People shouldn't be worried about losing...
Scientific Financial Systems was proud to attend the CFA Society of Boston’s Annual Market Dinner event in Boston last night. It was a great turnout from the Boston investment community.Morgan Housel delivered an excellent keynote talk about market risk and investor behavior. His talk built on the major themes...
Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway has snapped up more shares of Occidental Petroleum , taking advantage of sliding oil prices amid the spreading banking crisis. The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate bought 7.9 million shares in multiple trades on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a new regulatory filing showed. The average price...
