Ben Rains dives into where the stock market stands in the back half of May as we close out the first quarter earnings season. The bulls remain in control of the market right now, and debt-ceiling positivity helped send stocks higher on Wednesday and Thursday. The great start to 2023 might have some investors nervous
A Target department store on May 17, 2023 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images More grocery purchases. Fewer ambitious do-it-yourself projects. And last-minute splurges at the store. This week, some of the biggest retailers in the country reported earnings and described how their customers are shopping. As Home Depot, Target and
In this article FL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign hangs above the entrance of a Foot Locker store on August 02, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Foot Locker’s stock opened 24% lower Friday after it reported dismal fiscal first-quarter results and reduced its outlook just two months after
In this article DIS FL BE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Foot Locker Inc. signage is displayed in the window of a store in New York, U.S. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Bloom Energy — The clean energy stock jumped 5.1% following
Elon Musk says his days of trying to sleep less and work more are over — at least, relatively speaking. The Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter CEO, who referred to himself just last year as “fairly nocturnal,” has a history of pulling all-nighters and sleeping under his desk to get work done. Now, he makes an
Getty The annual contribution limit for health savings accounts, or HSAs, will soon get a sizable boost due to inflation, the IRS announced this week. For 2024, the yearly limit for self-only HSA plans is rising to $4,150 from $3,850 in 2023, and the cap for family plans is jumping to $8,300 from $7,750. The catch-up
In this article EOCW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Even as inflation shows signs of cooling, some investors may be fearing the worst about a potential looming economic downturn. A recent survey from Nationwide finds more than two-thirds of respondents — 68% — expect a recession within the next six months. Meanwhile, 62% of
In this article BOWL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Bowlero location at Chelsea Piers in New York City. CNBC A Bowlero executive publicly addressed the sprawling federal discrimination probe the company is facing for the first time Wednesday after it reported another quarter of what it called record-breaking growth. Brett Parker, the company’s
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Pocket money rose by more than inflation in the UK in the last year, and kids found ways to boost their income on top of that, a new report says. Agrobacter | Istock | Getty Images Despite a wider financial crunch in the U.K., British kids have reason to be cheerful with new data showing
JGI | Blend Images | Getty Images The IRS is preparing to test a free online direct filing system for some taxpayers — and while pre-populated returns with certain details already filled in aren’t part of the initial plan, research shows it may be possible for certain filers. As directed by the U.S. Department of
In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix saw its stock rise nearly 10% on Thursday after the streaming service unveiled details about its new ad-supported tier this week. The streaming service said it had 5 million monthly active users for its cheaper, ad-supported option
In this article BABA BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of Alibaba, unveiled its ChatGPT-style product Tongyi Qianwen during the 2023 Alibaba Cloud Summit on Tuesday morning. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba announced plans to spin off its cloud division as a separate, publicly-traded company, while the
Lorie K. Logan, the newly appointed Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president and chief executive, is pictured in this undated handout image, obtained on May 11, 2022. Dallas Federal Reserve | via Reuters Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said Thursday that the economic data points so far don’t justify skipping a rate increase at
Adrian Hallmark, CEO, Bentley Scott Mlyn | CNBC After a record-breaking year in 2022, Bentley Motors reported surging profits in the first quarter thanks in large part to car customization, CEO Adrian Hallmark said. Bentley reported its best-ever first quarter, with operating profits up 27% to 216 million euros, or about $232 million. Even more
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., urges Congress to make child care affordable, pass paid leave, support care infrastructure, and raise the debt ceiling on May 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Many workers need to take leave at some point to address their own health needs or to
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World. Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images Disney has abandoned plans to open up a new employee campus in Lake Nona, Florida, amid rising tensions with the state’s governor. Citing “changing business conditions” and the return of CEO
In this article BBWI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bath & and Body Works entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Bath and Body Works‘ stock jumped more than 10% in premarket trading Thursday after it beat fiscal first quarter earnings expectations and raised its guidance. While sales and net income fell year over year,
In this article BABA NVDA TTWO CINF PACW FDX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Walmart in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Walmart Inc.’s profit forecast for this year fell short of analyst estimates, signaling more struggles for the worlds largest retailer after it was hammered by a surge in inventory.
In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT One of Airbnb’s most wish-listed properties in 2023 is on the market. The Joshua Tree, California-home is for sale at an asking price of $18 million, making it the most expensive home to ever hit the market in the town located about two hours southeast