The market has managed to put behind the “economic anxiety” it faced as recently as the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Citadel CEO Ken Griffin. The hedge fund manager said Tuesday that a soft landing could happen this year, with recent data indicating a solid labor market, healthy GDP growth and inflation moderating at … Read more
A United Parcel Service truck searches for a house driving along the coast of Cape Cod on July 24, 2023 in Orleans, Massachusetts. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images UPS fell short of Wall Street revenue estimates Tuesday, reporting drops in shipping volume, both internationally and domestically, in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company also announced … Read more
Fahmi Quadir, chief investment officer and founder of Safkhet Captial LP, speaks during the Context Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Short seller Fahmi Quadir has found her new target: The $2 billion market cap Adtalem Global Education, a publicly … Read more
Buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday nudged its global growth forecast higher, citing the unexpected strength of the U.S. economy and fiscal support measures in China. It now sees global growth in 2024 at 3.1%, … Read more
Cargo trains stand on the railway tracks at a transshipment station in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, as in background can be seen the city’s skyline, on January 23, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The euro zone economy stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2023, flash figures published by the European Union’s … Read more
Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Workers are sour on the job market — but that pessimism may be somewhat misplaced. The Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index in January fell to its lowest level since 2016, when the career site began tracking the metric, it said Monday. The index measures how workers feel about their employer’s … Read more
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, speaks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic lawmakers are pushing … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Rates and robots For the main factors driving stocks, there are few bigger weeks than the one ahead. The Federal Reserve, which has so far succeeded in its push to curb inflation without triggering a recession in the U.S., … Read more
Nearly one in five Americans said they plan to travel less in 2024, with most citing costs as the reason , according to Intrepid Travel’s 2024 Outlook Survey. But many travelers are pressing forward, seeking ways to save without compromising their trips. And for some 70% of respondents of Intrepid’s survey, that means avoiding peak … Read more
Members of the United Auto Workers, or UAW, Local 230 and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, California, on Sept. 26, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The American labor movement flourished in 2023. High-profile strikes by writers and actors against Hollywood … Read more
