Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: AAL, HOOD, BOX

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Robinhood — The retail brokerage added 4.5% after the company announced a $1 billion share repurchase program. Robinhood management expects to execute the program over a two- to three-year period starting in the third quarter of 2024, a press release said. Cava Group — The stock […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GME, USM, NVDA, NCLH

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: GameStop — Shares jumped nearly 23% following the video game retailer’s announcement on Friday that it made about $933 million from a stock sale. Gambling stocks — DraftKings and U.S.-traded shares of FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment shares fell 10% and 7%, respectively. Illinois Senate approved the […]

Wall Street stock trade settlement moves to just 1 day

The New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 28, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Years of work on Wall Street to pick up the pace of trading will be put to the test this week. If all goes well, most people won’t notice the difference. Starting Tuesday, trades of stocks […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GME, NVDA, ABNB, VIK

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop — Shares surged nearly 27% following the company’s announcement on Friday that it had made around $933.4 million from a stock sale. The company sold 45 million common shares. Nvidia — The chipmaker jumped 3% premarket, continuing its post-earnings rally after its quarterly earnings report […]

Weight loss drug ETF bets big on Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk

A top exchange-traded fund provider is betting on the long-term popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Roundhill Investments’ GLP-1 & Weight Loss ETF (OZEM), which began trading last week, pairs leaders Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk with players developing new treatments for weight loss and diabetes. CEO Dave Mazza said his firm is capitalizing on […]

Alibaba’s global arm signs David Beckham as international e-commerce brand ambassador

Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform AliExpress is a UEFA Euro 2024 sponsor and has signed David Beckham as its global brand ambassador. AliExpress BEIJING — Soccer star David Beckham will promote Alibaba‘s international e-commerce platform, AliExpress, in its biggest global brand ambassador partnership to date, the business unit announced Monday. The deal comes against the backdrop […]

Clarity? In this economy?

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Here’s when paying with cash can be better than credit card

Ryanjlane | E+ | Getty Images Sometimes, it pays to pay with cash.   More merchants are offering a lower price to customers who use cash rather than credit card for a purchase. That means opting for paper over plastic may save you money in some cases. Just how much? Typically, cash discounts run about […]

Chinese firms go global. Morgan Stanley’s stock to play the trend

A U.S.-listed Chinese company that makes most of its money overseas could soar more than 75%, according to Morgan Stanley’s newly updated forecasts. Asia equity analyst Yang Liu and a team not only raised their price target on Tuya by 50 cents to $3.50 last Tuesday, but on Thursday issued a separate note saying they […]

Resort day passes offers travelers luxury on a budget

Avid traveler Lora Bowler is cutting back on vacation spending. That doesn’t mean she’s skipping the resort. The New York resident said she spent more in 2023 than she had expected to, including on travel, and is now reining in her expenses. She uses travel hacks and benefits to cut some of the cost, and […]