Mars to acquire Kellanova in $36 billion deal

Mars to acquire Kellanova in  billion deal

A box of Kellogg Co. Eggo brand frozen waffles is arranged for a photograph in New York. Tiffany Hagler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mars will acquire Kellanova for $35.9 billion in cash, tying together some of the largest U.S. candy and snack brands, the companies announced Tuesday. The M&M owner Mars is acquiring the … Read more

Annual inflation rate slows to 2.9%, lowest since 2021

Annual inflation rate slows to 2.9%, lowest since 2021

Signs reading, ‘please bear with us: we are currently experiencing interruptions in our supply chain which may affect the availability of certain products,’ is seen taped to the drive-up menu at a Wendy’s restaurant on May 06, 2020 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation rose as expected in … Read more

3 data points that could impact how big of a Fed rate cut the market gets next month

3 data points that could impact how big of a Fed rate cut the market gets next month

Following cooler-than-expected producer price data Tuesday morning, the market’s 50/50 odds between a quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September and a half-point cut tilted further toward the bigger move. That sparked a big rally in stocks, with the Nasdaq leading the way higher and jumping more than 2% in afternoon trading. Here are … Read more

UK inflation, July 2024

UK inflation, July 2024

Shoppers walk along the high street in Rochester, UK, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. inflation rose to 2.2% in July, coming in slightly below expectations, data from the Office of National Statistics showed Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting headline CPI to come in at … Read more

Monaco hosts E1, a new racing competition using all-electric boats

Monaco hosts E1, a new racing competition using all-electric boats

Monaco’s connection to car racing and boating is stamped all over it, from the hairpin turns of its Formula One circuit to the five-deck superyachts docked at Port Hercule. But its desires to be known as a sustainability destination are less apparent. Monaco’s “Green is the New Glam” campaign, launched in 2018, highlighted many of … Read more

Wednesday’s CPI report could mark a change in thinking for the Fed

Wednesday’s CPI report could mark a change in thinking for the Fed

Product prices as seen at Walmart.  Courtesy: Walmart The news Tuesday was good for inflation, and investors hope it will get even better Wednesday when the Labor Department releases the July consumer price index report. With the score being one down, one to go on confirming that the early-year jump in prices either was a … Read more

Wholesale inflation measure rose 0.1%

Wholesale inflation measure rose 0.1%

A key measure of wholesale inflation rose less than expected in July, opening the door further for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates. The producer price index, which measures selling prices that producers get for goods and services, increased 0.1% on the month, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Excluding … Read more

HelloFresh shares pop 11% as meal kit giant beats profit estimates

HelloFresh shares pop 11% as meal kit giant beats profit estimates

Shares of German meal kit firm HelloFresh jumped on Tuesday after the company reported a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter and said its ready-to-eat meals segment saw rapid growth. HelloFresh shares climbed as much as 20% during morning trade, but had pared gains to rise 11% to 5.90 euros ($6.44) as of 6:19 a.m. … Read more

Three-year inflation outlook hits record low in New York Fed consumer survey

Three-year inflation outlook hits record low in New York Fed consumer survey

People shop at a grocery store in Brooklyn on July 11, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Consumers grew more confident in July that inflation will be less of a problem in the coming years, according to a New York Federal Reserve report Monday that showed the three-year outlook at a … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Whirlwind week Stocks nearly recovered to break even last week after a rout on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.04% and 0.18%, respectively. A weak … Read more