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Banking, Business

“Deutsche Bank shares rise 3% after settlement of bulk of claims in long-running Postbank suit”

“Deutsche Bank has reached settlements with nearly 60% of plaintiffs in a long-running case alleging the German lender underpaid for its acquisition of Postbank more than a decade ago. The German lender said the settlement would allow it to release… Continue Reading…

Energy

“U.S. crude oil holds above $72 per barrel after erasing most of 2024 gain”

“…The U.S. benchmark is now up just 0.91% for the year, while global benchmark Brent crude has erased all of its gains for 2024. Oil prices settled more than 1% lower on Wednesday after U.S. job growth was revised significantly lower,… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Peloton shares rise more than 15% as turnaround plan takes hold, losses shrink”

“…The company’s shares rose more than 15% in morning trading. Here’s how the Bike and Tread maker performed compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: For the three-month period that ended June… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Meta Shares Are Flying High as Zuckerberg Sells His AI Vision”

“The Mark Zuckerberg run company has seen its shares gain 13% this month, far outperforming Big Tech peers despite reporting another jump in capital expenditures and pledging to spend even more going forward. The stock rose 0.3%, inching closer to… Continue Reading…

Business

“Google agrees to America’s first newsroom funding deal. It’s already unpopular.”

“…Google has brokered a first-in-the-nation deal with California lawmakers to direct millions of dollars to local newsrooms, the latest in a series of global efforts to require tech companies to support the journalism they profit from…” https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/21/google-california-newsroom-ai-00174817 Now this is… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law”

“Vice President Kamala Harris is calling for raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, her first major proposal to raise revenues and finance expensive plans she wants to pursue as president…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/19/harris-proposes-raising-the-corporate-tax-rate-to-28percent-rolling-back-a-trump-law.html Americans are overtaxed as is. We’re being robbed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Labor Day Travel Seen Climbing 9% After Record US Summer”

“Bookings for domestic travel over the US Labor Day weekend are up 9% from last year, according to motor club AAA. While the estimate only includes travel booked through AAA, the data adds to a sanguine picture for summer fuel… Continue Reading…

Business

“The decline of McDonald’s: How the golden arches lost their shine”

“…McDonald’s shared that its sales had fallen by one per cent worldwide across every company segment from April to June. It might not sound like a lot, but this marks the first decline in sales that the fast food behemoth has seen… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Fed Confronts Up to a Million US Jobs Vanishing in Revision”

“US job growth in the year through March was likely far less robust than initially estimated, which risks fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve is falling further behind the curve to lower interest rates.   Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Cisco cutting 7% of workforce, reports earnings and revenue beat for quarter”

“Cisco reported its third straight quarter of declining revenue, wrapping up its first full fiscal year drop since 2020. The company said it’s cutting 7% of its global workforce. Earnings and revenue topped analysts’ estimates. Prior to Wednesday’s close, the… Continue Reading…