Month: June 2022

Walmart welcomes back annual hometown bash as retailer acknowledges new challenge of inflation
Business

Walmart welcomes back annual hometown bash as retailer acknowledges new challenge of inflation

Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc. Corporation, participates in a Business Roundtable discussion on the”Future of Work in an Era of Automation and Artificial Intelligence”, during a CEO Innovation Summit, on December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Thousands of Walmart employees gathered at a huge […]

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Investors set their sights on upcoming inflation report as the bear market rally falters
World

Investors set their sights on upcoming inflation report as the bear market rally falters

The stock market may try to regain its footing in the next few sessions, even as a fresh inflation report looms large at the end of the week. Stocks struggled to move forward in the past week. With Friday’s sell-off, the major indexes closed out the four-day period with losses. That was disappointing to investors […]

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Fed’s Mester says inflation hasn’t peaked and multiple half-point rate hikes are needed
Finance

Fed’s Mester says inflation hasn’t peaked and multiple half-point rate hikes are needed

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Friday that she doesn’t see ample evidence that inflation has peaked and thus is on board with supporting a series of aggressive interest rate increases. “I think the Fed has shown that we’re in the process of recalibrating our policy to get inflation back down to our 2% […]

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What Friday’s downgrade of Micron means for our chipmaker stocks
World

What Friday’s downgrade of Micron means for our chipmaker stocks

Here’s how the CNBC Investing Club is thinking about its semiconductor holdings after another industry player, Micron, was downgraded to a sell. Source

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Cramer’s week ahead: Watch for consumer trends to gauge the state of inflation
Business

Cramer’s week ahead: Watch for consumer trends to gauge the state of inflation

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that any signs of consumer negativity next week will be a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve in its fight against inflation. “I know it’s a total drag to hope for negativity, but that’s what we need right now” to bring inflation down, he said. “I bet we’ll find that […]

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New York lawmakers pass bill limiting Amazon’s use of worker productivity quotas in warehouses
Technology

New York lawmakers pass bill limiting Amazon’s use of worker productivity quotas in warehouses

A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images New York state lawmakers on Friday approved a bill targeting Amazon’s use of productivity quotas in warehouses, the latest sign that public […]

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‘I almost died’: PA Senate nominee John Fetterman says he is still recovering from stroke
Politics

‘I almost died’: PA Senate nominee John Fetterman says he is still recovering from stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Friday said he “almost died” after he suffered a stroke days before he won the state’s Democratic Senate primary race, and is not yet ready to return to the campaign trail. “I should have taken my health more seriously,” Fetterman said in a statement released by his campaign Friday […]

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Former New York cop arrested outside U.S. Capitol with fake badge, BB gun, body armor, ammo and high-capacity magazines
Politics

Former New York cop arrested outside U.S. Capitol with fake badge, BB gun, body armor, ammo and high-capacity magazines

USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & High Capacity Magazines: Courtesy: USCP A retired New York City police officer was arrested Friday morning outside of the U.S. Capitol after being found in possession of a fake law enforcement badge, a BB gun, body armor, ammunition and high-capacity magazines, Capitol police said. The ex-cop, […]

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More than 46,000 people have lost more than  billion to crypto scams since 2021, says FTC
Technology

More than 46,000 people have lost more than $1 billion to crypto scams since 2021, says FTC

The crypto market can be volatile, but it’s still attractive to young people who have “higher risk appetites,” said Chris Adam of SharpRank. Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images More than 46,000 people say they lost over $1 billion in crypto to scams since the start of 2021, according to a report released by the […]

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House Republicans offer energy and climate plan that would boost fossil fuels, hydropower
Business

House Republicans offer energy and climate plan that would boost fossil fuels, hydropower

U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Republicans this week introduced a road map describing how they would mitigate rising […]

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