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J.P. Morgan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Healthcare
J.P. Morgan is a cornerstone financial institution, with investments and interests in all sectors across the globe. With regards to healthcare, the company made headlines just a few years ago for its ...
Where’s The ‘Imminent’ U.S. Recession? Nowhere As Black Friday Nets Huge Sales
Pedestrians walk past a store window with a sign announcing the so-called “Black Friday” sales on … [+] November 23, 2018, in Paris. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo credit should re...
No, Britain’s Economy Isn’t On The Rocks.
TOPSHOT – A Union Flag flies in front of the clock face on Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the … [+] name of the bell Big Ben, at the Palace of westminster while British Prime Minister ...
Apple, Manchester United, Activision Blizzard and more
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday...
Economies boom with Russian wealth, migration
Russians cross the border between Russia and Georgia days after President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization drive on September 21. Daro Sulakauri | Getty Images News | Getty Images As many econo...
Binance, others line up bids for bankrupt Voyager after FTX collapse
Voyager said it has roughly $1.3 billion of crypto on its platform and holds over $350 million in cash on behalf of customers at New York’s Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Justin Sullivan | Getty ...
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Activision, Tesla, Manchester United
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Activision Blizzard slid 3.3% in premarket trading after Politico reported the Federal Trade Commission is likely...
Wefox CEO ‘disgusted’ by mass tech layoffs: ‘These are humans’
Wefox CEO Julian Teicke. Wefox HELSINKI, Finland — The boss of European digital insurance startup Wefox offered a damning response to tech companies that have laid off workers en masse. The likes of M...
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren says crypto will ruin economy — Community responds
The downfall of former crypto exchange FTX has had the entire industry in disarray since the situation began to unravel days before it declared bankruptcy on Nov. 11. A new op-ed from United States Se...
Fed minutes November 2022:
Federal Reserve officials earlier this month agreed that smaller interest rate increases should happen soon as they evaluate the impact policy is having on the economy, meeting minutes released Wednes...
Citigroup, Manchester United, Nordstrom, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Citigroup — The stock dropped 2.3% after Citigroup was told it must address weaknesses in its management of financial data by U.S....
Sequoia’s Doug Leone says today’s downturn is worse than 2000 and 2008
Sequoia Capital Global Managing Partner Doug Leone speaks onstage during Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 6, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty...
How drought cost America’s cotton industry billions
Cotton farmers in Texas, where about 40% of the U.S. crop is produced, are facing a severe drought that is costing the industry billions. A lack of rain and extreme heat is forcing growers in the stat...
Deere, HP, Nordstrom and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere (DE) – The heavy equipment maker reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter and issued an upbeat outlook. D...
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nordstrom, Autodesk and more
A Nordstrom store in Irvine, California. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Nordstrom — Shares fell more than 4% after the department store cut its forecast. Nords...
U.K. lags OECD average with pandemic GDP recovery
LONDON — U.K. growth has lagged the world’s biggest economies since the Covid-19 pandemic and is substantially below the OECD average, according to a new report from the influential Paris-based ...
Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more
A pedestrian stands outside of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ab...
Cryptocurrency In Italian Economy: Everything You Need To Know
Until 2018, Italy didn’t have a legal framework for cryptocurrency or bitcoin regulations. People could freely invest in the tokens and digital assets to reap benefits. However, scenarios have changed...
Best Buy, Dick’s, Abercrombie & Fitch and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy rallied 7% in the premarket after its third-quarter results beat analyst estimates. The electronics retailer also re...
The British Government Is Deliberately Crushing Its Economy
This episode of What’s Ahead looks at Britain’s new budget as both a disaster and a sad example of the ruinous thinking dominating economic and monetary policies. With its economy on the precipice of ...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Sees Rough Road Ahead For Global Economy As Debt Bubble Deflates
Talking heads on financial cable TV channels seem downright giddy about the possibility that the Federal Reserve will soon be slowing its pace of rate hikes, but the founder of the world’s largest hed...
Zoom, Dell, Urban Outfitters and more
Detail of a home office setup on a kitchen worktop, including a laptop computer with Zoom video conferencing software, taken on September 9, 2020. Phil Barker | Future Publishing | Getty Images Check ...
Fed’s Mester wants more progress on inflation before ending interest rate hikes
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Monday inflation will need to show more signs of progress before she’s ready to stop advocating for interest rate increases. While acknowl...
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX owes top 50 creditors $3 billion: Filing
The collapse of FTX has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. The price of bitcoin and other major digital coins have fallen sharply as problems at FTX emerged. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphot...
13 Ways to Invest in India, the World’s Fastest-Growing Major Economy
India, home to more than 1.4 billion people, has long been a country with great promise and owner-led businesses accustomed to generating large amounts of cash. But India’s rise has been fitful, and o...
Collapse of Carvana, the ‘Amazon of Used Cars’, Continues
The sky is not clearing up for Carvana. On the contrary, big clouds continue to gather over the company which was one of the big winners of the covid-19 pandemic, with a massive growth. Since announ...
Ross Stores, Carvana, Coinbase, Rent the Runway and more
Pedestrians pass in front of a GAP store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ross Stores — Ross Stores jumped 10% after a quarterly beat on earni...
Cost-cutting customers are coming to us in tough economy
Palo Alto Networks is seeing tailwinds from customers looking to slash costs in the worsening economy, CEO Nikesh Arora said Thursday. “The silver lining in the current environment is that we...
Fed’s Collins expresses hope that inflation can be tamed without hitting jobs
Susan Collins, Boston Federal Reserve Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins expressed confidence Friday that policymakers can tame inflation without doi...
Foot Locker, JD.com, Gap and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker shares soared 14% in the premarket after beating top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter. The appa...
Opinion: How a ‘529 solution’ can give gig workers health care and retirement benefits and boost the U.S. economy
U.S. workers are increasingly combining multiple income streams, moving from job to job, starting businesses, and craving more independence and control over their time. Changes to worker benefits must...