Square loses head of payments to Visa
Mary Kay Bowman, head of payments at Square is going to Visa to be new head of seller solutions, reporting to Chief Product Officer Jack Forestell. Visa announced the hire in a blog post Friday. Square’s shares went slightly negative,...
If the shutdown lasts two more weeks, the cost to the economy will exceed price of Trump’s wall
If the government shutdown lasts another two weeks, the total cost to the U.S. economy would exceed the price of building the proposed border wall. According to an estimate by S&P Global Ratings, it will only take another two weeks...
US consumer prices drop for the first time in nine months
U.S. consumer prices fell for the first time in nine months in December amid a plunge in the cost of gasoline, but underlying inflation pressures remained firm as rental housing and healthcare costs rose steadily. The Labor Department said on...
Trump could take billions from disaster areas to fund border wall
President Donald Trump has been briefed on a plan that would use the Army Corps of Engineers and a portion of $13.9 billion of Army Corps funding to build 315 miles of barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to three...
Corporates revisit options for reducing FX exposure
Hedging decisions usually boil down to a choice between options and forwards. In the past, many treasurers would have automatically opted for the latter, where cash flows were certain – or at least highly probable – but there are a...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledges unemployment benefits to furloughed federal workers
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged that California will provide unemployment insurance benefits for furloughed workers impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. “Let the word go forth: We’ll cover you, we’ll have your back,” the Democrat said...
Here’s how lost furloughed federal worker paychecks could weigh on the US economy
Federal workers furloughed by the ongoing partial government shutdown have been bearing the brunt of the political standoff between President Donald Trump and Congress over funding for a border wall. Those federal employees are feeling the squeeze on their wallets....
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Netflix, Activision Blizzard and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Netflix shares rose more than 1.5 percent after UBS upgraded the company to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $410. It said that after six months of under-performing,...
Goldman raises gold forecast for 2019 on recession fears, sees 10% gain
Goldman Sachs has found the safe haven gold more attractive after a volatile December. The bank on Thursday raised its gold forecasts to $1,325, $1,375 and $1,425 per troy ounce over the next three, six and 12 months, respectively, from...
Fed chief Jerome Powell says an extended government shutdown could start to show in economic data
A prolonged government shutdown could have a negative impact on the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday. “In the short term, government shutdowns don’t last very long. They typically have not left much a market on the...
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