Day: February 5, 2025
Columbia Sportswear CEO talks tariff impact: ‘We need some surety about what’s going to happen’
In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle said his company needs more clarity about global tariff decisions in order to plan for what’s to come. “It’s a dampening effect,” he said. “But, more importantly, we need some surety about what is going to happen, what’s the future.” President Donald […]
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Google scraps diversity ‘aspirations,’ citing role as federal contractor
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone Center West in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google is scrapping its diversity goals, becoming the latest tech giant to alter its approach to hiring and promotions following the election […]
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Trump sued over purge at NLRB, regulator targeted by SpaceX, Amazon and others
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The former chair of the National Labor Relations Board in a new lawsuit Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of breaking the law when he fired […]
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Fiserv shares rally to record on earnings beat, bullish revenue outlook
Fiserv CEO Frank J. Bisignano at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2023. Source: NYSE Shares of Fiserv jumped more than 7% on Wednesday to a record after the payments company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and issued guidance that also topped estimates. The stock closed at $229.53, exceeding its previous high reached in […]
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Trump to help spark a nuclear energy ‘renaissance,’ investor says
Nuclear energy is set for a “renaissance” that will be accelerated by backing from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. That’s according to Yuri Khodjamirian, chief information officer at Tema ETFs, who noted that the Trump administration is “very, very interested in backing this technology.’ However, he also warned investors that developing this energy source is […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts back-to-back winning sessions: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 4, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after the major averages posted back-to-back winning sessions. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were marginally higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both trading around flat. […]
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Salesforce picks board member Robin Washington to be its next finance and operating leader
Robin Washington speaks on stage during the 2019 Watermark Conference for Women Silicon Valley at San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on Feb. 22, 2019. Marla Aufmuth | Wireimage | Getty Images Salesforce on Wednesday said former Gilead Sciences finance chief Robin Washington will join the software maker to become president and […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Qualcomm, Ford Motor, Arm Holdings and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Qualcomm — The semiconductor stock slipped close to 5% despite reporting stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal first quarter. Qualcomm posted adjusted earnings of $3.41 per share on revenue of $11.67 billion, exceeding the $2.96 per share and $10.93 billion that analysts polled by […]
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Fed officials are raising concerns about the impact Trump’s tariffs could have on inflation
Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on August 23, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Federal Reserve officials take great pains not to comment on fiscal policy, but the looming threat from tariffs is forcing their hand. In recent days, multiple central bank policymakers not only have noted the uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s desire to […]
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Cosm considers international expansion of immersive sports-viewing venues
Cosm may be coming to a city near you — both in the U.S. and abroad. The immersive sports-viewing technology company has built two dome venues in Los Angeles and Dallas that emulate the experience of being live at a sports stadium. The startup plans to build two more venues in Atlanta and Detroit in 2026. […]
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