With a flurry of financial earnings coming next week, one market watcher is naming two stocks investors should consider. Strategic Wealth Partners’ Mark Tepper likes J.P. Morgan and BlackRock, which report earnings next Friday morning. Wells Fargo and PNC Financial also report earnings that day. Here are Tepper’s takes on the stocks: A ‘Dimon’ in […]
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO — Apple says all of its Macs, iPhones and iPads contain a security flaw that requires an update. It’s not alone. Any owner of a PC, tablet or smart phone should make sure that automatic software updates for their operating systems are enabled after security researchers this week revealed a broad flaw in […]
Read moreDonald Trump campaigned as a jobs creator, with lofty promises of reviving American manufacturing and reclaiming jobs that had gone overseas. On a campaign stop in 2015, he proclaimed he would “be the greatest jobs president that God ever created.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average of 174,000 jobs were added per […]
Read moreU.S. employers likely maintained a brisk pace of hiring in December while increasing wages for workers amid growing confidence in the economy, which could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates in March. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 190,000 jobs last month, according to a Reuters survey of economists, after a […]
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Amazon reportedly in talks over UK rights to stream Premier League soccer league matches
Amazon has held talks to gain U.K. rights to stream Premier League soccer matches ahead of a rights auction next month, according to a report by The Daily Telegraph. The tech giant has spoken with industry experts about the requirements of broadcasting live games as it lacks experience in the space, the newspaper said, citing […]
Read moreAction camera maker GoPro is cutting about 200 to 300 jobs in its aerial products division this week, technology news website TechCrunch reported on Thursday. The job cuts are part of a bigger restructuring in the company, TechCrunch reported, citing a letter sent to impacted employees. The employees were relieved from duties on Thursday, but […]
Read moreWall Street’s eye-popping gains should be of great concern to global investors, an analyst told CNBC on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, following the release of stronger-than-expected jobs data. It was the fastest 1,000-point move in the Dow’s history after the 30-stock index broke above […]
Read moreSpaceX will launch its biggest rocket yet, called the Falcon Heavy, at the end of the month, Chief Executive Elon Musk announced on social media late Thursday. The billionaire’s space exploration company claims the Falcon Heavy is the “most powerful rocket in the world by a factor of two.” Musk said in an Instagram post […]
Read moreChina will encourage companies to use the yuan in cross-border transactions and facilitate foreign investors’ use of the currency in direct investments in the country, the central bank said on Friday. China will also allow foreign institutions to use yuan in carbon emissions trading domestically, the People’s Bank of China said in a statement published […]
Read moreEuropean markets are expected to open mixed on Friday morning, as investors await a fresh batch of economic data. The FTSE 100 is poised to open down 7 points at 7,687, while the DAX is seen up 35 points at 13,196 and the CAC 40 is set to open 4 points higher at 5,414, according […]
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