Month: October 2024
Fed close to pulling off the elusive economic soft landing in 2024 after great September jobs report
A hiring sign is posted on the exterior of Urban Outfitters at the Tysons Corner Center mall on August 22, 2024 in Tysons, Virginia. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images September’s outsized payrolls boost takes the U.S. economy out of the shadows of recession and gives the Federal Reserve a fairly open glide path to […]
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Tiger Woods’ logo dispute with Tigeraire escalates with federal court filing
USA’s Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 2nd during day two of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2024. Jane Barlow | PA Images | Getty Images A logo dispute between Tiger Woods’ apparel company Sun Day Red and Tigeraire, a company that makes cooling products […]
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Mortgage rates spike after stronger-than-expected jobs report
A home for sale in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The rate is now 6.53%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is 42 basis points higher than […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian, Abercrombie & Fitch, CVS, Spirit Airlines and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the teen apparel retailer jumped nearly 8% after JPMorgan added it to its positive catalyst watch list. Analyst Matthew Boss raised the stock’s price target and third-quarter earnings estimate, saying its brands, which include Hollister, showed momentum during the recent […]
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Maersk slumps 5% as the end of U.S. port strikes weighs on European shipping stocks
An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal October 03, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Shares of Moller-Maersk slumped more than 8% on the Friday market open as European shipping companies fell on the conclusion of a U.S. port strike. A major union for U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance […]
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The best geopolitical hedges from gold to oil and even stocks
The market is being bogged down by geopolitical risk amid escalating tensions in the Middle East , and the gains we’ve seen likely wouldn’t have been without the rise in oil and other risk assets. For those looking to hedge against geopolitical risk, stocks are actually a pretty good way to do so, along with […]
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As Apple enters AI race, iPhone maker turns to its army of developers for an edge
A view of Apple’s new iPhone 16 at an Apple Store on the Regent Street in London, United Kingdom on September 20, 2024. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images As Apple prepares Apple Intelligence to jump into Silicon Valley’s AI race, it’s relying on one of its strongest advantages: Its army of 34 […]
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Meta, challenging OpenAI, announces new AI model that can generate video with sound
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a smartphone, as he makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming […]
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GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019 in Flint, Michigan. JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts […]
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Ubisoft shares skyrocket 30% after report Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout
The Ubisoft logo displayed during the Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel London on September 24, 2024. John Keeble | Getty Images Shares of French video game publisher Ubisoft surged over 30% on Friday after a media report that Tencent and the firm’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout of the company. Bloomberg News […]
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