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“Apple Just Announced a $110 Billion Stock Buyback…”

“…For the period ended March 30, Apple’s revenue in China dropped 8% year over year to $16.4 billion. Much of this was attributable to a stalling iPhone segment, which dropped 10% year over year to $45.9 billion in all countries…”… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Squarespace to go private in $7 billion private-equity deal”

“Squarespace, the website-building platform, announced on Monday it would go private in a $6.9 billion all-cash deal with private-equity firm Permira, after nearly three turbulent years on the public market. Permira agreed to pay $44 per share in cash, a roughly 30% premium to… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Why Coca-Cola Consolidated Stock Skyrocketed Over $1,000 Per Share Today” [May 7th]

“…As far as growth goes, Coca-Cola Consolidated doesn’t really have any. Its first-quarter volume was down less than 1% year over year. And with slightly higher prices, its net sales rose 1%. Regarding profitability, there was improvement in the company’s… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Wayfair shares surge after furniture retailer cuts losses by more than $100 million”

“Wayfair’s sales slid during its first quarter, but the online furniture retailer reduced its losses after cutting 13% of its workforce at the start of the year, the company announced Thursday… Wayfair shares closed more than 16% higher Thursday. The company’s reported net… Continue Reading…

Business

“Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway gains as insurance lifts first-quarter profit and cash nears $200 billion”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/06/berkshire-hathaway-gains-as-insurance-lifts-first-quarter-profit-and-cash-nears-200-billion.html That 200 billion will be used to buy up the markets after they collapse. They are waiting for the commercial real estate crisis. It’s going to affect the banks which will affect everything else.

Business

“Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ovarian cancer lawsuits in U.S.”

“Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday said it plans to pay $6.5 billion over 25 years to settle nearly all of the thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. claiming its talc-based products caused ovarian cancer, pending approval of the claimants. Those cases… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“U.S. oil rises nearly 2% to top $83 a barrel as slowing manufacturing raises interest rate cut hopes”

“U.S. crude oil moved nearly 2% higher Tuesday to top $83 a barrel on optimism that weak manufacturing data could accelerate interest rate cuts. U.S. manufacturing activity hit a four month low of 49.9 in April, according to the S&P Global… Continue Reading…

Business

“Warner Bros. Discovery Lost Money Last Year. Its CEO Got a $50 Million Payday.”

“Warner Bros. Discovery shares have slumped since the media and entertainment company was created two years ago, but that hasn’t dented its chief executive’s pay.  Last year, CEO David Zaslav received pay valued at $49.7 million, a 27% increase from 2022, the… Continue Reading…

Business

“Hertz loses another $200 million from its EVs”

“Car rental operator Hertz (HTZ) reported it lost another $200 million due to its EV gamble… The company previously said it would sell off 20,000 EVs from its fleet, meaning it will now dispose of 30,000 EVs in its fleet… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“$433 Billion Gone! [Apple] Loses More Value Than Tesla”

“Tesla’s loss of $328.3 billion this year in stock value certainly hurts. But it’s amazingly only the second-largest market value loss in the S&P 500. The dubious distinction of shredding the most value this year goes to Apple (AAPL). The Johnny-come-lately to AI’s… Continue Reading…