Why is a WNBA Finals game starting at 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday? Everything to know as Dream blame the league
It took a lot of moving parts for a potential championship-deciding game to be played on a weekday afternoon
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Apple Unveils Its First-Ever Touchscreen MacBook Pro. Should Investors Be Concerned About the $2,899 Price Tag?
Key PointsTouch adds $400 (16% on the 14-inch) to the same-chip MacBook Pro, and every cheaper Mac stays on sale.
Apple Unveils Its First-Ever Touchscreen MacBook Pro. Should Investors Be Concerned About the $2,899 Price Tag?
Key PointsTouch adds $400 (16% on the 14-inch) to the same-chip MacBook Pro, and every cheaper Mac stays on sale.
Apple Unveils Its First-Ever Touchscreen MacBook Pro. Should Investors Be Concerned About the $2,899 Price Tag?
Key PointsTouch adds $400 (16% on the 14-inch) to the same-chip MacBook Pro, and every cheaper Mac stays on sale.
Beyond the Ticker: Why Companies Are Choosing Nasdaq
A listing venue should deliver more than a place for a ticker. It should help a company succeed as a public company through market quality and liquidity, technology, investor intelligence, visibility, advocacy and support throughout its public-company journey.
Beyond the Ticker: Why Companies Are Choosing Nasdaq
A generation ago, the choice of where to list was closely tied to where a company’s peers and sector traded. But as U.S. market structure evolved, that relationship fundamentally changed.
Today, a company’s shares can trade across multiple venues throughout the day, with orders routed across the market in search of the best available price, regardless of where the stock is listed.
That evolution has changed the question companies should ask when choosing a listing venue. It is no longer simply, “Where should our stock trade?” Increasingly, it is, “Who do we want as our partner in the public markets?”
The answer matters. A listing venue should deliver more than a place for a ticker. It should help a company succeed as a public company through market quality and liquidity, technology, investor intelligence, visibility, advocacy and support throughout its public-company journey.
Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’
Possible candidate to run World Economic Forum departs ECB nine months early, saying she wants to speak her mind about world affairs
Christine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, has said she is stepping down nine months early to speak her mind about world affairs and confront the “misrepresentation of the truth”.
Ending months of speculation about her future at the European Central Bank, Lagarde said she would quit her role as president in March rather than October next year because the rules of neutrality that governed her job prevented her from influencing debate about financial and economics affairs.
Continue reading...The ETF Graveyard: Closures in Leveraged ETFs, Metaverse and ESGs
While the industry is on track for its highest number of launches, a more sobering threshold is in sight as well.
Corn Posts Modest Wednesday Bounce as Ethanol Output Improves
Corn futures saw steady to 3 cent higher trade across most contracts on Wednesday, as futures got a midweek bounce. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 3/4 cents at $4.13 1/4. The average close for December corn futures in October has been $4.78, as there are...
Dollar Falls Back After FOMC Results Have a Dovish Tint
The dollar index (DXY00 ) traded higher in the morning but fell after the FOMC outcome, ending the day -0.22% lower. The FOMC left its federal funds rate target unchanged at 3.75-4.00% by a vote of 10-2, with two FOMC members (Cook and Hammack) dissenting and favoring a rate hike....
Union in plea to save Poundland from administration, with 12,000 jobs at risk
Owner Gordon Brothers files notice of intent to begin process after rejecting management-backed rescue bid
The shop workers’ union Usdaw has urged Poundland’s owners to reconsider a decision to prepare the budget chain for administration, putting up to 12,000 jobs at risk.
Gordon Brothers filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators to Poundland at the high court on Thursday, with the advisory firm AlixPartners lined up to run the process.
Continue reading...Sources: Situational Awareness is pitching clients to invest in Fluidstack alongside it in a round that values the neocloud at $40B, up from $18B in September (Bloomberg)
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Sources: Situational Awareness is pitching clients to invest in Fluidstack alongside it in a round that values the neocloud at $40B, up from $18B in September — Situational Awareness is raising money from its investors to plow into neocloud startup Fluidstack Ltd., just three months …
Constellation Energy's Nuclear Expansion Gets a $5 Billion Opening, Not a Guarantee
Technology companies are steadily building large data centers to support artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This infrastructure requires uninterrupted power that wind and solar alone struggle to provide without extensive battery storage. The physical economy is shifting
WM Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Healthcare Gains and Volume Pressure
WM's healthcare EBITDA increases 33% and nine-month free cash flow jumps more than 42%, but slowing waste volumes and fuel costs test margins as 2026 guidance holds.
EQT and Range Resources Are Merging: Is It Time to Buy the New U.S. Natural Gas Titan?
Key PointsRange will give EQT more liquids-rich natural gas.
2026-27 college basketball predictions: National title odds, conference winners, sleeper picks
Duke and Florida enter the 2026-27 season as the favorites to win the 2027 national title
DOJ unveils ‘Operation Ghostbusters’ crackdown on massive student aid fraud ring
Federal officials announce indictments and crypto seizures targeting an international scheme that used stolen identities and AI to siphon hundreds of millions in college aid.
The neocloud shakeout is coming, and even the neoclouds seem to know it
Debt, rate hikes, and jittery lenders: why the AI cloud boom is heading for a shakeout.
Thursday's ETF Movers: XAR, IGV
In trading on Thursday, the State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Ftai Aviation, up about 14.9% and shares of Textron, up about 14.7% on t
Thursday's ETF Movers: XAR, IGV
In trading on Thursday, the State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Ftai Aviation, up about 14.9% and shares of Textron, up about 14.7% on t