In Norfolk Southern board battle, proxy adviser Egan-Jones throws weight behind activist Ancora
Egan-Jones has joined fellow proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis in stepping into activist ...
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Texas congressman Cuellar and wife indicted by Justice Department over Azerbaijan ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges and taken ...
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Stock Market Today: Dow up 450 points after April jobs data, Apple earnings
Follow along to all the action in markets on Friday as investors react to Apple's results and eye the jobs report.
Trump blames strong dollar for U.S. economy ‘going to hell’
Trump’s economic advisors are ”actively debating ways to devalue the U.S. dollar if he’s elected to a second term,” according to one report.
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Jobs gains were decent in April. But here’s what Biden really has to worry about.
While presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted Friday’s worse-than-expected jobs report as “horrible, ...
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Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 175,000 new jobs in April, below forecast
Follow along to MarketWatch's analysis of the nonfarm payrolls report, due from the Labor Department at 8:30 a.m.
Financial experts told consumers to stop ‘wasting’ money eating out. They’re finally listening— and companies are rattled.
Americans need to reprioritize their cash flow in difficult times,” according to one financial planner. “McDonald’s and ...
Here’s what is so amazing about Apple’s stock buybacks
It turns out that Apple’s buybacks have had quite a positive effect on its earnings per share. When a company repurchases stock, the share count is lowered, which boosts EPS. But if the company has ...
Fed still trying to assess if recent hot inflation readings mean economy is ‘overheating,’ Goolsbee says
Everybody’s just got to take a step back and try to figure out ‘is that a sign that the economy is overheating, or is that a ...
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Amgen’s obesity-drug stock surge still in ‘early innings,’ analysts say
Fueled by upbeat management comments on an experimental obesity treatment, Amgen’s stock jumped more than 12% early Friday — ...
Cocoa futures turn bitter as prices drop 30% from record highs
Cocoa futures on Friday marked a drop of 30% from their all-time highs, as a buying frenzy that lifted prices to a record just two weeks ago gave way ...
Same job, $16 less per hour: Frustrated job hunters can’t find roles that pay as well as their old ones
The latest jobs report shows the labor market is still strong, but some workers say they’ve been forced to take jobs that pay almost half what they ...