Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The tech hardware stock jumped 6% after Bank of America upgraded the stock to a buy rating from neutral. The Wall Street firm believes the stock’s valuation is now “compelling,” while highlighting a slew of positive catalysts including new Chief Financial Officer […]
Tsingha25 | Istock | Getty Images The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Tuesday proposed a new rule forcing banks to keep detailed records for customers of fintech apps after the failure of tech firm Synapse resulted in thousands of Americans being locked out of their accounts. The rule, aimed at accounts opened by fintech firms […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Microsoft — Shares were up about 2% after the tech giant increased its quarterly dividend by 10.7% to 83 cents per share. The new dividend is payable Dec. 12. The company also approved a new $60 billion share repurchase program. SolarEdge Technologies — Shares fell more than […]
Sergio Mendoza Hochmann | Moment | Getty Images Many investors unknowingly make a costly mistake when rolling their money from a 401(k) plan to an individual retirement account: leaving their money in cash. Rollovers from a workplace retirement plan to an IRA are common after reaching certain milestones like changing jobs or retiring. About 5.7 […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nuvalent – Shares soared more than 22%, hitting an all-time high, after the biopharmaceutical company highlighted positive data on two experimental cancer treatments over the weekend. Nuvalent said the two drugs show “favorable tolerability.” Bausch + Lomb – The contact lens provider rallied 13.9% after The […]
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Trump Media & Technology — Shares rose more than 1%, extending the 11% gain from Friday. The stock jumped by as much as 25% in the previous session after Republican nominee and majority owner Donald Trump said he’s “not selling” his stake at a press conference […]
Local governments in China are still building highways, bridges and railways, as pictured here in Jiangxi province on Sept. 6, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country’s real estate slump, and its deep ties to local government finances — and debt. The bulk […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to finally start taking its foot off the interest rate brakes this week, and that will give authorities at China’s central bank room to act too. By extension, the move in Washington, D.C. could also spell good news for Chinese stocks. “U.S. monetary easing could be a catalyst […]
Pictured here is a shopping mall in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 9, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s retail sales, industrial production and urban investment in August all grew slower than expected, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Saturday. Retail sales rose by 2.1% in August from a year ago, missing expectations […]
Traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Sept. 9, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images September historically hasn’t been kind to stock investors. Since 1926, U.S. large-cap stocks have lost an average 0.9% in September, according to data from Morningstar Direct. September is the only month during that […]