U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the Dow dropping more than 300 points, as strong jobs data and hawkish Fed commentary signaled more aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes to Read more
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U.S job openings stay high at 10.5 million and show labor market still very strong
The numbers: Job openings in the U.S. fell slightly to 10.46 million in November, but workers were still quitting in droves in a sign the labor market remains quite strong — Read more
U.S. stocks log biggest jump in almost 2 weeks on strong earnings, consumer sentiment
U.S. stocks cemented their biggest daily advance in almost two weeks on Wednesday as investors reacted to optimistic earnings from Nike Inc. and FedEx Corp., along with a surprisingly strong Read more
Lufthansa raises 2022 outlook on strong air travel demand
Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Tuesday raised its earnings outlook for 2022 on strong demand for air travel, and said that its earnings performance in October and November exceeded expectations. The Read more
U.S. stocks book worst day in about a month after strong services data puts Fed hikes back in focus
U.S. stock indexes posted their worst day in nearly a month on Monday as hotter-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve will hike interest Read more
U.S. job openings fall to 10.3 million — but labor market still too strong for the Fed
The numbers: Job openings in the U.S. fell to 10.3 million in October in another sign the labor market is cooling off as the economy softens. But it doesn’t appear to Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech updated booster shows strong results against new omicron sublineages in fresh analysis of data
A fresh analysis of data on the immune response generated by the bivalent COVID-19 booster showed strong results against the newer omicron sublineages, Pfizer and German partner BioNTech said Friday. Read more
Cisco’s stock rises on strong quarterly sales, guidance
Cisco Systems Inc.’s stock rose in extended trading Wednesday after the networking-technology company delivered better-than-expected numbers on the top and bottom line, and offered encouraging guidance. Cisco CSCO, -1.14% reported Read more
Retail sales rose 1.3% in October as U.S. consumer spending remained strong
Retail sales rose 1.3% in October as U.S. consumer spending remained strong
Daimler Truck sees higher revenue, boosted by strong sales, price increases
Daimler Truck Holding AG on Friday said revenue increased in the third quarter, boosted by strong vehicle sales and higher prices. The German commercial-vehicles maker DTG, +2.52% said revenue rose Read more