Shoppers exit a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Bed Bath & Beyond shares surged as much as 22% during extended trade after the company announced that Mark Tritton will take the […]
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Dow futures drop after Chinese media reports that trade talks have made no progress
US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, for Florida on October 3, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock market futures plunged after the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday evening that the U.S. and China made no progress in deputy-level trade […]
Dow futures drop in wild overnight trading after report that trade talks have stalled
US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, for Florida on October 3, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures dropped Wednesday night after a slew of conflicting reports around Thursday’s U.S.-China trade talks sent investors for a wild ride. Dow Jones Industrial […]
Dow futures slip in wild overnight trading after report that trade talks have stalled
U.S. stock futures slipped Wednesday night after a slew of conflicting reports around Thursday’s U.S.-China trade talks sent investors for a wild ride. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost more than 300 points at one point. They were last seen off the lows, but still indicating a decline of about […]
PG&E’s bankruptcy judge opens the door to rival chapter 11 exit plan
PG&E crews remove power lines damaged by fire off Bille Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Jane Tyska | Digital First Media | Getty Images The judge presiding over PG&E’s bankruptcy handed shareholders a loss, opening the door to a competition over the best path out of […]
Prudential to charge higher insurance rates for people who vape — the same as smokers
Man vaping while driving a car is seen in Gdansk, Poland on 9 July 2019 Police warn that vaping while driving may increases the risk of car accidents, due to reduced visibility caused by a large cloud of smoke which may momentarily blind drivers. Michal Fudra | NurPhoto | Getty […]
NBA’s China problem shows why businesses operating there ‘have to be political,’ professor says
The NBA’s initial response to the controversy in China demonstrates the lack of preparedness of many U.S. businesses that operate in the country, Dartmouth College’s Paul Argenti told CNBC on Wednesday. “It shows the lack of planning that goes into thinking about doing business in places like China, and I’ve […]
Roku surges and Netflix slides after analyst predicts Roku will triple its user base by 2022
People pass by a video sign display with the logo for Roku, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, that held it’s IPO at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York, September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Shares of Roku jumped 9% on Wednesday after Macquarie predicted the company could experience Netflix-like […]
Sanders says he ‘misspoke’ about scaling back rallies after heart attack
2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, August 10, 2019. Scott Morgan | Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday tamped down on speculation that he would slow his presidential campaign after he suffered a heart attack […]
Bed Bath & Beyond taps former Target exec Mark Tritton as president, CEO, stock soars 21%
Shoppers enter a building housing a Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. store in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond spiked more than 21% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company announced Mark Tritton would become its new president and CEO […]