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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to run Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
President-elect Donald Trump late Tuesday announced Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the “Department of Government Efficiency” in an effort to “dismantle government bureaucracy.”November 12 - Business -
Cava’s stock rallies 16% as Chipotle competitor vies to be ‘next major cultural cuisine’
Cava Group Inc. shares jumped more than 16% in the extended session Tuesday after the fast-casual restaurant chain presented investors with another double-digit rise in foot traffic and raised its ...November 12 - Business -
SoundHound diversifies its business beyond cars, but the hot AI stock retreats
The voice-based AI company is becoming less concentrated, as its top customer made up a far lower portion of overall revenue relative to a year before.November 12 - Business -
10-year Treasury yield breaks through key resistance levels on way to 5%
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note moved within spitting distance of breaking through another key resistance level on Tuesday, which could put a 5% mark in reach and would likely ...November 12 - Business -
10-year Treasury yield ends at 4-month high as Trump trade gets revived
Yields on U.S. government debt finished at their highest levels since July on Tuesday as traders clung to expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies will lift economic growth and ...November 12 - Business -
Exxon CEO says Trump won’t be able to ‘unleash’ new energy production
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a platform to significantly ramp up U.S. oil production and bring down the cost of energy, but the head of the nation’s largest energy company is doubtful ...November 12 - Business -
Sticky inflation might make it more tricky for Fed rate cuts, CPI could show
A rapid slowdown in the rate of U.S. inflation appears to have lost steam, potentially raising questions about how aggressively the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early next year.November 12 - Business -
Home Depot earnings sweep past estimates, but interest rates pressure home remodeling
Home Depot executives discussed the impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to impose new tariffs.November 12 - Business -
Novavax’s stock slides 7% as guidance cut offsets narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss
Novavax Inc.’s stock fell 4% Tuesday after the company cut its full-year guidance, offsetting a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss and better-than-expected revenue.November 12 - Business -
Some Wall Street bankers to get fatter bonuses for the first time in three years: study
Investment bankers in debt underwriting may see bonuses jump by as much as 35%.November 12 - Business -
I’m 69 and have $10,000 in legal bills from my divorce. Is now the time to borrow from my IRA?
“I never dreamed I’d be in this position.”November 12 - Business -
Why one left-leaning economic policy has ‘broad support’ — even in red states
Red-state voters easily approved these pro-worker ballot initiatives. The pattern could point to one reason why Donald Trump won the 2024 election.November 12 - Business -
Live Nation just had its most active summer concert season ever. And Shakira, Coldplay are coming in 2025.
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. said late Monday it had its most active summer concert season ever, and its pipeline for 2025 is looking good as well, with big names such as Shakira and Coldplay on ...November 11 - Business -
Angi, the home improvement site, could become a standalone company, IAC says
Angi, the home improvement site once known as Angie’s List, could soon be on the market as parent IAC Inc. seeks to simplify itself and free up capital.November 11 - Business -
‘It’s a very ugly American trait’: I cried foul when basic-economy passengers grabbed premium-economy seats. The airline has finally shown me respect.
“That woman and her mother were selfish and self-interested, and believed that they were entitled to get those seats.”November 11 - Business -
MicroStrategy buys $2 billion in bitcoin in 10 days. Is there $42 billion to go?
Shares of MicroStrategy Inc. entered record territory Monday for the first time in 24 years, as the self-proclaimed largest corporate holder of bitcoin continued to ride the postelection frenzy in ...November 11 - Business -
Will Trump have to sell his ‘DJT’ stock before the inauguration?
“The government ethics program is dead,” says former Office of Government Ethics director.November 11 - Business -
10 small-cap stocks to play the postelection rally
Now is the time to be choosy — it’s likely that some individual small caps have gotten way ahead of themselves.November 11 - Business -
What a second Trump term means for car prices and electric vehicles
Car shoppers who have held off on buying a vehicle due to affordability concerns are unlikely to see relief if President-elect Donald Trump imposes the new tariffs he proposed during his campaign.November 11 - Business -
The market’s in reflation mode. Goldman Sachs says replacing bonds works in times like this.
