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10 things to watch in the stock market Friday including a bullish call on Best Buy
10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 27 1. The S & P 500 was looking at a slightly higher open Friday after another record high close. The 10-year Treasury yield was finally lower following a tame August reading on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the PCE price index. With just a couple trading days left […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Costco, Super Micro Computer and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: Bristol-Myers Squibb — The biopharmaceutical stock jumped 5.3% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cobenfy as a treatment of schizophrenia for adults. It marks the first new type of treatment for the mental disorder in several decades. Novo Nordisk — U.S.-listed shares of the […]
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Promises of ‘passive income’ on Amazon led to death threats for negative online review, FTC says
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Nov. 28, 2022. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jamaal Sanford received a disturbing email in May of last year. The message, whose sender claimed to be part of a “Russian shadow team,” contained Sanford’s […]
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Amazon is using generative AI to drive more same-day shipping using smarter robots and better routes
For years, Amazon has set the bar for package delivery. When Prime launched in 2005, two-day shipping was unheard of. By 2019, one-day shipping was standard for millions of items. Now, the retail giant is turning to generative AI to drive more same-day shipping. Amazon is using the technology to optimize delivery routes, make more intelligent […]
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Here are the stocks that win when the Fed cuts rates with no recession
As investors gear up for this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, CNBC Pro found stocks that have historically done well when rates are cut without a recessionary environment. Fed funds futures have fully priced in that the central bank will lower interest rates, according to CME’s FedWatch Tool . The question now is how big that […]
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Trading the election: Watch these pro-Harris stocks as her odds rise following the debate
Investors and Wall Street analysts may want to take a closer look at stocks that could be winners under a President Kamala Harris after Tuesday night’s debate . The current vice president’s debate with former President Donald Trump was widely seen as a win for the Democrat, and the ods of Harris winning in November […]
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Amazon is opening Fresh supermarkets after yearlong stall — but many locations remain vacant
Workers stock shelves at an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images On a humid afternoon in August, a few hundred shoppers lined up outside an Amazon Fresh supermarket in a Philadelphia suburb, eagerly awaiting the store’s grand opening. A person in […]
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How retailers and media companies are teaming up to bring live shopping to the 2024 VMAs
When viewers tune in to the 2024 MTV VMAs on Wednesday night, they’ll be able to shop the outfits and designer looks they’re seeing in real time, as legacy media companies look for new ways to monetize content. As part of a new partnership between Paramount Global — the parent company of cable TV network MTV […]
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Big Lots files for bankruptcy protection, sells to private equity firm as it promises to keep offering ‘extreme bargains’
A Big Lots store in Los Angeles, Sept. 7, 2024. Discount home goods retailer Big Lots Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 9, 2024, indicating it plans to close nearly 300 stores and continue operating. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Discount home goods retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection […]
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As consumers trade down to cheaper private label brands, these stocks could head up
Inflation may be coming under control, but the cumulative toll of month after month of soaring prices, higher interest rates and swelling debt has wreaked havoc on household finances. Anecdotes shared on retailer conference calls have drawn a portrait of a more selective and cautious shopper. At the low-end, the situation is particularly strained. Dollar […]
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