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China E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Falls After Reports of Move to Singapore
Stock in Alibaba the Chinese e-commerce site, fell 7% in Hong Kong trading on Monday after reports the company is moving its headquarters out of the country. Alibaba (ticker: HK:9988) to be building a...
Asian shares mostly rise, but Hang Seng drops over 2% as Alibaba tumbles on reports of headquarter shift
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were trading mixed in Asia on Monday after Wall Street benchmarks closed higher on Friday, capping a third week of gains out of the last four. Tokyo and Shanghai rose while Hong ...
Gas Prices Are Rising. Refiner Stocks Are Riding the Wave—for Now.
Gasoline prices have risen 41 cents a gallon in the past month to an average national price of $3.51. Summer driving could be pricier than many expect, though it’s unlikely to be as bad as last year, ...
Carvana stock soars in active trading to lead the NYSE’s gainers
Shares of Carvana Co. CVNA, +19.54% soared 20.8% in active afternoon trading Friday, enough to pace the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) gainers list. Trading volume swelled to 28.6 million shares, al...
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...
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...
Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it doesn’t have the funds to repay its banks after they determined the retailer has defaulted on its credit lines. The home-goods chain said Thursday it received a noti...
Opinion: Microsoft gave Wall Street hope, but then the cloud forecast turned dark
Microsoft Corp. sparked a relief rally for the cloud Tuesday, then rained on that parade after less than two hours of joy. Microsoft MSFT reported slightly disappointing holiday-quarter results, but t...
Shoppers Are Under Pressure. A Recession Could Be Next.
After two years of working overtime on delivering record-breaking holiday seasons, Santa Claus has had enough. If 2022’s holiday retail sales are anything to go by, the head of the North Pole has hopp...
The Meme Stock Frenzy Is Back. A Brokerage Chairman Says They’re ‘Horrendous.’
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The 1980s was the blueprint for the upcoming disinflation cycle and these are the stocks for it, strategists say
Stocks logged a third-straight losing session on Thursday as investors continue to deal with a mixed bag of economic data. That followed Wednesday’s session and extremely weak industrial production th...
Party City Files for Bankruptcy. Why the Party Won’t Stop for Other Retailers.
Party City ‘s decadeslong jamboree is coming to an end, now that the retailer has filed for bankruptcy protection following years of weak financial results. The company said it filed for voluntary cha...
Dow drops over 600 points, posts worst day of year after weak economic data, hawkish Fed remarks erase inflation cheer
U.S. stock indexes finished sharply lower on Wednesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index booking their worst day in over a month, after data on falling retail sales...
Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google face earnings test amid Big Tech layoffs
In the biggest week of the holiday-earnings season, Big Tech results will receive the spotlight amid thousands of layoffs that could only be the beginning. After tech stocks were decimated in 2022, in...