Economy

“Online holiday spending jumps nearly 5% to record, Adobe Analytics says”

“Online spending rose 4.9% year over year, setting a record for e-commerce during the holiday season, as shoppers pounced on discounts and leaned on buy now, pay later to cover more of their purchases, according to Adobe Analytics. Sales totaled $222.1… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Google shares pop 5% after company announces Gemini AI model”

“Shares of Google closed up 5% Thursday, a day after the company announced its latest artificial intelligence model called Gemini that will compete with products from OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta. The stock is on pace for its best day since Aug. 29. Wells Fargo’s trading desk said… Continue Reading…

Business

“Sony profit slumps 29% on chip weakness but maintains 25 million unit PlayStation 5 target”

“Sony on Thursday reported a 29% drop in operating profit in the fiscal second quarter as the Japanese electronics giant suffered from weakness in its imaging sensor — or chip — business. Here’s how Sony did in the September quarter versus… Continue Reading…

Energy

“GE stock has skyrocketed 80% in 5 months — JPMorgan says that’s a problem”

“…”While we see an excellent business in aerospace and potential in Vernova, GE is up ~80% over the past five months vs. 13% for the S&P 500,” JPMorgan analyst Seth Siefman wrote in a client note on Tuesday ahead of… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“15 dividend stocks whose 5% to 10% yields appear safe in 2023 and 2024 by this analysis”

“..Here’s an expanded list of 20 companies that met the screening criteria, with at least 2% headroom above the dividends based on estimates for 2023 and 2024: Company Ticker Dividend Yield Estimated 2023 FCF yield Estimated 2024 FCF yield Estimated… Continue Reading…

Business

“Dell to lay off 6,650 workers, or 5% of its workforce”

“Dell on Monday announced plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, or about 6,650 employees, according to an SEC filing.  The cuts at Dell come as demand for PCs and laptops has slowed globally. Global shipments of PCs were… Continue Reading…

Economy

“2 in 5 Americans say inflation will change their holiday shopping habits this year…”

“…According to a recent survey conducted by Bankrate, two out of five (40%) survey respondents said inflation will change the way they shop for the holidays this year. Recent results from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index Summary also showed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The Great Resignation looks set to continue — 1 in 5 say they’ll change jobs in the next year”

“The Great Resignation is set to continue, according to a new global survey by PwC, with one in five saying they are likely to switch jobs in the next 12 months. PwC launched its “Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022” at the World… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“50% of companies want workers back in office 5 days a week–why experts say this strategy could fail”

“About 50% of leaders say their company already requires or is planning to require employees to return to in-person work full-time in the next year, according to new research from Microsoft, which surveyed 31,102 workers around the world between January and… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“…Americans are warned to budget for $5-A-GALLON gas as oil prices surge during Russian invasion of Ukraine and US national average rises to $3.61”

“Americans can expect to see gas prices to rise to $5 a gallon in the coming weeks, as the cost of oil continues to rise in the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts say – and some parts of California… Continue Reading…