Month: August 2019

Purdue University Michael Hickey/Getty Images Venture capitalists, colleges and politicians are working to make income sharing agreements the norm on campuses. Consumer advocates are sounding the alarm. Under these types of agreements, students forfeit a slice of their future income in exchange for money to pay for college. The contracts are often framed as a
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In this photo illustration, a visual representation of a cryptocurrency sits on display in front of a Facebook logo. Chesnot | Getty Images Some original investors in Facebook’s digital currency project are considering leaving, the Financial Times reported Friday. Two Libra founders told the Financial Times they were worried about the regulatory spotlight that the
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said Friday that the global economy has deteriorated in the past month. “Obviously, the global economy has worsened since our July meeting,” Clarida told CNBC’s Steve Liesman on Friday from the Fed’s economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The global economy is slowing and there’s powerful disinflationary pressures.”
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An experimental patch designed to deliver cancer medications through the skin Source: M.I.T. An experimental patch designed to deliver cancer medications through the skin showed promise in mice and human skin samples, according to new research presented Sunday at the American Chemical Society conference in California, San Diego. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath speaks during a press conference in Washington D.C., on April 9, 2019. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The outlook for the global economy keeps getting bleaker, the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund said Friday. “As the year is progressing, it’s getting harder
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Lowe’s reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, sending its share surging by more than 7% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates: Adjusted earnings per share: $2.15, vs. $2.01 estimated Revenue: $20.99 billion, vs. $20.94 billion estimated Same store sales:
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Actor Ewan McGregor arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at the El Capitan Theatre on May 10, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images It’s official. Ewan McGregor will be reprising his iconic role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney’s streaming service Disney+. On Friday,
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David Koch, the billionaire, industrialist, philanthropist, political activist and onetime vice presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party, died Friday. He was 79. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David,” Charles Koch announced in a statement. “Anyone who worked with David surely experienced his giant personality and passion
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Back-to-school shopping at a Target store in West Hollywood, California. Joe Scarnici | Getty Images Target‘s second-quarter profit jumped 17%, beating Wall Street estimates and propelling the company to raise its outlook for the rest of the year, the company said Wednesday. CEO Brian Cornell said the company had “outstanding performance” during the first half
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A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Aug. 5, 2019. U.S. stocks plunged on Monday as investors worry that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened new tariffs on Chinese imports will worsen trade prospects. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 767.27 points, or 2.90 percent, to 25,717.74.
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Signage is displayed outside of the Cardinal Health Inc. headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Drug distributor Cardinal Health warned on Tuesday that its business could be hurt as it defends itself against several opioid-related lawsuits. Several pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, including Cardinal, have been named as defendants in about 2,500
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VMware reported a top-and-bottom line beat in its quarterly report Thursday, but it’s stock tanked as much as 7% in after-market trading. Investors frowned on the cloud software company’s move to acquire both Carbon Black and Pivotal Software at a grand enterprise value of $4.8 billion, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer took a contrarian. “I like the cloud security space
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