Month: May 2022

Topline Stocks finished higher on Friday—capping off a solid rally this week that saw markets rebound from more than seven consecutive weeks of losses, as recession fears continued to subside in light of positive economic data showing inflation moderated slightly last month. Key Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.8%, nearly 600 points, while
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images One of the best car-shopping weekends prepandemic is more of a dud these days. Amid the auto industry’s manufacturing challenges due to persisting supply-chain issues, Memorial Day sales are generally minimal to nonexistent this year. “It’s looking pretty bleak, to be straightforward about it,” said Ivan Drury, senior manager
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In this article BIG ADSK ULTA Ulta Beauty store. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Ulta Beauty — The beauty retailer surged 10% following better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. Ulta Beauty also shared a better-than-expected outlook for the full year. American Eagle — The stock dropped 4.2%
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In this article BAC Ilkercelik | Istock | Getty Images The volatility that’s gripped the markets for weeks has prompted some investors to ask, “Is this the bottom?” But waiting for that market low may prove elusive. “There’s no ‘the’ bottom,” said Chris Hyzy, chief investment officer at Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank.
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Walgreens has been training and employing neurodiverse workers since 2007. “What we do know, from data and research, is that this is the highest unemployed demographic in the country,” Carlos Cubia, global chief diversity officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, said of workers with disabilities. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images When Cornelia Quinn, co-founder of Go-Be,
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In this article DELL COST WEED-CA HIBB BIG PDD Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Big Lots (BIG) – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled 21.2% in the premarket after missing Wall Street forecasts for quarterly earnings and revenue. The company also reported a larger-than-expected slump in comparable-store sales and issued cautious full-year
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Rohit Chopra leads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency whose mission is to protect consumers from “abusive and deceptive financial practices.” As the director of the CFPB, he is keeping a close eye on trouble spots that could potentially cause another financial crisis. With inflation significantly impacting household budgets for millions of Americans,
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Recent testimony in the U.S. Tax Court’s Facebook v. Commissioner trial highlighted a problem with the U.S. cost-sharing regulations, which establish valuation rules for a type of related-party intangible property transfer that has long been popular among U.S. tech giants. The issue isn’t with the underlying concepts adopted by the regs, which are solidly grounded
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