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For Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, the big issues haven’t changed
In early 2022, there have been some notable signs that it is becoming more of a Berkshire Hathaway kind of stock market. All of the Covid outperformance from Ark Invest’s flagship Innovation ETF...
What the blockbuster Microsoft and Sony deals mean for the future of gaming
Big moves are happening in the video game industry. Microsoft, the tech giant behind the Xbox console, announced plans in early 2022 to buy Activision Blizzard, the force behind “Call of Duty...
OANDA Taps Saxo Bank Exec Michael Aagaard to Head Its Forex Trading Business
OANDA, a global online multi-asset trading services firm headquartered in the US, has announced the appointment of Michael Aagaard, a longtime Saxo Bank executive, today to head the company’s foreign ...
Delta Air Lines cuts ties with Aeroflot after Russia attacks Ukraine
An Aeroflot Russian Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft as seen on final approach flying and landing on the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with the terminal and the control tower visible, after arrivi...
NASA and space partnerships with Russia face Ukraine challenge
ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton No...
Transmissibility, severity, reinfection of Omicron BA.2 subvariant
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A more contagious subvariant of omicron, known as BA.2, is spreading across the globe and could soon become the dominant version of Covid-19. It’s now th...
Foot Locker Plummets as Shrinking Nike Business Hits Outlook
(Bloomberg) — Foot Locker Inc. shares fell the most in 13 years on Friday after the retailer gave a disappointing outlook as Nike Inc., its largest supplier, cuts back on business. Most Read fro...
Disney’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser review: Let loose and play
Guests dine in the Crown of Corellia Dining Room during a performance by galactic superstar Gaya. Disney Immersion takes on new meaning aboard Disney’s newest theme park attraction, the Star War...
Foot Locker, Cinemark, Dell and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker shares slumped 16.1% in the premarket after the athletic apparel and shoe retailer gave a weaker-than-expected ...
Foot Locker (FL) reports Q4 2021 earnings
A sign hangs above the entrance of a Foot Locker store on August 02, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Foot Locker shares tumbled in premarket trading Friday after the retailer sai...
Champions League final moved to Paris after Russian invasion of Ukraine
This image, from 2016, shows the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. Tf-images | Defodi Images | Getty Images UEFA has moved the Champions League final on May 28 to Paris from St Petersburg, follo...
Poland, neighbors ready for influx of migrants
People evacuated from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic walk toward the Russian Emergency Ministry camp in the village of Veselo-Voznesenka on the Azov Sea coast, on February 19, 202...
Defense Stocks In Focus As U.S. Military Takes ‘Defensive Moves’ Amid Russia’s Ukraine Invasion| Investor’s Business Daily
Defense stocks Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) rose Thursday and the Dow climbed back following a more than 800-point drop as Russia invaded Ukraine. X The Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, O...
Crypto Tax Prep Business Booms as Trading Surges and IRS Tightens Screws
However, some incumbents are building rather than buying: “At Jackson Hewitt, we train our tax pros on tax preparation using our internally sourced training materials (which includes what cryptocurren...
Cramer’s lightning round: Linde is a buy
Switch Inc.: “Data center, red hot. If you understand the company, [insiders who were buying the stock] probably feel like, ‘Let’s take matters into our own hands and buy the stock.&...
American Electric Power CEO says it’s focused on cybersecurity defense for years
American Electric Power CEO Nick Akins told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that the utility provider feels confident in its cybersecurity defenses. “There’s no question that we’...
Jim Cramer looks at how fear over Russian aggression gave way to a stunning market comeback
CNBC’s Jim Cramer offered reasons for Wall Street’s wild reversal Thursday, with the major U.S. stock indexes shaking off steep losses early in the session related to Russia’s invasi...
Bank execs ‘very concerned’ about Russia cyberattacks
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC on Thursday he’s been speaking with U.S. bank executives, and they’re worried about potentially being the target of Russian cyberattacks. Kurtz’...
Authentic Brands Group takes majority stake in David Beckham’s brand
Retail and entertainment conglomerate Authentic Brands Group announced Thursday it has entered into a partnership to co-own and oversee David Beckham’s global brand. Authentic Brands declined to...
Gen Zers are fueling overall membership growth
A user on a treadmill at a Planet Fitness gym. Source: Getty Images Planet Fitness is seeing more teens sign up for their first gym memberships during the coronavirus pandemic, helping to fuel the com...
Etsy Stock Jumps On Earnings Report Beat| Investor’s Business Daily
Etsy (ETSY) reported fourth-quarter results late Thursday that soundly beat estimates but presented a first-quarter revenue outlook below expectations. Still, Etsy stock jumped. X The company reported...
Beyond Meat (BYND) Q4 2021 earnings miss estimates, stock tumbles
Packages of Beyond Meat Inc.’s plant based meat products, Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage, are displayed at a supermarket on November 19, 2020 in Katwijk, Netherlands Yuriko Nakao | Getty Image...
Shares of EV start-up Nikola surge on earnings beat, revenue in 2022
San Pedro, CA – December 17: The first two zero-emissions electric trucks, from an order of 100 vehicles, delivered from the Nikola Corporation to Total Transportation Services at the Port of Lo...
Walmart kicks off exclusive sales event for Walmart+ members
The Walmart+ home screen on a laptop computer in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is giving customers a new reason to sign up and stick wi...
Moderna says Covid is entering an endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed
Maryland National Guard Specialist James Truong (L) administers a Moderna coronavirus vaccine at CASA de Maryland’s Wheaton Welcome Center on May 21, 2021 in Wheaton, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla ...
Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
Satellite imagery of the Chuhuiv Airbase outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. Planet Labs PBC Satellite imagery gives another perspective on the developing situation in Ukraine, as Russian tr...
Europe installed a record amount of wind power in 2021
New wind turbines being built at a wind farm in Germany on October 12, 2021. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Europe installed 17.4 gigawatts of wind power capacity in 2021, according to...
Russian invasion of Ukraine to further strain U.S. chip supply
A chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further strain the supplies of semiconductor chips that have already caused global production di...
Zscaler Stock Falls Sharply After an Earnings Beat. Here Is Why.
Text size Dreamstime Zscaler stock was poised to take a tumble when markets open Friday after the cloud-based internet security company’s guidance deflated investor enthusiasm, even as its second-quar...