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Does financial literacy actually make you better with money? Critics say ‘it’s not the salve that people think it is.’
The pandemic spurred new investment in financial-education programs. But some critics say it’s a shortsighted solution to the challenges we face in managing our money.Business -
GameStop stock climbs 17% for biggest gain since November, sparks memories of ‘crazy’ meme volatility
GameStop Corp. shares ended Thursday’s session up 17% as the videogame retailer and original meme stock registered its biggest daily percentage gain since Nov. 29, 2023, when it rose 20.46%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.Business -
Options traders ‘did not take Powell completely at his word’ on unlikely chance of a rate hike
Options traders continue to price in the decent possibility of another Fed rate hike, despite Jerome Powell calling such a move ‘unlikely.’Business -
AT&T’s stock is misunderstood. Here are five reasons Barclays says it can soar.
AT&T’s decisions in recent years look better than those made by rivals, according to Barclays.Business -
Puig set to launch IPO at top of price range in Europe’s top public float this year
The Spanish clothes and perfume seller is set to float itself on the Madrid stock exchange at a price of €24.5 per shareBusiness -
Texas Instruments’ stock is on the rise after strong results, guidance
Texas Instruments Inc.’s stock immediately jumped nearly 8% in extended trading Tuesday after the semiconductor company rang up better-than-expected quarterly results and guidance.Business -
Nvidia’s stock plunge leads ‘Magnificent Seven’ to a record weekly market-cap loss
The decline in “Magnificent Seven” stocks erased a collective $950 billion from their market capitalizations this week, which made for the group’s worst-ever weekly loss of market value.Business -
Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan comment period is ending. Here’s what people are saying.
Many commenters are urging the Biden administration to move forward with its mass student-loan forgiveness plan.Business - Joe Biden -
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals Chubb as ‘mystery stock’ purchase
Berkshire Hathaway revealed in a filing that it had accumulated nearly 26 million shares of insurer Chubb Ltd. as of the end of the first quarter.Business -
NYCB’s loan sale to JPM praised as ‘important first step’ in turnaround
NYCB’s stock rises 5% in premarket trades after announcing deal to sell loans to JPMorgan Chase.Business -
These stocks could see ‘immense’ profits as Canada’s economy sinks, says veteran trader
Veteran trader Kevin Muir is really bearish on Canada, and offers a couple ways for investors to play that.Business -
BHP says Anglo American has rejected a revised $42.6 billion takeover offer
“The ball is in BHP’s court until the 22 May put up or shut up deadline,” one group of analysts said.Business -
Global stocks are no longer a monolith. Why India and Japan ETFs are drawing investors into single-country funds in 2024.
U.S. investors are snapping up ETFs with a single country focus in 2024, dumping multinational funds and bypassing China’s market in favor of other emerging nations with stronger growth prospects.Business -
Forget the Social Security crisis. Medicare funding could be a much bigger problem.
Your healthcare is still on the line, even if Medicare Part A’s funding will be depleted five years later than expected.Business -
Bill Hwang lost $35 billion in a spectacular trading implosion. Now, prosecutors will try to prove it was a crime.
