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Oil futures settled Thursday at their highest in two weeks, supported by signs of improving demand in the U.S. and improving economic data out of China. Hot inflation readings, however, stoked expectations that global central banks will continue to tighten monetary policy aggressively, possibly setting the stage for a later economic downturn that could eventually
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London Stock Exchange Group PLC LSEG, -2.42% said Thursday that pretax profit for 2022 rose on the back of lower costs and supported by positive progress across all divisions, and raised its dividend. The FTSE 100 stock-exchange and financial-information company reported a pretax profit of 1.24 billion pounds ($1.49 billion) compared with GBP894 million in
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Snowflake Inc. is well positioned to beat expectations on product revenue for the latest quarter, according to some Wall Street analysts, but all eyes will be on the company’s outlook. After Snowflake’s SNOW, +0.34% management gave an initial forecast for 47% growth in fiscal 2024 product revenue on the company’s last earnings call in late
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Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) and right-hand man to Warren Buffett at the company, made declarations that might alarm some of Walt Disney’s (NYSE:DIS) investors. Yet, there’s no need to panic-sell DIS stock now. It could run higher during the next few years and reward loyal investors with share-price appreciation and dividend
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Dear Quentin, I read one of your recent letters from a public-school teacher whose boyfriend wanted half the cost of a vacation when they broke up. He works on Wall Street.  This brought to mind my ex demanding that I pay half of our daughter’s uncovered medical bill. He was making about three times what
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At first glance, it might look like Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock offers a good value and dividends combo. Don’t fall headfirst into a value trap, however. Now is a time to exercise prudence as, despite the company’s foray into the cloud, Dell is likely to continue struggling amid a weak personal computer (PC) market. Dell
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Dear Quentin, I have an adult son who is 27 years old and works in the tech industry. I love my son, but he is not disciplined when it comes to money. He has been living in an 800-square-foot apartment in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. Buying a place on his
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When it comes to Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) and competition, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) may be what first comes to mind. Yet while many investors are buying RIVN stock in the hopes it is the next TSLA stock, the electric vehicle market leader isn’t this company’s main competitive threat. Rather, that honor belongs to incumbent automaker Ford (NYSE:F),
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The stock market is ending February on a decidedly wobbly note, raising doubts about the durability of an early 2023 rally. Blame stronger-than-expected economic data and hotter-than-expected inflation readings that have forced investors to again rethink their expectations around how high the Federal Reserve will drive interest rates. “The idea that equity markets would experience a
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In a replay of the Obama years, House Republicans are demanding spending cuts to raise the national debt ceiling and President Joe Biden isn’t inclined to negotiate. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making unnecessary ruminations about a federal default if the limit is not raised. Across cycles of expansion, macroeconomic crises and recession, the national debt grows more rapidly than
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