The numbers: The cost of U.S. goods and services rose a scant 0.1% in December in yet another sign inflation is cooling off, opening the door for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates soo...
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American Express stock climbs after dividend boost, upbeat earnings forecast
American Express Co. exceeded $50 billion in annual revenue last year for the first time, buoyed by continued strong spending levels among its customer base. While the card giant came up short of prof...
Colgate-Palmolive reports Q4 beat, despite ‘challenging macroeconomic conditions’
Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s CL, -5.31% fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ top and bottom-line expectations before market open Friday. The company earned 1 cents a share, compared with 18 cents a share ...
My job is being eliminated and I will get a severance package. Is that considered income for IRS limits on Roth IRA contributions?
I know my job is being eliminated at the end of March 2023. I will receive a severance package paid out over a period of almost one year. I understand I will not be able to make 401(k) deductions from...
Fed set to deliver quarter-point rate hike along with ‘one last hawkish sting in the tail’
The Federal Reserve will downshift to a 25 basis point rise in its policy interest rate at their upcoming interest-rate meeting and will work overtime to make sure that the market doesn’t get the idea...
IBM’s layoffs aren’t helping the stock, as analysts still fret about cash flow
International Business Machines Corp. shares slumped Thursday after analysts picked apart Big Blue’s free cash flow results and outlook amid layoffs, and found a “mixed blessing” in the company’s driv...
This 72-year-old is hoping to fund her retirement on GoFundMe
GoFundMe campaigns have been raising piles of cash for older Walmart workers who want to retire — but the heartwarming stories about sudden windfalls mask a dark reality about economic security and gr...
After United Airlines win, Boeing is involved in ‘more big orders,’ CEO says
Boeing Co., which recently clinched a major deal with United Airlines Holdings Inc. for hundreds of its jets, also has some other big deals, according to CEO Dave Calhoun. “We’re involved in more big ...
What’s next for Bed Bath & Beyond after defaulting on its loans?
Troubled home-goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. disclosed in a filing Thursday that it was in default on loans that have been called in, sending its stock plunging. The filing comes just three...
Curaleaf cutting 10% of staff as it exits three U.S. states
This story has been updated to provide correct figures for the number of states Curaleaf operates in; also the number of total employees at the company. Curaleaf said Thursday it has reduced its staff...
This recession indicator is close to the point of no return. But stocks historically rally if the Fed cuts and the economy still grows.
It’s way too early to proclaim a Goldilocks environment, even if major asset classes are at least pointing to a better chance of it. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.40% has gained 5% this year, and the tech-h...
Blackstone profit falls, but distributable earnings beat estimates
Blackstone Inc. BX, +3.02% stock fell 1% in premarket trades on Thursday after the private equity firms said its fourth-quarter net income fell to $557.9 million, or 75 cents a share, from $1.4 billio...
Archer Daniels Midland blows past Wall Street’s profit and revenue estimates
Archer Daniels Midland Co. ADM, -1.24% said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose to $1.02 billion, or $1.84 a share, from $782 million, or $1.38 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings ...
Earn a guaranteed 4%, with no minimum deposit? These savings accounts offer just that.
Should you switch banks? Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’re still with the same old bank you’ve been with for years, you may be losing out on money. Indeed, while the average savings account is still ...
Diageo sees 9.4% jump in organic net sales for first half as prices rise
Diageo PLC UK:DGE said Thursday that pretax profit rose in the first half of fiscal 2023, supported by better-than-expected sales volumes due to higher prices, and raised its dividend payout. The Lond...
STMicroelectronics revenue, profit jump on automotive, microcontrollers strength
STMicroelectronics NV on Thursday posted a surge in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter led by growth at its automotive and microcontrollers divisions. The European chip maker STM IT:STM said ne...
Nokia 4Q Sales EUR7.45B – MarketWatch
By Dominic Chopping Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a forecast-beating fourth-quarter net profit as demand for mobile networks and network infrastructure remained strong while demand trends remain soli...
Suze Orman says ‘most of America today has absolutely no money.’
Financial guru Suze Orman thinks that most consumers are, or soon will be, facing dire straits, in an environment of higher interest rates, higher inflation and elevated volatility in stocks and bonds...
Chevron raises dividend by 6%, announces $75 billion stock buyback program
Chevron Corp. CVX said late Wednesday that its board has approved a dividend increase of 6% to $1.51 a share, payable March 10 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 16. The board also authorized a $75 ...
IBM posts biggest annual sales increase in more than a decade, announces layoffs
International Business Machines Corp. increased revenue more than 6% in 2022, the biggest sales increase for Big Blue in more than a decade, but its stock fell in extended trading Wednesday. Chief Exe...
EasyJet expects higher 2023 profit as booking strength continues
EasyJet PLC said Wednesday that it expects to beat fiscal 2023 market consensus for pretax profit after first-quarter revenue rose, and that booking strength continues across the second quarter and in...
ASML reports forecast beating profit of $1.96 billion on higher sales
ASML Holding NV said Wednesday that for the fourth quarter it beat net profit consensus and net sales rose, and that it expects continued strong sales growth in 2023 despite a challenging environment....
AT&T earnings preview: What to expect
A day after Verizon Communications Inc. posted earnings, AT&T Inc. will share its perspective on the state of the wireless market. AT&T T started to curry more favor on Wall Street last year a...
‘It’s not an earnings release, it’s a crime scene’: Analysts, and social media, react to Intel’s awful quarter.
“We have written the phrase ‘Worst earnings report in our history of covering this company’ on more than one occasion over the last couple of years. But this time we REALLY mean it…” That was the comm...