Stick figures image displayed on a laptop screen and a binary code displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As tech firms prioritize investments into […]
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Treasury chief Yellen touts GDP numbers as a boon to the middle class
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praised the positive economic growth numbers on Thursday as a benefit for the middle class. “Though some forecasters thought a recession last year was inevitable, President [Joe] Biden and I did not,” Yellen said in a visit to the Economic Club of Chicago. “Instead […]
Arkhouse has financing in place for a Macy’s take-private, managing partner Kahane says
Arkhouse has the financing in place to take Macy’s private at a bid of $5.8 billion, managing partner Gavriel Kahane told CNBC Thursday, but the activist investor has run into roadblocks without the department store retailer’s cooperation on due diligence. “At this stage, based on public information, there isn’t a […]
JPMorgan Chase shuffles top leaders as race to succeed Jamie Dimon drags on
Jamie Dimon, President & CEO,Chairman & CEO JPMorgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC JPMorgan Chase on Thursday said several executives considered frontrunners to one day take over for CEO Jamie Dimon […]
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund
Rudy Giuliani was able to raise less than $1 million from just 13 donors, among them his friends and a group of former President Donald Trump‘s allies, to help pay off his legal fees as he faces a $146 million defamation judgment and a criminal prosecution, a new Federal Election […]
Retail CEO turnover soars, and fewer women hold top jobs in the industry
Michelle Gass, chief executive officer of Kohls Corp., at the National Retail Federation Inc. annual honors in New York, Jan. 12, 2020. Bess Adler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turnover in C-suites spiked across industries last year — and in retail in particular. Next week, new CEOs will take over […]
Levi Strauss plans to cut at least 10% of its global corporate workforce in restructuring
Jeans are displayed at a Levi Strauss store in New York, March 19, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Levi Strauss will lay off at least 10% of its global corporate workforce as part of a restructuring, the apparel retailer said Thursday. The job cuts will take place in the first […]
Tesla shares close down 12% after automaker warns of slowdown
Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Nov. 2, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth | Reuters Tesla shares closed down 12% Thursday, their biggest drop in over a year, a day after the company reported earnings that missed expectations […]
Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta close at all-time highs ahead of earnings next week
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet shares climbed to a record on Thursday, joining Microsoft and Meta, which have continued to rally since reaching fresh all-time highs earlier this month. Shares of Alphabet rose 2.1% to close at $151.87. Microsoft rose […]
American Airlines stock surges 10% as strong demand drives 2024 profit forecast
American Airlines on Thursday posted a $19 million profit for the last three months of 2023, topping Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Shares of the company rose more than 10% on Thursday. Here’s how American performed in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with Wall Street […]