The hedge fund trader stands accused of misleading banks and manipulating prices through huge, shadowy stock buys, but he argues he did nothing illegal.Business -
Expedia cuts outlook, as efforts to get Vrbo back on track go slower than expected
Shares of Expedia Group Inc. fell after hours on Thursday, after the travel-booking platform cut its sales outlook for the year, as efforts to recharge vacation-rental site Vrbo progressed more slowly than expected after a tech-related overhaul.Business -
Universal Music artists coming back to TikTok after licensing deal
TikTok and Universal Music Group struck a new licensing deal that will return the record label’s artists and their songs to the popular video-sharing app, ending months of disagreements over pay.Business - Tiktok -
Coursera, Chegg stocks fall after weaker guidance for both edtech companies
Shares of Coursera Inc. and Chegg Inc. fell in the after-hours session Monday after both education-tech companies guided for weaker current quarters, and Chegg also announced a CEO change.Business -
Tesla stock jumps after reports China data security rules cleared, partnership deal with Baidu
Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China over the weekend, and didn’t walk away empty-handed.Business - China -
Alphabet earnings should show AI boosts, but Google still faces many clouds
Contrasting opinions highlight a divergent storyline as Alphabet Inc. nears its first-quarter report on Thursday.Business - Google -
Enphase’s stock slumps as outlook miss reflects solar’s ongoing struggles
Enphase Energy came up short with its latest outlook on Tuesday, and its shares were slumping in the extended session.Business -
American Express says cardholders are buying lots of ‘front of cabin’ plane tickets, as total spending grows 7%
American Express saw an acceleration in new card acquisitions during the first quarter, and it recorded a profit beat for the period.Business -
U.K.’s largest property developer says office tap-ins up 18%
Higher interest rates knocked £625 million off the value of Landsec’s office portfolioBusiness -
Cisco’s stock rises as demand stabilizes and revenue outlook impresses
“Customers are consuming the equipment shipped over the last few quarters in line with our expectations,” Cisco’s CFO said.Business -
Delivery Hero shares rally on deal to sell Taiwan business, and a stake, to Uber
Delivery Hero shares rallied Tuesday as the German-listed food delivery company agreed to sell its Taiwan business, and a minority stake, to Uber Technologies.Business -
Johnson & Johnson is selling its remaining Kenvue shares
Johnson & Johnson is selling its remaining shares in Kenvue Inc., the consumer-health business that it spun out last year.Business -
As stocks near record highs, a sense of complacency is returning to the options market
A sense of complacency that pervaded options markets during the first quarter is returning, as stocks have resumed their march toward record highs following April’s short-lived selloff.Business -
U.S. states’ tax revenue from legal cannabis tops $20 billion since 2014: study
U.S. states’ tax revenues from legal cannabis sales have surpassed $20 billion in total since the recreational marijuana industry kicked off 10 years ago, according to a study by the Marijuana Policy Project.Business -
Roth IRA holdings have shot up among young households
Fintech is making it easy to use these accountsBusiness -
These U.S. stocks could suffer most from stagflation, Barclays says
The specter of waning U.S. demand combined with persistent inflation is adding up to the potential for a stagflationary environment that could hit some well-known stock names, according to one Wall Street bank.Business -
Celsius stock drops 5% after revenue falls short of analyst estimate
Celsius Holdings Inc.’s stock was down by 5% in premarket trading after the energy drink and protein bar maker’s revenue missed the FactSet consensus estimate.Business -
Invest in Argentina, Musk says in post alongside Milei
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called on investors to back Argentina in a social-media post with the country’s new leader, Javier Milei.Business - Elon Musk -
Lucid posts bigger loss, but keeps production guidance intact
Lucid kept its 2024 production guidance at 9,000 EVs.Business -
Lumen CEO scoops up another $1 million batch of stock
CEO Kate Johnson has been a buyer of Lumen shares before, notably making a roughly $1 million purchase in early November.Business -
2-year Treasury yield ends at lowest in nearly a month after Powell suggests rate hike is unlikely
Rates on U.S. government debt finished mostly lower on Thursday, a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell guided financial markets away from the likelihood of any interest-rate hike.Business -
Shell to focus on share buybacks to boost stock over New York listing, CEO Wael Sawan says
Shell committed to a $3.5 billion share-buyback program after it beat expectations.Business - New York -
U.S. Treasury to auction $125 billion next week, unchanged from last quarter
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it would sell $125 billion in notes and bonds next week. That’s the same as was offered last quarter.Business -
AMD’s AI story has lost some shine. Can earnings brighten the picture?
The past few months haven’t been so easy on the Nvidia Corp. wannabes, and AMD will look to reset that narrative when it reports earnings Tuesday afternoon.Business -
Boeing scores $10 billion bond financing in ‘much-needed’ liquidity boost
Fresh off reporting a more than $300 million quarterly loss, Boeing Co. saw robust demand on Monday for its $10 billion corporate-bond deal.Business -
Cheaper, better, safer, healthier and more fun: Here are 20 of the best small cities to live in the U.S.
What makes a city a great place to live? The most livable cities in the U.S. offer a combination of affordability, opportunity and quality of life factors.Business