Economy
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UnitedHealth, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer’s stock rose 1.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat forecasts, and it raised its full-year outlook. The company’s results were helped in part by a strong performance at its Optum health care services unit. Wells Fargo […]
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Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn
An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon announced Friday it would create more than 4,000 permanent jobs in the U.K. in 2022, defying a wave of job cuts in the tech industry. The roles will include job functions in software development, product management, and engineering, as well as operational duties […]
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Investing on the graveyard shift: Two new ETFs look to capture the ‘night effect’
Two new ETFs out this summer are working the overnight shift. The NightShares 500 [NSPY] and NightShares 2000 ETFs [NIWM] are doing something no ETF has done before: Take advantage of the so-called “night effect.” According to NightShares CEO Bruce Lavine, stocks bought at the market close and sold when markets open again in the […]
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Fed Governor Waller expects 0.75 percentage point hike, but open to a larger one
Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he’s willing to consider what would be the most aggressive interest rate […]
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Stock futures rise as Wall Street awaits more major bank earnings
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined following a disappointing start to second quarter earnings from the country’s largest banks. More major bank results are […]
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Powell, Clarida cleared of wrongdoing in Fed trading controversy
Controversial trading activities from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and former Vice Chairman Richard Clarida didn’t break any rules or laws, the central bank’s Office of Inspector General ruled Thursday. The report covered a period from 2019-21 when the two top-ranking officials traded stocks and funds while the central bank used monetary policy to influence […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Conagra Brands and more
Pedestrians pass in front of a JPMorgan & Chase bank branch automated teller machine (ATM) kiosk in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan Chase – Shares of JPMorgan Chase sunk 3.49% and hit a 52-week low after the bank reported quarterly […]
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon sums up U.S. economy in one paragraph — and it sounds bad
JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on accountability for megabanks in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 10, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday summarized the […]
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Inflation poses a ‘clear and present danger,’ says Manchin: Economists weigh in on how it can hurt and help consumers
A person shops for groceries on March 10, 2022 in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation hit a new 40-year high in June, and policymakers are working feverishly to tame it — perhaps even risking recession to do so. Jerome Powell, chair […]
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U.S. inflation jumped by 9.1% in June, a four-decade high: Here’s what you need to know about inflation
Americans paid much higher prices for goods and services in June compared to a year earlier, as inflation continued to soar, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The consumer price index is one of the primary measures of inflation. CPI jumped to 9.1% last month from a year ago, above the 8.8% Dow Jones estimate. That […]
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