Day: October 19, 2024
‘Weak and pathetic’: Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris
Donald Trump and Mark Cuban Lucas Jackson | Reuters; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Saturday railed against fellow billionaire Mark Cuban, who has been vigorously campaigning for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Mark Cuban is a Loser,” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. “Wouldn’t take his phone calls anymore […]
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins U.S. Grand Prix sprint race
Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates winning the United States Formula One Sprint at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 19, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix sprint race Saturday […]
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Boeing workers to vote on new proposal that could end strike
People hold sings during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing and its machinists’ union have reached a new contract proposal, the union said Saturday, a deal that could end […]
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Why a stock picking approach to small caps may boost performance right now
ETF Edge Why a stock picking approach to small caps may boost performance right now Published Sat, Oct 19 202411:00 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Elections, hurricane damage and more: Here are four factors that will shape holiday shoppers’ purchases
A Macy’s store is seen at Herald Square on December 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Inflation may have cooled, but retailers are still staring down a holiday season with plenty of uncertainty. Several hard-to-predict factors will influence consumers’ spending, as they deck the halls and look for the […]
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Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools
Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Sunday […]
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Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care
President Donald Trump talks to the press outside the White House, July 19, 2019, left, and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, at the vice president’s residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, Oct. 7, 2024. Getty […]
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D.E. Shaw, Mantle Ridge zero in on key fixes to build shareholder value at Air Products
Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Business: Air Products and Chemicals is an industrial gases company. It’s focused on serving energy, environmental and emerging markets. Its base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, […]
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Here’s why inflation may look like it’s easing but is still a huge problem
A family shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Just because the Federal Reserve is nearing its inflation goal doesn’t mean the problem is solved, as the high price of goods and services across the U.S. economy continues to pose a burden […]
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Luxury stocks may be a risky China stimulus bet
Chinese consumers have long powered luxury brands to new highs. But with questions surrounding China’s sluggish economy and changing consumer tastes, analysts aren’t so sure whether these shoppers will be able to coax the luxury sector out of its doldrums. The Chinese government’s new stimulus measures announced late September revived interest in the country’s economic […]
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