Month: August 2019

Google had its IPO 15 years ago, and it was a big deal for a couple of reasons. First of all, Google’s IPO was a glimmer of hope after the dotcom bust. And Google was trying to reinvent the IPO by making it more transparent, using a process called a Dutch Auction. Today, the IPO
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Elsa Hosk, Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo, and Candice Swanepoel pose during the finale of the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Pier 94 on November 8, 2018 in New York City. Taylor Hill | FilmMagic | Getty Images Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret dragged on parent company L Brands‘s second-quarter earnings, which topped analysts’ expectations on profit while
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Pedestrians pass in front of Gap Inc. and Old Navy Inc. stores in the Times Square area of New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gap Inc.‘s second-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ expectations in what the apparel retailer’s CEO called a “challenging environment,” the company announced on Thursday.  Its shares initially slid
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Toll Brothers reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on higher home prices, but its shares fell as orders declined, hinting at weaker demand for new homes. Slowing economic growth and recent stock market volatility, triggered by an escalating U.S.-China trade war, have made some Chinese buyers more cautious about investing in the U.S. property market, potentially
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Federal Reserve officials who voted to lower interest rates three weeks ago agreed that the move shouldn’t be viewed as an indication that there is a “pre-set course” for future cuts, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. The summary indicated that policymakers viewed the move as a “mid-cycle adjustment,” an expression Chairman Jerome Powell used
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Reserve’s two-day Federal Open Market Committee Meeting in Washington, July 31, 2019. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Federal Reserve members worried over future growth are highly concerned about the U.S.-China tariff battle, citing the issue multiple times during discussions at the central bank’s July
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Pedestrians walk past a Nordstrom Inc. store. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nordstrom‘s stock soared by more than 17% after the company released a mixed earnings report that showed weakening sales, but handily beat Wall Street profit estimates.  Here’s how the company did, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, according to Refinitiv
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London’s Old Street roundabout, often dubbed “Silicon Roundabout.” Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images British technology start-ups have attracted more foreign investment since the start of the year than they did throughout all of 2018, according to fresh figures published Wednesday. U.S. and Asian venture capital investors poured $3.7 billion into U.K. tech companies
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Timothy A. Clary | Getty Images Another former J.P. Morgan precious metals trader pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges of manipulating the precious metals markets for nine years marking the latest in the Justice Department’s crackdown in the commodities markets. Christian Trunz, 34 of London is cooperating with an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the Justice
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Hero Images | Getty Images This isn’t your mother’s or grandmother’s retirement. If you’re a woman in your 50s, the chances are greater than ever that you’re not married, either because you’re divorced or because you’ve never walked down the aisle. That’s according to a recent study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston
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