Economy
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Newmont, Squarespace, Philips and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Newmont (NEM) – The mining company’s stock slid 3.3% in premarket trading after it reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings. Profit was down nearly 41% from a year ago, hurt by a drop in gold prices. Squarespace (SQSP) – The e-commerce platform provider tumbled 14.4% in the premarket […]
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Stock futures fall slightly as Wall Street braces for a busy week of earnings, Fed meeting
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 6, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night, coming off a positive week for the major averages, as traders brace for the busiest week of corporate earnings, as well as insights into further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Dow Jones Industrial […]
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A new way to short Tesla: AXS Investments launches new single-stock ETFs
Investors have a new way to make bullish and bearish bets on large-cap stocks. AXS Investments launched eight of 18 approved single-stock leveraged ETFs this month. The funds aim to increase exposure of short-term single-stock investments. “They’re designed for active traders, traders that are looking to make tactical trading decisions on a daily basis,” the […]
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Travelers should act now to capitalize on a strong dollar for trips abroad, says travel editor: ‘Don’t be too greedy’
Glowimages | Glowimages | Getty Images It’s a good time to be an American traveling abroad. The value of the U.S. dollar has been at its strongest in years relative to many major global currencies of late— meaning travelers can buy more overseas than in the recent past. Put another way, Americans are effectively getting […]
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How the Fed’s escalating fight against inflation is hitting the hot housing market
The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos in the U.S. housing market, with prices skyrocketing, inventories dwindling and intense bidding wars. Then came record inflation, which drove the price of everything higher. The U.S. Federal Reserve, though, is waging an intense fight against rising prices, using interest rates as its primary weapon. A side effect of raising […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Snap, American Express, Verizon, Seagate and more
Signage for Snap Inc., parent company of Snapchat, adorns the front of the New York Stock Exchange, March 2, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. American Express — Shares of the credit card company climbed 2.9% as growth in travel and entertainment spending helped American […]
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Travel spending is back, and it’s not just consumers, American Express earnings show
Spending on travel and entertainment came roaring back in the second quarter, and it wasn’t just consumers making the purchases, according to the latest results from American Express . The company said consumer spending in the category topped pre- Covid pandemic levels for the first time in April. Notably, there also was a significant uptick […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Verizon, Twitter and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express (AXP) – American Express rallied 4.5% in the premarket after beating top and bottom line estimates for the second quarter. Card members registered record spending, driven by a rebound in travel and entertainment. Verizon (VZ) – Verizon fell 4.4% in the premarket after adjusted […]
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UK faces a summer of discontent as historic inflation and real wage declines stoke strikes
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 25: A view of the crowd at the RMT strike rally at Kings cross station on June 25, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The biggest rail strikes in 30 years started on Monday night continuing on Thursday and again Saturday, with trains cancelled across the UK for much of the week. […]
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Nasdaq futures slide as Snap results weigh on technology stocks
Nasdaq futures fell in overnight trading Thursday as investors digested a fresh batch of corporate earnings and disappointing results from Snap, which sent social media shares reeling. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.15%, or 48 points. S&P 500 futures fell 0.37% and Nasdaq 100 futures tumbled 0.68%. Shares of the Snapchat […]
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