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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Spirit Airlines, BioNTech, Robinhood and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit Airlines lost 4.7% in the premarket after saying it would accept the latest improved takeover bid from Frontier Group (ULCC). The latest Frontier cash-and-stock bid is valued at $2.7 billion based on Friday’s closing prices, while the most recent JetBlue (JBLU) […]
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Hackers can bring ships and planes to a grinding halt. And it could become much more common
Container cargo ships sit off shore from the Long Beach/Los Angeles port complex in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Armed with little more than a computer, hackers are increasingly setting their sights on some of the biggest things that humans can build. Vast container […]
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Stock futures fall slightly following a major comeback week for stocks
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 15, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night following a major rebound last week from this year’s steep declines. Despite the bounce, Wall Street is preparing to wrap up the worst first half for stocks in decades. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell […]
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World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now
The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at this time. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described monkeypox as an evolving health threat, however, and urged governments around the world to step up surveillance, contact tracing, testing and to […]
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Back-to-school investing preview: Possible recession looms over retailers’ busiest half of the year
Every other week, beginning in May, Morning Consult polls consumers about back-to-school spending plans. The results of its latest survey were startling. There was a 10-point pop from the prior poll in the number of parents who say they can’t afford backpacks, notebooks, new jeans and sneakers, and other supplies. “The drop in the number […]
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Stay away from this company poised to go public next week, Jim Cramer warns
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors to stay away from Ivanhoe Electric, a mining technology company that is expected to sell its shares in an initial public offering next week. “Even if … Ivanhoe Electric gets out the door next week, I think you should avoid it. This is not the time to bet […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Move on from DigitalBridge
Nucor Corp: “Steel prices are coming down. … I’d rather buy energy right now than I would Nucor.” NIO Inc: Cramer pressed a button that seemingly played the sound of a car collision. “And that’s what I have to say about NIO.” Disclosure: Cramer’s Charitable Trust owns shares of Pioneer. Source
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Roe v Wade’s demise forces companies to grapple with health care plans, employee privacy and more
Pro-choice activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The challenges posed by the end of Roe v. Wade are only just beginning for corporate America. By overturning the abortion precedent Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court set off a series […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Next week will be a bellwether for the upcoming earnings season
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said that next week will be a crucial moment for determining what the upcoming earnings season will look like. “It’s been ages since we’ve been on pre-announcement watch, where companies have to admit that things aren’t going well. Things like higher labor costs, supply chain woes and the Russia-Ukraine war. […]
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Frontier sweetens offer for Spirit Airlines merger as shareholder vote looms
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Frontier Airlines sweetened its offer to combine with fellow budget carrier Spirit Airlines, that airline said late Friday, less than a week before Spirit shareholders are set […]
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