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“GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups”

“DETROIT – General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Michigan plants for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the company said Monday. The investment includes $788 million to prepare its Flint Assembly plant to assemble next-generation heavy-duty gas and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Retail sales rose 0.4% in April, less than expected as consumers struggle with inflation”

“…The advanced sales report showed an increase of 0.4%, below the Dow Jones estimate for 0.8%. Excluding auto-related figures, sales increased 0.4%, which was in line with expectations. As the numbers are not adjusted for inflation, the headline increase equaled the 0.4%… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Lyft stock is getting punished, down more than 35% after weak guidance”

“Shares of Lyft fell more than 35% when markets opened on Friday, a day after the company reported guidance for its first quarter of 2023 that fell short of analyst expectations. The company expects to make about $975 million in… Continue Reading…

Business

“Duck Creek Technologies surges more than 30% after reaching takeover deal with Vista”

“Insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies has reached a takeover deal with Vista Equity Partners, sending its stock soaring on Monday morning. Terms of the pact call for Vista to pay $19 per share in cash, or about $2.6 billion. Shares of… Continue Reading…

Business

“$1 billion lottery jackpots are more common than ever—and it’s actually making them harder to win”

“…The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing has surged to $1.5 billion, the second billion-dollar jackpot of 2022, after no players claimed the top prize in Wednesday’s drawing. It’s the fifth time a U.S. lottery prize has reached 10 digits since 2016, when the… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Surging interest rates push mortgage demand down more than 40% from a year ago”

“…Total mortgage application volume fell another 6% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Volume was down 41% from the same week one year ago. The average contract interest rate for… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Stitch Fix shares are down more than 27%, analyst says apparel retailer has hit a ‘growth wall’”

“Stitch Fix shares plummeted more than 27% Wednesday to a fresh 52-week low as one analyst said the company has run smack into a “growth wall.” The online shopping and styling service was able to top fiscal first-quarter expectations after the bell on… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Private payrolls post better-than-expected growth of 534,000 in November, ADP says”

“Private hiring increased by 534,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 506,000 in a labor market that appears to be getting tighter. The total was a decline from the October growth of 570,000, which was revised lower… Continue Reading…

Business

“Schwab adds 3.2 million new brokerage accounts in first quarter – more than all of 2020”

“Retail investing behemoth Charles Schwab added more clients in the first three months of 2021 than in all of 2020. Schwab added a record 3.2 million new clients in the first quarter of 2021. The firm added about 2.4 million… Continue Reading…

Business

“Kodak shares tank more than 40% as government loan is put on pause…”

“Shares of Eastman Kodak plunged more than 40% at the low on Monday after a federal agency said it was reviewing a previously announced $765 million loan for the onetime photography pioneer to produce drug ingredients. “Recent allegations of wrongdoing raise serious… Continue Reading…