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Business, Stocks

“GE Stock Jumps As Earnings Top, Free Cash Flow Estimate Raised” [89% Earnings Jump]

“…Estimates: Analysts, on average, expected GE earnings per share of 46 cents on revenue of $14.762 billion. Year-over-year comparisons were muddied by the GEHC spinoff. Results: GE earnings came in at 68 cents a share, up 89% from 36 cents… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s U.S. sales jump 9.9% on big gains for its F-Series trucks”

“…The Detroit automaker Thursday reported sales of 531,662 vehicles from April through June, up from subdued results of 483,688 cars and trucks that were weighed down by supply chain problems in the year-ago period. Sales of Ford’s F-Series trucks jumped 34% during the… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin Jumps on Speculation BlackRock ‘May Know Something’”

“BlackRock Inc.’s surprise filing for a US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund last week has led to a flurry of similar applications from rival issuers and speculation that the asset manager has key insights that will lead to approval of its… Continue Reading…

Business

“General Motors’ U.S. sales jump 18% in the first quarter”

“General Motors said on Monday that its first-quarter U.S. sales rose 18% from a year ago, to just over 600,000 vehicles delivered, as it continued its rebound from the supply chain problems that limited global auto production in 2021 and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6 billion”

“On the heels of another rate hike this week by the Federal Reserve, credit card annual percentage rates are already near 20%, on average, and set to climb even higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive… 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…

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…

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin tops $22,000 as crypto market hopes contagion and shakeout is over; ether jumps 10%”

“Bitcoin bounced above $22,000 on Monday, hitting its highest level in more than a month as the cryptocurrency market held out hope that the contagion and shakeout over the past few weeks is nearing its end. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Overnight 20% Price Jump Supercharges Argentine Inflation Crisis”

“The night before a political bombshell had dropped: the economy minister, Martin Guzman, had suddenly resigned. And Argentines, long accustomed to financial chaos, knew the current crisis was about to get a lot worse. So before the peso could plunge… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow jumps 400 points as markets rebound from a brutal week”

“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 424 points, or 1.4%. The S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite popped 2.3%. U.S. stock markets were closed Monday for Juneteenth. Those moves follow last week’s declines that saw the S&P 500… Continue Reading…