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June home sales fall 5.4% from May, as prices set yet another record
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on July 14, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes in June fell 5.4% from May, according to a monthly report from the National Association of Realtors, as prices set records and rates surged. The sales […]
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Here are Wednesday’s biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Chevron, Apple, Alibaba, Amazon & more
Here are Wednesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said in a note previewing Apple earnings later this month that it’s a “high quality name to buy on pullbacks.” “We expect June Q results slightly below Street and toward the lower end of guidance, with Mac & Services […]
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Shares of Bath & Body Works fall after company lowers sales guidance, citing more cautious consumers
Bath & and Body Works entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Shares of Bath & Body Works fell Wednesday after the company lowered its sales and earnings outlook, citing a more challenging macroeconomic environment. “Our data indicates that customers, particularly lower income customers, have become more cost conscious and are limiting purchases,” the company said […]
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FaZe Clan goes public in $725 million SPAC, a market bet on Gen Z and the creator economy
Digital entertainment and esports brand FaZe Clan is being listed on the Nasdaq Wednesday after completing a SPAC merger in a deal valued at $725 million, a big step for creator economy companies to be publicly traded. FaZe Clan is an online media company made up of 93 members, consisting primarily of esports competitors and […]
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From Gap to GameStop, there’s a retail executive exodus underway — and more departures are coming
Shoppers explore a mostly empty mall in Columbus, Ohio. Matthew Hatcher | Getty Images Don’t expect the stream of departures from retailers’ C-suites to stop anytime soon. Already this year, Gap and Bed Bath & Beyond abruptly replaced their CEOs as the companies’ sales plunged. GameStop fired its chief financial officer in the middle of […]
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A top European carmaker suggests the global chip shortage is easing
Volvo Cars, one of Europe’s top car brands, says it’s past the worst of a chip supply crunch that placed a tremendous squeeze on auto production. The company’s semiconductor inventory is now “back at fully supply,” CEO Jim Rowan told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday. “We had guided in the first quarter we were […]
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Senate advances more than $50 billion bill to boost U.S. semiconductor production
Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty Images The Senate voted to advance a slimmed-down version of its bill designed to boost U.S. semiconductor competition with China. The bill cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday evening in a 64-34 vote even as lawmakers worked to finish various sections of the legislation. The bill, which would provide about […]
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Op-ed: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on what Main Street and the economy need from Congress
Pawel Toczynski | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.S. economy is going through one of the most difficult periods I’ve seen in my 40-year career. Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions — all of them are hitting big business hard and small businesses even harder. And so this week, at Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Baker Hughes, Biogen, Netflix and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Baker Hughes (BKR) – The oilfield services company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, just half of what analysts had forecast. Revenue also fell below estimates, with Baker Hughes citing various challenges including component shortages and supply chain inflation. Baker Hughes tumbled 6% […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks slip up Equities futures fell Wednesday morning after a strong close Tuesday for the major […]
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