Friday, 6 November 2026
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anna Paulson said Thursday that she and her colleagues may need to raise interest rates further to bring inflation back to target.
The jump in Treasury yields this week is delivering a reality check about a strong economy, stubborn inflation, and the growing cost of the national debt.
When you think of Bill Ackman, you think of one of the most influential investors of all time. But a decade ago, Bill’s hedge fund Pershing Square looked like it might be on the brink of collapse. Ackman faced almost $4…
Cotton prices are up 47 to 75 points on Thursday AM trade. Futures saw gains of 2 to 36 points across most contracts on Wednesday, with thinly traded October down 78 points. Crude oil was up $2.19 per barrel on the sess…
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Qnity Electronics is now the #72 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.
MFA Financial announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 30, 2026, to common stockholders of record on O…
Oracle shares fell 5% on Thursday following news that the company sent a "force majeure" notice tied to its New Mexico data center project to protect itself from higher expenses.
The S&P 500 enters 2026 with strong momentum, but the outlook is no longer as straightforward as it was during the earlier phase of the bull market. Investors are now weighing several powerful forces at the same time: r…
Trump greeted China's Xi at Joint Base Andrews, his first time traveling to the facility to welcome a foreign leader.
International arbitration stands at the threshold of another profound inflection point—one beyond artificial intelligence (“AI”). Even as practitioners and institutions grapple with the current and future implications o…
Chinese confirmation of the AI discussions came just hours before President Xi Jinping was scheduled to begin talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Meta has spent much of the past decade trying to convince investors that the next computing platform was just around the corner. First came the metaverse, then virtual reality, then smart glasses, and through it all a c…
The biggest business groups in the U.S. warned President Trump against a diesel export ban this week, saying in a joint letter that such an action would prove counterproductive and raise fuel prices rather than lower th…
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Starbucks will close about 1% of its North American cafes in the latest stage of its turnaround.
Treasury yields were trading near multidecade highs Thursday, as investor bets on another rate hike from the Federal Reserve mounted.
Intel Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer products and technologies. It delivers computer, networking, data storage, and communications platforms. The firm operates through the following segme…
Last week, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.42%) and broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.36%) soared to fresh all-time highs. Meanwhile, the innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.53%) reached uncharte…
Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that narrowly missed analysts' expectations as same-store sales growth at Olive Garden slows.
Next has a glowing reputation among investors, thanks to its record of beating market forecasts and defying economic gloom. Shareholders will be hoping for more good news in its half-year trading update in August.
Fintel reports that on September 22, 2026, BNP PARIBAS upgraded their outlook for K+S Aktiengesellschaft - Depositary Receipt (OTCPK:KPLUY) (DB:SDF1) from Underperform to Outperform.