Month: October 2024
Asia markets set for a mixed open after key Wall Street benchmarks clock worst day in 2 months
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday, after Wall Street benchmarks the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 suffered their worst day in nearly two months […]
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Boeing, union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday
Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility on the day of a vote on a new contract proposal during an ongoing strike in Renton, Washington, U.S. October 23, 2024. David Ryder | Reuters Boeing and its […]
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BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’
ETF Edge BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’ Published Thu, Oct 31 20247:00 PM EDTUpdated 54 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Federal Reserve rate cuts could prove to be a boon for Southeast Asian economies
A Thai investor checks an electronic board showing stock prices. Amphol Thongmueangluang | SOPA Images| LightRocket | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates in September, with further reductions expected, could prove to be a boon for the emerging economies of Southeast Asia. “We’re very confident and optimistic with the rate […]
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How the stock market will react to Friday’s jobs report, according to JPMorgan
JPMorgan’s trading desk has some ideas on how much the stock market might move following Friday’s all-important jobs report. Friday’s data on nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and wages are the last major economic release before next week’s presidential election and Federal Reserve policy meeting. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect jobs to have grown […]
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Comcast’s potential cable networks separation will test the appetite for media reconfiguration
Mike Cavanagh, president of Comcast Corporation, at center, during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 12, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Comcast is thinking about separating or spinning off NBCUniversal’s cable networks. If it moves forward with the idea, it could lay the groundwork for a reconfiguration of […]
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Trump sues CBS over Kamala Harris interview
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Albuquerque International Sunport, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. October 31, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris aired in early October that the lawsuit alleged was “doctored” […]
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Apple sales rise 6%, company shows early iPhone 16 demand
CEO of Apple Tim Cook poses as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings per share but net income slumped after the company paid a one-time charge […]
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Intel shares jump 9% on earnings beat, uplifting guidance
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger holds an artificial intelligence processor as he speaks during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shares rose 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected revenue and issued quarterly guidance that topped estimates. Here’s how the […]
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Amazon’s cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade
Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said revenue in its cloud unit increased 19% in third quarter, just missing analyst estimates. Revenue at Amazon Web Services totaled $27.45 […]
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