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Southwest Airlines raises summer revenue forecast, authorizes .5 billion in share buybacks
Business

Southwest Airlines raises summer revenue forecast, authorizes $2.5 billion in share buybacks

A Southwest Boeing 737 is at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, USA, on July 2, 2024.  Robert Smith | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized a $2.5 billion in share buybacks, and detailed a host of changes to its business model as […]

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Not just China, Trump 2.0 could spell trouble for U.S. allies as he doubles down on tariff talk
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Not just China, Trump 2.0 could spell trouble for U.S. allies as he doubles down on tariff talk

Donald Trump, who has been quite vocal about a tariff-heavy trade policy, appears to have shifted the focus of his protectionist agenda from China to some of the closest U.S. allies.   Speaking at a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday, the Republican presidential nominee said he would build upon the tariff policies of his […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, General Motors and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, General Motors and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Progress Software – The tech stock advanced nearly 7% after better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. Progress posted adjusted earnings of $1.26 per share on revenue of $178.7 million. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $1.14 per share on revenue of $176.2 million. KB Home – Shares plunged […]

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CNBC Daily Open: It might be better economic data isn’t all rosy
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CNBC Daily Open: It might be better economic data isn’t all rosy

People shop at a home improvement store on August 14, 2024, in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? […]

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OPEC is highly bullish on long-term oil demand growth. Not everyone agrees
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OPEC is highly bullish on long-term oil demand growth. Not everyone agrees

The sun sets beyond crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah tank farm at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global benchmark Brent crude falling below $70 a barrel in early September — its lowest in […]

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More than 400 economists, former White House advisors endorse Harris, warn against Trump policy agenda
Politics

More than 400 economists, former White House advisors endorse Harris, warn against Trump policy agenda

Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the media upon her arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 22, 2024. Matt Rourke | Via Reuters More than 400 economists and former White House policy advisors announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Visa, Smartsheet, JD.com and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Visa, Smartsheet, JD.com and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Visa — Shares dropped nearly 4% following a Bloomberg report that the Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against the credit card network and payments processor. Smartsheet — Shares surged more than 6% after Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy the […]

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Fed Governor Bowman explains dissent on rate vote, says she’s worried about inflation
Finance

Fed Governor Bowman explains dissent on rate vote, says she’s worried about inflation

Key Points Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said Tuesday she thought her colleagues should have taken a more measured approach to last week’s half percentage point interest rate cut. The jumbo cut “could be interpreted as a premature declaration of victory on our price-stability mandate,” she said in remarks to a bankers’ group in Kentucky. Source

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns ‘geopolitics is getting worse’
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns ‘geopolitics is getting worse’

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters A year after Jamie Dimon named geopolitics as the world’s biggest risk, JPMorgan Chase‘s CEO sounded the alarm again, […]

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Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer as strike enters second week
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Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer as strike enters second week

Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.  Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened a contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike entered a second week. The new […]

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