Business, Stocks

“Microsoft buys near 4% stake in London Stock Exchange as part of 10-year cloud deal”

“…U.S. tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced a 10-year partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group and took a near 4% stake in the U.K. bourse operator. The partnership involves next-generation data and analytics, as well as cloud computing products, according to a statement… Continue Reading…

Energy, Stocks

“Exxon Said It Will Buy Back Even More Stock. Its Stock Is Gaining.”

“Exxon Mobil unveiled a new corporate plan Thursday that includes increasing its stock buybacks and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The company also said that by 2027 “upstream production is expected to grow by 500,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day to 4.2 million… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow climbs 20% from low as stocks rally and inflation fears ebb”

“US stocks surged on Wednesday, putting the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 20% above its September low after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish comments and signs of cooling US inflation raised hopes that the central bank will… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks close lower, Dow drops nearly 500 points as supply chain concerns mount amid protests in China”

“Stocks closed lower Monday as social unrest from China’s prolonged Covid restrictions weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 497.57 points, or 1.45%, to end at 33,849.46. The S&P 500 dropped 1.54% to end at 3,963.94. The Nasdaq… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Disney shares rise after Iger replaces Chapek as CEO”

“Shares of Disney popped Monday, the morning after the company announced it had replaced CEO Bob Chapek with Bob Iger. Disney’s stock rose more than 7% on Monday. As of Friday’s close, the company’s shares had fallen about 40% so far this year.… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow Jones Surges 900 Points On Cool Inflation Data; Treasury Yields Dive”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly surged 900 points Thursday after the closely watched consumer price index, or CPI, inflation gauge came in cooler than expected. The 10-year Treasury yield dived to 3.87% Thursday after the cooler-than-expected CPI reading. Meanwhile,… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Carvana shares jump more than 30% from record lows”

“Shares of Carvana jumped by as much as 32% Thursday morning – representing a small, yet notable, increase after a week of significant declines for the used car retailer. The stock hit $10 a share during early trading but has given back… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow slides by 200 points at the open as control of Congress remains unclear”

“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 270 points, or about 0.8%. The S&P 500 shed 0.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.2%. Stocks are coming off three-straight days of gains into the election, where Wall Street was expecting Republicans to… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings jump 20%, conglomerate buys back another $1 billion in stock”

“…Insurance-investment income came in at $1.408 billion, up from $1.161 billion a year earlier. Earnings from the company’s utilities and energy businesses came in at $1.585 billion, up from $1.496 billion year over year. Insurance underwriting suffered a loss of… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Twilio shares plunge 34% on light guidance”

“Twilio shares fell about 34% on Friday morning, a day after the cloud communications software maker announced third-quarter results that gave a soft revenue outlook. Here’s how the company did: With respect to guidance, Twilio is calling for a fourth-quarter adjusted net loss… Continue Reading…