Month: April 2024

In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mark Zuckerberg started Meta‘s earnings call by talking about artificial intelligence. Then he moved onto the metaverse, touting his company’s headsets, glasses and operating system. He spent almost the entirety of his opening remarks focused on the many ways Meta loses money. Investors weren’t into it.
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Over time, higher costs and sluggish wage growth have left more Americans financially vulnerable — many are what’s known as “ALICEs.” Nearly 40 million families, or 29% of the population, fall in the ALICE category — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — according to United Way’s United For ALICE program, which first coined the term to
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Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images When Taylor Swift on April 19 surprised the world with “The Tortured Poets Department,” a double album complete with 31 self-composed songs, there
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A pickleball paddle and balls at the pickleball courts in Tropical Park on March 23, 2023, in Miami. (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Jose A. Iglesias | El Nuevo Herald | Getty Images America’s fastest-growing sport, pickleball, is going after a new frontier: India. The United Pickleball Association and Global
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Honeywell shares are under pressure Thursday, despite the industrial conglomerate exceeding expectations for first-quarter sales and earnings. The culprits: Softer guidance for the current quarter and some uncertainty about a recovery in some of its key businesses. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 totaled $9.1 billion, topping Wall Street expectations of $9.03 billion,
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Johner Images | Johner Images Royalty-free | Getty Images A new U.S. Labor Department rule will significantly change the advice many investors receive about rolling money over from 401(k) plans to individual retirement accounts, legal experts say. The so-called “fiduciary” rule, issued April 23, aims to raise the legal bar for brokers, financial advisors, insurance
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Viewstock | View Stock | Getty Images Last year, Americans’ confidence that they would have enough money to live comfortably in retirement fell the most since the global financial crisis. New research shows both workers’ and retirees’ confidence has not recovered. But some signs of optimism have emerged, particularly as wage growth now outpaces inflation
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In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Starbucks and the union that represents its baristas will resume contract negotiations on Wednesday, ending an extended stalemate. The two sides’ return to the bargaining table follows their February announcement that they found a “constructive path forward” during mediation discussions related to litigation over the union’s
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In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft shares rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the software maker issued fiscal third-quarter results that outdid Wall Street’s expectations. Here’s how the company did in comparison with the consensus from LSEG:  Earnings per share: $2.94 vs. $2.82 expected Revenue:
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