Holiday shopping turned out even better than expected in December as shoppers picked up the pace to close out a strong 2023, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Retail sales increased 0.6% for the month, buoyed by a pickup in clothing and accessory stores as well as online nonstore businesses. The […]
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Spirit Airlines shares sink 20% in second day of losses after judge blocks JetBlue merger
JetBlue Airways planes are seen near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 16, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Spirit Airlines fell about 23% Wednesday, its second day of double-digit losses, after a judge blocked […]
Now hiring: ‘New-collar’ workers, no degree necessary
Pixelfit | E+ | Getty Images The labor market may be cooling but there are opportunities ahead, especially for new-collar workers. So called “new-collar” jobs typically require highly skilled workers and often come with salaries in the top half of the U.S. wage scale — but they don’t require a […]
Generative AI dominates Davos discussions as companies focus on accuracy
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — The rise of generative artificial intelligence has dominated private and public discussion at the World Economic Forum […]
This startup has a different take on driverless cars. Now it’s launching in the U.S.
Vay operates what’s called a “teledriving” service, where a car is driven remotely by a human rather than by a computer. Vay German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called “teledriving” solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and […]
Homebuilder sentiment improves for second straight month, following drop in mortgage rates
A home is constructed at a housing development on June 21, 2023 in Lemont, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Homebuilder sentiment improved in January, jumping 7 points to 44 on the National Association of Home Builders monthly index. Anything below 50 is still considered negative, but the index has […]
Jamie Dimon warns ‘all these very powerful forces’ will impact U.S. economy in 2024 and 2025
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains cautious on the U.S. economy over the next two years because of a combination of financial and geopolitical risks. “You have all these very powerful forces that are going to be affecting us in ’24 and ’25,” Dimon told Andrew Ross Sorkin […]
Retail sales rise 0.6% in December, topping expectations for holiday shopping
Holiday shopping turned out even better than expected in December as shoppers picked up the pace to close out a strong 2023, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Retail sales increased 0.6% for the month, buoyed by a pickup in clothing and accessory stores as well as online nonstore businesses. The […]
10-year Treasury yield surges to five-week high above 4.11% after strong Dec. retail sales
Treasury yields rose Wednesday, with the 10-year yield touching almost 4.12% as investors focused on stronger-0than-expected December retail sales and the latest remarks from Federal Reserve members. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was recently up 4 basis points at 4.108% after briefly getting to 4.117%, the highest since […]
Mega rich renew call on global leaders at Davos to ‘tax our extreme wealth’
Austrian Marlene Engelhorn, who inherited from her family who owns the Germany’s chemical giant BASF, poses with a placard reading “Tax the rich!” at the entrance of the Congress center on the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, on January 15, 2024. (Photo […]