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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lyft, Carvana, Warner Bros. Discovery, DraftKings
Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The ride hailing app company’s shares were initially priced at $72. Mario Tama / Getty Images Check out the companies making […]
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Long-term unemployment tumbles to its pre-pandemic level, helping to ‘mitigate the risks of labor-market scarring’
Long-term unemployment tumbled below its pre-pandemic level in July, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as an unexpectedly strong showing of job gains buoyed workers broadly across the economy. Long-term joblessness is a period lasting at least six months. Those without work that long are exposed to more financial risks, since they’ve generally exhausted […]
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Here’s where the jobs are for July 2022 — in one chart
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Bureau of Labor Statistics The U.S. economy added many more jobs than expected last month, and there was an appetite for workers particularly in the service sector, which has been grappling with labor shortages. The leisure and hospitality sector saw the most jobs growth, with 96,000 payrolls added in July, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Expedia, Block, Lyft and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Expedia (EXPE) – The travel website operator’s stock jumped 5.4% in the premarket after Expedia beat top and bottom line estimates in its latest quarterly report. Travel demand was strong, with lodging revenue up 57% from a year ago and airline ticket revenue up 22%. Block […]
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Hacked crypto startup Nomad offers a 10% bounty for return of funds after $190 million attack
Over $2 billion has been stolen from cross-chain bridges so far this year, according to crypto analysis firm Chainalysis Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto via Getty Images Crypto company Nomad said it’s offering hackers a bounty of up to 10% to retrieve user funds after losing nearly $200 million in a devastating security exploit. Nomad pleaded […]
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A ‘shakeout’ among mortgage lenders is coming, according to CEO of bank that left the business
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banks and other mortgage providers have been battered by plunging demand for loans this year, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Some firms will be forced to exit […]
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Taiwan’s trade with China is far bigger than its trade with the U.S.
Container trucks line up to enter the Port of Keelung in Keelung, Taiwan. Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the U.S. Billy H.C. Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Data show that Taiwan depends more on China for trade than it does on the U.S., […]
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema signs off on Democrats’ big agenda bill, paving the way for Senate passage
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., leaves her office to walk to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on August 2, 2022. Lawmakers worked to come to a deal on sweeping Democratic legislation ahead of the August recess. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sen. Kyrsten Sinema signed off on sweeping Democratic legislation Thursday […]
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What this ‘play the recovery’ strategy says about the hot bond market’s future
A recent trend in the exchange-traded funds market suggests bond demand is far from cooling. Corporate, government and high-yield bond ETFs saw inflows last month after lower bond prices and higher yields contributed to the deceleration of fund outflows in May. Andrew McOrmond of WallachBeth Capital, an institutional execution service provider, believes the inflows can […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DoorDash, Beyond Meat, AMC, Virgin Galactic & more
A DoorDash sign is pictured on a restaurant on the day they hold their IPO in New York, December 9, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: DoorDash — Shares of the food delivery company popped 12% after a revenue beat. DoorDash reported revenue of $1.61 billion in the […]
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