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Banking, Business

“Wall Street banker’s death at 35 ignites firestorm over alleged grueling 100-hour work weeks”

“The death of a Bank of America associate last week has ignited a firestorm on Wall Street as some bankers slam the toxic work culture they feel contributed to his death — including reported complaints over 100-hour work weeks. Leo… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow closes 300 points lower Friday, but notches best week since December…”

“UPDATED FRI, MAR 22 2024 4:34 PM EDT… All three major averages notched healthy gains this week, with the S&P 500 rising about 2.3%. The Dow was up just shy of 2% for its best week since December. The Nasdaq is the outperformer… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin breaks $70,000 in volatile trading, hitting a new record to end the week”

“The price of bitcoin jumped to a new record on Friday, breaking through $70,000 for the first time ever. The cryptocurrency was last higher by about 2% at $69,304.84, according to Coin Metrics. At one point, however, it rose as high as… Continue Reading…

Business

“UPS to Cut 12,000 Jobs and Mandate Return to Offices Five Days a Week”

https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/ups-to-cut-12-000-jobs-as-delivery-business-slows-d832f1d2?siteid=yhoof2 The article is behind a paywall so I’ll just speak about the title. It seems like UPS isn’t doing to well. The order to return to offices is because of commercial real estate offices they rented. It’s a waste… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow Jones Drops To Kick Off Busy Week; SoFi Stock Surges 22% On First-Ever Profit”

“…Meanwhile, Friday’s January employment report is expected to show that employers added 165,000 jobs. Shares of SoFi Technologies soared 22% in early action, set to retake their key 50-day moving average line. Early Monday, the company reported earnings of 2… Continue Reading…

Business

“92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek”

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/what-young-people-would-give-up-for-a-4-day-workweek.html Instead of quoting this article I’ll make a few comments instead. You know how a person can achieve their desires in a job? Stop putting up with B.S. [For lack of a better term] If you want a 4… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Klaviyo stock surges 23% as investors cheer the 3rd IPO in a week”

“Klaviyo stock rallied as much as 23% after it debuted on Wednesday, following Instacart’s splashy IPO on Tuesday as well as Softbank-backed Arm’s launch last week. The software company, founded in 2012, priced 19.2 million shares on Tuesday at $30 each, giving Klaviyo about… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“S&P 500 opens higher Monday to kick off a busy week of earnings…”

“The S&P 500 edged higher Monday as investors awaited a batch of key earnings reports and a major policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.16%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.29% and… Continue Reading…

Banking, Stocks

“PacWest stock plunges 23% after losing 9.5% of deposits last week”

“Regional bank stocks fell again Thursday after troubled California lender PacWest (PACW) disclosed it lost 9.5% of deposits last week on a wave of new pessimism surrounding the industry. The Beverly Hills, Calif.-based institution first came under investor scrutiny following… Continue Reading…

Business, Precious Metals

“Gold Miners Newmont, Newcrest Extend Takeover Talks by a Week”

“Talks to secure the biggest ever gold-mining deal will be extended after Newmont Corp. and Newcrest Mining Ltd. failed to reach a binding agreement in the time originally allotted… Newmont, the world’s biggest gold miner, made a non-binding offer to… Continue Reading…