How abortion access can impact personal finance: Turnaway Study author

Arizona residents rally for abortion rights on April 16, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Abortion is an important issue for many voters, especially young women, heading into the November election. Abortion access is about more than politics, or health care: It’s also a personal finance issue, said […]

BA, KVUE, HUM, LUV and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Kenvue – The consumer health company jumped more than 8% after the Wall Street Journal said activist investor Starboard Value has taken a stake in the Johnson & Johnson spinoff . Boeing – Shares added 3.3% after the aircraft maker and its machinists’ union reached a […]

Robinhood rolls out margin trading in the UK after regulator nod

Tthe Robinhood logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Robinhood said Monday that it’s rolling out margin investing — the ability for investors to borrow cash to augment their trades — in the U.K. The U.S. online investment platform said that the option would allow users […]

Why I paid $95 to recycle a mattress — and you might, too

The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg Iacurci I paid $95 to recycle a mattress. It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can […]

Analysts pick winners from China stimulus measures

Now that China’s key ministers have spoken on stimulus, analysts have narrowed down the stocks likely to benefit. Chinese stocks have tempered their recent rally as investors await more policy details. Data out Friday showed retail sales and industrial production for September beat expectations, while the real estate slump remained pronounced. Third-quarter GDP grew by […]

Stock picking small caps may boost performance right now

Stock picking may be the key to getting exposure to small caps. Rob Harvey, who’s behind the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, uses an actively managed approach to buying the group. He’s trying to avoid small caps that are underperforming and dragging down the index. “There’s no reason to hold companies that really are scraping […]

AXP, PG, NFLX, CVS and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Procter & Gamble — The stock fell 0.8% after reporting weaker-than-expected revenue. The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. The company attributed the miss to lower demand in China. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.93 […]

After rejecting Google takeover, Wiz says will IPO when ‘stars align’

LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company’s billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public “when the stars align.” Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for […]

NFLX, ISRG, WDFC and more

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Netflix — The streaming stock popped more than 4% after third-quarter earnings topped expectations. Netflix earned $5.40 per share on $9.83 billion in revenue, while analysts forecast $5.12 a share and $9.77 billion in revenue. The company also said its ad-tier memberships jumped 35% quarter over […]