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...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Delta Air Lines — Shares of the airline surged 9% on better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. Delta posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share on $14.44 billion of revenue. That surpassed the LSEG forecast of $1.75 per share and...
Constellation Brands put up such disappointing quarterly results before Friday's opening bell that we're having second thoughts about whether the beer, wine and spirits stock still belongs in the portfolio. Net sales for the three months ended Nov. 30 were largely flat year over year, coming in at $2.46...
December's job report marked yet another month of stronger-than-expected growth, with gains coming from many different parts of the U.S. economy.Last month, health care and social assistance jobs saw the largest gains for a third consecutive month, adding 69,500 to payrolls, according to data from the Bureau of Labor...
A jobseeker holds flyers during the New York Public Library's annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate fell for Black women in December,...
A ''Now Hiring" sign hangs above the entrance to a McDonald's restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesJob growth was much stronger than expected in December, possibly providing the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year.Nonfarm payrolls surged by 256,000 for the month, up...
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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.
A pedestrian walks past a display of Skechers shoes.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Skechers — The shoe company gained 2.6% after UBS reiterated its buy rating on shares. UBS said Skechers' brand and products "continue to resonate with global...
Mbbirdy | E+ | Getty ImagesThe population of the super wealthy, or those worth $100 million or more, doubled over the past 20 years as asset prices soared around the world, according to a new report. There are now 28,420 so-called centi-millionaires worldwide, up 12% over last year and...
A team that oversaw $900 million in client assets at RBC Wealth Management has affiliated with LPL Financial’s LPL Strategic Wealth Services, the firm said. The four advisors are launching Sides Wealth Advisory Group in York, Pennsylvania. The practice was founded in 1987 by Scott Sides and the team plans to...
A customer shops at the Nike store on December 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesTeens are a notoriously fickle bunch — but the group is also often on the leading edge of many trends the rest of us eventually adopt.In many ways, the cohort's spending...
