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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after strong gains last week that saw the […]
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Apple supplier Foxconn resumes normal operations after Covid disruption
Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has “basically” resumed normal operations in Shenzhen, China after an uptick in Covid cases in the area caused it to pause production last week, according to Reuters. Foxconn said on Wednesday it had partially resumed production in Shenzhen by implementing a “closed loop” system with employees who live on the […]
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Match launches Stir, a dating app for single parents
Match announced Stir, a new dating app to connect single parents. Stir Match Group, one of the world’s largest dating companies, launched its latest dating app on Monday, called Stir. Stir is meant for connecting single parents, a community of 20 million in the U.S. that “are oftentimes underserved on mainstream dating apps,” the company […]
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U.S. private equity giant pays $10.7 billion for SAP rival started in an English barn
Frank Calderoni, CEO of Anaplan. Adam Jeffery | CNBC U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo has bought British enterprise software firm Anaplan for $10.7 billion. The deal, announced Monday, will see Thoma Bravo pay $66 per share in an all-cash transaction. Anaplan was founded in 2006 in a barn in Yorkshire, England, by Guy Haddleton, […]
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‘Extremely awkward’: Bob Chapek and Bob Iger had a falling out, they rarely talk — and the rift looms over Disney’s future
Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney Charley Gallay | Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images April 12, 2020. That’s the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger’s relationship with his handpicked successor, current Disney CEO Bob Chapek, began to fall apart. Iger had stunned the world in February of that […]
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Dating apps are creating unique new experiences to get people to meet in person
People drink outside a bar. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters A handful of twenty-somethings stand at the door of The Gin Mill, a New York City bar, trying to get past the bouncer. But instead of just producing IDs, anyone wanting to get in has to show they had a dating app on their phone. The […]
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Activist investors take aim at cloud software after market swoon
Steven Birdsall, chief revenue officer of Anaplan Inc., left, and Frank Calderoni, president and chief executive officer of Anaplan Inc., center, talk to a trader during the company’s initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 12, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist […]
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Amazon workers at a second Staten Island warehouse will vote to unionize in April
An Amazon worker holds a sign at the Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, March 30, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Amazon workers at a second warehouse on New York’s Staten Island will vote whether to form a union next month, according […]
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Jim Chanos reveals new short position in crypto exchange Coinbase
His comments came on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” to Scott Wapner on Friday after the close. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop as S&P 500 still tracks for best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures dropped Friday as the S&P 500 […]
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