Business

“Up Over 90% This Year, Will UiPath Stock Continue Rallying in 2024?”

“…UiPath is an unprofitable company; it incurred losses totaling $363.8 million over the trailing 12 months. But it is posting strong revenue growth, and with gross profit margins in excess of 80%, there’s hope that as sales rise, the bottom… Continue Reading…

Economy

“25% of Americans still have holiday debt from last year…”

“For some shoppers, the upcoming holiday season may lead to piling on more debt. About 25% of Americans are still paying off holiday debt from 2022, according to WalletHub’s November holiday shopping survey… As of November, the average credit card interest rate… Continue Reading…

Stocks

[Prediction?] ” Companies Will Propel Profit More Than 100% Next Year: Analysts”

“Seven companies, including health care play Merck (MRK), industrial Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) and Estee Lauder (EL), are poised to post 2024 adjusted earnings per share that’s 100% or more higher than this year’s, says an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…Switzerland Seeks Low-Budget Olympics After Years of Opposition”

“…Winter Games are usually held by a certain region or city, and they can be pricey. The 2018 edition held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, cost about $13 billion. Even back in 2002, Salt Lake City still spent $2.2 billion on… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Home sales fell to a 13-year low in October as prices rose”

“…It was the slowest sales pace since August 2010. Analysts were expecting a smaller drop, to 3.9 million units. Sales were down 14.6% year-over-year… Tight supply kept pressure under prices. The median price of an existing home sold in October… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Cisco stock falls 10%, the worst day in over a year”

“Cisco shares closed down 9.8% Thursday, marking the worst day since May 19, 2022 when the stock slipped 13.7%. The fall comes a day after the company reported its quarterly earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines but gave weaker-than-expected revenue… Continue Reading…

Business

“Southwest Airlines quarterly profit slides 30% and says growth will slow next year”

“Southwest Airlines’ third-quarter profit fell 30% to $193 million despite record revenue as leisure travel boomed over the summer, and the airline is losing pricing power at the same time that labor costs are rising. Southwest said Thursday that it… Continue Reading…

Business

“BP Stock Falls After Earnings. It’s Tough for Big Oil to Beat Last Year.”

“BP the oil and gas company, missed analyst estimates for profit in the third quarter. It goes to show how hard it is for Big Oil to keep investors happy after making record profits last year. London-based BP (ticker: BP)… Continue Reading…

Business

“BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street turned against environmental and social proposals this year, a clear sign of backlash”

“…The most surprising finding is how thoroughly the “Big 3” investors—BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street—turned against environmental and social shareholder proposals in the past year. In the U.S., BlackRock’s support for E&S proposals dropped from 41.3% in the 2020-21 season, to 23.7% in… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Home Sales on Track for Slowest Year Since Housing Bust”

“…This year’s housing slowdown is very different from the previous one, after the housing bubble of the early 2000s burst. Back then, the economy entered a deep recession and millions of people lost their homes to foreclosure.  This time around, home… Continue Reading…