Day: December 9, 2024
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors await Australia rate decision
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Steven Saphore | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead […]
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Deutsche Bank names its top UK picks with compounding growth potential — and one has more than 50% upside
Deutsche Bank has named seven London-listed companies in the business services sector as its “top picks for 2025,” highlighting stocks with strong growth potential and defensive characteristics in an uncertain market environment. The investment bank highlighted Diploma , Experian , JTC , PageGroup , Renew Holdings , Rentokil , and XPS Pensions Group as companies […]
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Luigi Mangione called Unabomber ‘revolutionary’
The suspect involved in killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. Source: NYPD The man considered a “strong person of interest” in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is a private-school valedictorian and tech whiz, who used social media to critique society. Luigi Mangione, 26, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Oracle, C3.ai, Vail Resorts, Planet Labs and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Oracle — Stock in the computer technology company slipped 5% after Oracle slightly missed fiscal second-quarter earnings estimates. The firm reported adjusted earnings of $1.47 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.48 a share. Oracle’s revenue of $14.1 billion matched analyst estimates. […]
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Oracle shares slide on earnings and revenue miss
Oracle chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oracle shares slid 7% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company reported fiscal second-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ estimates. Here […]
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Amazon is bringing Intuit QuickBooks software to its millions of third-party sellers
Sasan Goodarzi, president and CEO of Intuit Inc. and Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has for years counted on millions of third-party sellers to provide the bulk of the inventory that consumers buy daily. But keeping track of their finances has long been a challenge for […]
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From ‘Fortnite’ to ‘Hogwarts Legacy’: One university fuels Utah’s $2 billion video game industry
Rice–Eccles Stadium, an outdoor college football venue at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, stands against a stunning mountain backdrop. University of Utah This article is part of CNBC’s Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit and attracted capital, companies and employees. The […]
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Goldman predicts these names will have four times the return of the typical stock with less risk
For investors looking for ways to beat the market after a stellar year, Goldman Sachs is touting a portfolio of names that have the highest expected risk-adjusted returns. The bank is recommending its clients check out stocks with high Sharpe ratios, a measure of an asset’s performance relative to its volatility. The firm expects the […]
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‘Low-hire, low-fire’: The U.S. job market is stagnant right now, economists say
Key Points The U.S. job market is seeing a low rate of layoffs but also a slow pace of hiring among employers. That comes amid signs of labor market strength overall: Unemployment is historically low, for example. This means while employers are holding on to workers, job seekers are having a tough time. Source
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A Florida ‘condo cliff’ is coming as owners deal with fallout from 2021 Surfside collapse
After the deadly collapse of a 12-story condominium tower in the Surfside suburb of Miami, Florida, in 2021, state lawmakers implemented new requirements for older condominiums. Buildings at least 30 years old, like the Champlain tower that fell, have to undergo special inspections, make repairs and gather reserve funds for future maintenance. The deadline is […]
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