People are seen at the parking lot of a Target store in Selinsgrove. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTarget will report fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday and offer the latest clues on how the holiday season is shaping up for retailers, as the company tries to woo deal-hunting shoppers.Here's...
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Keysight Technologies — Shares added more than 8%. The electronics test and measurement equipment company's fiscal fourth-quarter results beat analysts' estimates on the top and bottom lines. Keysight also issued a rosy outlook for the current quarter, anticipating adjusted earnings...
Wall Street analysts are showing two cybersecurity stocks some love ahead of their quarterly results. The news Evercore ISI this week raised its price target on Palo Alto Networks to $455 from $395, implying a nearly 18% upside from Monday's close. The analysts said that recent channel commentary not...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walmart — The big-box retailer saw shares jump nearly 5% to hit a record after the retail giant topped fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. The retailer also hiked its outlook again as it saw growth in e-commerce and improvements...
Check out the companies making...
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French startup Orus has raised an $11.6 million Series A funding round (€11 million). The startup offers insurance products specifically designed for small and medium companies. Interestingly, today’s news comes just a few months after Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify completed its Series A funding round with another €10 million. Orus...
Braid, a four-year-old startup that aimed to make shared wallets more mainstream among consumers, has shut down. Founded in January 2019 by Amanda Peyton and Todd Berman (who left in 2020), San Francisco-based Braid set out to offer friends and family an FDIC-insured, multi-user account that was designed to make...
Writers Guild of America (WGA) East members walk a picket line at the Paramount+ Summit outside the Paramount Building in Times Square on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe Writers Guild of America has officially ratified its new three-year contract...
Hispanic inclusion in corporate America lagged last year, particularly in three key areas — C-Suite representation, talent development and supplier procurement — according to the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility's 2023 Corporate Inclusion Index.While Hispanics make up 18% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
General Electric has settled a long-running lawsuit over the funds in its 401(k) plan for $61 million, one of the biggest settlements in ERISA litigation history. Court records filed last Friday disclosed the amount, which the company had agreed to in August but which previously had not been released publicly....
A financial industry group Monday called on the SEC to withdraw a proposal targeting potential conflicts of interest related to the use of artificial intelligence by financial professionals because the regulation could harm retirement savers. Under the rule proposal the Securities and Exchange Commission released in August, investment advisors and...
