Alibaba co-founders Jack Ma and chairman Joe Tsai, in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Scott Eels | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai have acquired shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars on the open market, according to … Read more
The stock trading graph of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that narrowly edged out Wall Street’s expectations as sales in the company’s pharmaceutical and medical devices businesses surged. J&J also provided full-year … Read more
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images A watchdog review into market trading from two former high-ranking Federal Reserve officials criticizes the actions but does not accuse either of doing anything illegal. The report released Monday … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Gilead fell more than 9% on Monday after a key drug from the company did not significantly extend the lives of patients with a certain lung cancer in a late-stage trial. The results are a blow to Gilead, which is working to become a power player … Read more
An employer representative at a Veteran Employment and Resource Fair in Long Beach, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims figures on January 11. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers have grown more confident about the direction of the economy and inflation … Read more
US President Joe Biden speaks at Abbotts Creek Community Center during an event to promote his economic agenda in Raleigh, North Carolina, on January 18, 2024. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would forgive $4.9 billion in student debt for 73,600 borrowers. The relief is a … Read more
Raphael Bostic at Jackson Hole, Wyoming David A. Grogan | CNBC Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic expects policymakers to start cutting rates in the third quarter of this year, saying Thursday that inflation is well on its way back to the central bank’s goal. Bostic, a voting member this year on the rate-setting Federal … Read more
A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis, MN. Michael Siluk | Getty Images The labor market continued to show surprising resiliency in the early days of 2024, with initial jobless claims posting an unexpected drop last week. Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 187,000 for the week ended Jan. 13, the … Read more
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty Images Drugmakers have been scrambling to join a two-horse race to lead the market for popular weight loss drugs, which could … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with US President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 6, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Justice is readying an antitrust case against Apple that could … Read more
