Here’s what Robinhood executives allegedly said internally at the height of the GameStop short squeeze
Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood, in his office on July 15, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Robinhood executives had a lot to talk about the week Reddit users were...
Retailers bid farewell to layaway, as shoppers embrace buy now, pay later options
Supply chains are snarled and manufacturing is constrained. For weeks, headlines have been telegraphing a clear message to shoppers: This holiday season shop early. In years past, early bird shoppers may have turned to layaway plans to reserve holiday gifts...
Evidence still missing that end of extra unemployment pushed people back to work
A person reads a list of employers as they attend a job fair at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 9, 2021, in Inglewood, California. PATRICK T. FALLON | AFP | Getty Images There remains little evidence that states successfully nudged people...
Costco, Nike and FedEx are warning there’s more inflation set to hit consumers as holidays approach
A worker wearing a protective mask removes rotisserie chicken from skewers inside a Costco store in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shipping bottlenecks that have led to rising freight...
New rules for investing in China: Lessons from Beijing’s education crackdown
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi offers cars for guests of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017 (World Economic Forum’s Summer Davos session) on June 27, 2017, in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, says tapering of bond buying coming ‘soon’
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held benchmark interest rates near zero but indicated that rate hikes could be coming sooner than expected, and it significantly cut its economic outlook for this year. Along with those largely expected moves, officials on...
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Darden Restaurants, BlackBerry, Salesforce and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Darden Restaurants (DRI) — The Olive Garden parent reported earnings of $1.76 per share, higher than the $1.64-per-share forecast. The restaurant company also reported same-store sales that rose 47.5%, topping estimates....
Stock futures are flat after Dow, S&P snap 4-day losing streak following Fed decision
U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates unchanged, while indicating no immediate intention of removing stimulus policies. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained...
Existing home sales fall 2% as first-time buyers are priced out
Sales of previously owned homes declined 2% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.88 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 1.5% lower than August 2020 for the first annual decline...
Jamie Dimon warns it’s possible the Fed could be forced into a sharp move next year
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon looks on during the inauguration of the new French headquarters of US’ JP Morgan bank on June 29, 2021 in Paris. Michel Euler | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned investors that the...