Markets have priced in the strongest reflationary environment in at least 24 years. Here’s what Goldman Sachs says worked beforeNovember 11 - Business -
Is the stock market open on Veterans Day? Will the post office deliver mail?
The Nov. 11 holiday, which honors those who have served in the military, dates back to the end of World War I.November 11 - Business -
For billionaire Mark Cuban, luxury real estate in a prime location trumps politics
Though the ‘Shark Tank’ star and entrepreneur has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, he still hangs on to his lux N.Y. condo in the Trump tower.November 11 - Business -
Fate of postelection stock-market rally may be in the hands of bond traders
Stock investors absorbed a sharp midweek, postelection spike in Treasury yields and sent equities to record highs on Friday. Now the question is whether they can endure a further climb in ...November 10 - Business -
I’m 67, married and have two mortgages worth $660,000. Should I use my 401(k) to pay them off?
“I want to have $6,000 a month in cash to live comfortably and travel upon retirement.”November 9 - Business -
How Trump’s win could shake up taxes, jobs and interest rates — and what that means for your money
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand why Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. Most Americans have said, consistently, that the economy is on the wrong track.November 9 - Business -
What the stock market can expect if Republicans control the White House, Senate and House
For stocks, divided control in Washington, D.C. — gridlock — is preferable to rule by one political party.November 9 - Business -
AppLovin’s stock easily seals its best week ever. It’s now up 600% this year.
The ad-tech company is now approaching a market capitalization of $100 billion.November 8 - Business -
After Trump victory, ‘DJT’ shares resume rally while Phunware slides
In a post on Truth Media, Donald Trump said he has no intention of selling his shares in the social-media platform.November 8 - Business -
Treasury volatility gauge plunges as bond traders navigate election, the Fed
Yields on U.S. government debt finished mixed on Friday amid lower volatility as traders absorbed the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point ...November 8 - Business -
How Trump’s win and the latest interest-rate cut will affect you as a consumer, homeowner and investor
Also: Expensive stocks, a Medicare warning and another milestone for Nvidia.November 8 - Business -
Tesla’s market cap hits $1 trillion after another Trump-fueled jump for the stock
Tesla Inc.’s market valuation hit $1 trillion on Friday, after a post-election rally lifted the electric-vehicle maker’s stock by more than 25% on hopes the incoming Trump administration could ...November 8 - Business -
Ackman says he’ll delist fund in Amsterdam following riots targeting Israeli soccer fans
Bill Ackman on Friday said he will ask the board of Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. to delist from the Amsterdam stock exchange, following riots there that targeted Israeli soccer fans.November 8 - Business -
Nvidia’s stock joins the Dow today. Here’s what to know.
Nvidia’s stock is now a below-average member of the 128-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average.November 8 - Business -
Carl Icahn’s investment arm’s stock slides after company again halves dividend
Icahn Enterprises LP’s stock fell 7% early Friday, after a report that Carl Icahn’s investing arm is planning to cut its dividend to help raise the funds to expand his stake in portfolio company ...November 8 - Business -
Green Thumb Industries looks past ‘tricky time’ for cannabis stocks as the company notches another profit
Green Thumb’s Ben Kovler says the big drop in canna stocks this week isn’t causing the Chicago-based company to change course.November 8 - Business -
Americans are most optimistic about the economy since 2021, consumer sentiment shows
Growing optimism about how the economy will perform in 2025 pushed a survey of consumer sentiment to a seven-month high shortly before the presidential election that saw former President Donald ...November 8 - Business -
As the Fed cuts rates, here’s which CDs are actually increasing their APYs
The general trend since September has been lower CD yields, but some are going in the opposite directionNovember 8 - Business -
Why mortgage rates could be heading to 8%, despite a Fed cut
The 30-year rate inched up for the sixth week in a row ahead of an expected interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve.November 8 - Business -
Paramount’s earnings lag estimates as streaming gains are offset by weak film and TV revenue
The company still expects to close its merger with Skydance, the studio run by David Ellison, in the first half of 2025.November 8 - Business -
Market responds negatively to latest China stimulus moves
Futures on Hong Kong-listed stocks slumped on Friday after the country unveiled its stimulus program.November 8 - Business