Inflation data may no longer be the big catalyst for stocks that it once was. U.S. stocks bounced around to a higher close on Thursday, even though investors received some encouraging inflation news a...
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IRS says ‘Tax Day’ will be different this year — put these important tax dates on your calendar
It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2022 income-tax return, if you can bear the thought. That’s because the tax-filing season is scheduled to start on Monday, Jan. 23, the Internal Revenue...
Oramed’s oral insulin pill fails; stock is down 72%
Shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORMP, -76.56% plunged 72% in premarket trading on Thursday, the day after the company told investors its oral insulin medication did not meet the primary or secon...
Algonquin Power to cut dividend by 40%, provides downbeat profit outlook
Shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. AQN, -4.26% AQN, -4.67% turned lower to fall 2.2% in premarket trading Thursday, after the utility company said it was taking “decisive actions” to stre...
‘My adviser insists this is a good, low-risk investment.’ I’m semi-retired at 63 with $2 million saved. My financial adviser wants me to sink half my money in an annuity. Should I do it?
I’ve never been a big fan of annuities, but my advisor insists this is a good low risk investment vehicle. Is a variable annuity a good option for me? Getty Images Question: I am 63 and semi-retired. ...
PPL plans dividend hike, to boost yield to 3.2%
PPL Corp. PPL, +2.09% said Wednesday that it plans to raised it quarterly dividend by 6.7%, to 24 cents a share. Based on Tuesday’s closing price of the electricity generation and transmission company...
JPMorgan says it was duped by founder who made up 4 million customers
JPMorgan Chase has alleged in a lawsuit that it was duped by a start-up founder who made up 4 million customers for an app designed to help students through the college financial aid process. In a law...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reports record net profit and revenue on chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Thursday that fourth-quarter net profit rose to a new record thanks to growing demand for high-speed computing and better margins. The world’s largest contr...
AMD poaches Marvell’s Jean Hu for CFO slot as Devinder Kumar retires
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said late Wednesday that financial chief Devinder Kumar was retiring and that Marvell Technology Inc.’s Jean Hu would take his place. Marvell MRVL, +3.81% announced that Hu...
Home prices to tumble over 25% from peak levels in ‘overheated’ markets, says Goldman
Credit researchers at Goldman Sachs now expect home prices in several “overheated” metro areas to fall over 25% from peak levels. Metro areas included in their forecast were San Jose, Austin, Phoenix ...
Why Thursday’s U.S. CPI report might kill stock market’s hope of inflation melting away
A mild stock market rally to kick off the new year will be put to the test Thursday when investors face a highly-awaited U.S. inflation reading which could well help determine the size of the Federal ...
Daughter of world’s richest man takes the helm at Dior as LVMH reshuffles its two biggest fashion houses
The biggest luxury brand in the world has announced a shake-up of its two major fashion labels, a move that has put the daughter of the world’s richest man in charge at one of them. LVMH Moët Hennessy...
Halo Therapeutics stock drops following weak 2023 outlook
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. HALO, -10.09% stock fell in the extended session Tuesday after the biotech drug maker’s 2023 forecast disappointed Wall Street. Halozyme shares fell as much as 8% after hour...
World Wrestling Entertainment climbs after tweets that Saudi fund will buy it
Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment WWE, -0.95% climbed 6% in premarket trade after two wrestling news reporters tweeted that Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund is buying the company, whi...
The ‘best job in America’ pays over $120,000 a year — and offers a low-stress, healthy work-life balance
We’ve had the great resignation, quiet quitting, resistance to going back to the office — and now? It turns out people are looking for happiness, stability, flexibility and a good salary. In 2023, in ...
Sotera Health to pay $408 million to settlement allegations in Illinois
Shares of Sotera Health Co. SHC, +102.20% soared 57% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the company said it will pay $408 million to settle more than 870 million legal cases in Illinois. Sotera own...
Biden administration unveils sweeping changes to student loan repayment
The future of the Biden administration’s student debt-relief plan currently rests with the Supreme Court, but in the meantime, officials are moving forward with sweeping reform that could have an even...
GE HealthCare, in first deal after spinoff, set to buy French company
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. GEHC, -1.44% late Monday said it has agreed to buy French tomography company IMACTIS for an undisclosed amount. IMACTIS’s system is designed to increase the procedure’s...
CVS eyes next-generation health clinics after Amazon’s move for One Medical
CVS Health Corp. is investing in a young chain of health clinics, and may be looking to acquire another. CVS CVS, -0.12% invested $100 million in a Carbon Health Inc., a San Francisco-based chain of u...
Fed’s Powell won’t stop rate hikes until he ‘terrifies’ the wealthiest of investors, says this CIO
Investors are waking up to a whiff of positivity where stocks are concerned for Monday, after last week’s first gain in five that was prompted by weak wage growth Alongside a bleak Institute for Suppl...
Keurig K-Cup settlement: Today’s the final day to join the $10 million lawsuit
If you have been making your morning cup of coffee using the popular Keurig KDP, -0.63% pods, aka K-Cups, then you may be entitled to some money. The beverage giant recently agreed to settle a class-a...
Novavax’s stock rallies after the company names new CEO
Shares of Novavax Inc. NVAX, +11.25% were up about 9% in trading on Monday after the company said John Jacobs will take over as president and CEO on Jan. 23. Jacobs, the former president and CEO of Ha...
Look for a big cut to TSMC’s 2023 outlook as a bullish sign for chips, one analyst says ahead of earnings
The best thing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. can do in its earnings report Thursday is to cut its outlook for 2023 big, indicating a bottoming in the first half of the year, according to one ...
Carvana stock soars to lead NYSE gainers on heavy volume
Shares of Carvana Co. CVNA, +24.43% soared 24.7%, enough to pace the New York Stock Exchange’s gainers, even though the online used-car retailer hasn’t released any news. Trading volume swelled to 33....