Month: January 2025
Ford CEO says China operations earned $600 million in 2024
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley during a reveal of a special-edition Ford Mustang GTD for the Detroit Auto Show on Jan 9, 2024. Michael Wayland/ CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor‘s operations in China earned roughly $600 million last year despite challenging market conditions, CEO Jim Farley said Thursday night. “I’m happy to say that Ford makes […]
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Supreme Court rejects Trump hush money sentencing delay bid
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Via Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request […]
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Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on challenge to TikTok ban
Tik Tok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday will hear oral arguments in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slip as investors assess Japan pay and household spending data
A customer places a Japanese 10,000 yen banknote on a checkout counter while making a purchase at an Akidai YK supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Friday, with investors assessing November pay and household spending out from Japan. Real household spending […]
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Ford reveals a special edition of its $325,000 Mustang GTD called ‘Spirit of America’
2025 Mustang GTD Spirit of America Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor on Thursday revealed a special edition of its $325,000 Mustang GTD called “Spirit of America,” a nod to historical jet-propelled cars sharing the same name. The white vehicle features red and blue stripes down its center, matching the overalls that Spirit of America driver […]
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Stock futures slip as Wall Street braces for Friday’s jobs report: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading of the new year on January 02, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday night as investors anxiously await the release of new economic data on Friday. S&P […]
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Nvidia’s tiny $3,000 computer steals the show at CES
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about Project Digits personal AI supercomputer for researchers and students during a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2025. Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show, as vendors behind […]
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Want to invest in the UK? Barclays names 3 stocks to buy — giving 2 over 40% upside
There may be some questions about the strength of the U.K. economy right now, but Barclays continues to see investment opportunities in the country, naming small- and mid-cap stocks it is betting on right now. The benchmark FTSE 100 index logged returns of 5.7% in 2024, significantly below its U.S. counterparts, with the S & […]
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s […]
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Friday’s jobs report could present a mixed view of the labor market. Here’s what to expect
The December jobs report is likely to provide only limited clarity on where the labor market is headed, with experts differing on how pronounced a slowdown there is in hiring. From a consensus view, economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning to report a gain of 155,000 in nonfarm payrolls, a step […]
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