Abortion foes’ lawsuit settled with National Archives over clothes ban

Abortion foes’ lawsuit settled with National Archives over clothes ban

The National Archives Building – Washington DC, USA. Hisham Ibrahim | Photodisc | Getty Images Several abortion opponents who were ordered to remove or cover clothing with “pro-life” messages during a visit to the National Archives Museum have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the federal agency, a new court filing says. The settlement, which … Read more

GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

DETROIT – General Motors has cut the size of its Buick dealership network roughly in half in the U.S. through an ongoing voluntary buyout program, an executive told CNBC. The 1,000-store reduction aims to increase the amount of sales per location, or throughput, and profits at the remaining dealers, according to Duncan Aldred, global head … Read more

Shippers divert $35 billion in cargo from Red Sea

Shippers divert  billion in cargo from Red Sea

Loaded containers stacked on top of a cargo ship sailing in a canal on Janvier 20, 2017 in Suez Canal, Red sea, Egypt.  Camille Delbos | Corbis News | Getty Images So far, shippers have diverted about more than $30 billion worth of cargo away from the Red Sea as they face the threat of … Read more

Affirm stock pops more than 15% on expanded Walmart partnership

Affirm stock pops more than 15% on expanded Walmart partnership

Customers shop at a Walmart store in Chicago on May 18, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Affirm stock popped more than 15% Tuesday after the company announced it is expanding its partnership with Walmart to self-checkout kiosks in more than 4,500 of the retailer’s U.S. stores. Affirm shares have soared over 400% this year, … Read more

Our top 5 stocks from mid-November until the eve of December’s Monthly Meeting

Our top 5 stocks from mid-November until the eve of December’s Monthly Meeting

U.S. stocks have been trending higher since the Investing Club’s November Monthly Meeting as markets celebrate signs of cooling inflation and a seemingly less hawkish Federal Reserve . Watch our December Monthly Meeting at live noon ET and later on video. The S & P 500 has jumped 5.2% since the market close on the … Read more

2024 expectations for Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound

2024 expectations for Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound

George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will bring more change to the evolving market.  The drugs skyrocketed in popularity in 2023 as they helped patients shed significant weight, despite hefty price tags, mixed insurance coverage and a handful of unpleasant side effects.  … Read more

U.S. expands Red Sea defense as Houthis disrupt trade

U.S. expands Red Sea defense as Houthis disrupt trade

Mock drones and missiles are displayed at a square on December 07, 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images U.S. officials on Monday expanded a multinational maritime force in the Red Sea to defend against escalating attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which have impeded international shipping routes. “The recent escalation in reckless … Read more

Tesla to raise pay rate for hourly Nevada Gigafactory workers in Jan.

Tesla to raise pay rate for hourly Nevada Gigafactory workers in Jan.

Tesla has informed workers at its battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, that some set-rate hourly workers there will see pay increases around 10% starting in early January 2024. According to internal materials seen by CNBC, and workers at the plant who were informed of “cost of living adjustments,” Tesla will bump hourly workers from $20 … Read more

Maersk, MSC suspend Red Sea route amid Houthi attacks

Maersk, MSC suspend Red Sea route amid Houthi attacks

An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices traded marginally higher Tuesday as tankers shun the Red Sea on the back of heightened attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants which have disrupted international … Read more

Banks close record number of branches in 2021, led by Wells Fargo

A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market … Read more