In this article AFRM APT-AU The Klarna logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — Buy now, pay later services aren’t just popular among consumers. They’re also proving to be a hit with criminals. Fraudulent activity is on the rise at some of the largest buy now, pay
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Davie Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Erin Tompkins, who got her blood drawn from a Theranos device at a Walgreens in Arizona, said the test misdiagnosed her as
A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck during the company’s IPO outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Rivian’s blockbuster initial public offering last week pushed the total exit value for U.S. public-market listings this year
XiFotos | E+ | Getty Images Millions of Americans are quitting and finding new jobs as the pandemic-fueled “Great Resignation” continues. Many are probably leaving retirement plans with thousands of dollars behind. More than 25 million people who switched jobs between 2004 and 2014 left one or more employer-sponsored retirement accounts at their former
In this article 136-HK 3333-HK An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Bobby Yip | Reuters BEIJING — Indebted property developer China Evergrande is set to raise about $273 million by selling its remaining shares in film production and streaming company HengTen Networks, according to a filing released
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In this article WMT CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he’s looking to buy additional Walmart shares after the big-box retailer’s stock declined following its third-quarter earnings report. Although Walmart beat Wall Street’s expectations on per-share earnings and quarterly revenue, the “Mad Money” host said institutional investors are likely focusing on the company’s declining margins, leading
In this article NVDA Nvidia stock rose over 3% after the reported earnings on Wednesday for its third fiscal quarter that beat expectations for both earnings and sales. The company also issued a bullish forecast for revenue in the current quarter ending in January. Here’s how it did versus Refinitiv consensus expectations for the quarter
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading after the major averages pulled back, albeit close to records, on Wednesday. Dow futures fell just 20 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.05% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.14%. Nvidia shares popped in extended trading after beating on the top and bottom lines of its quarterly results.
(Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Private equity is one of the few asset classes that’s been able to outperform even public equities during the bull market. And the sector is reaping the benefits of that outperformance with 529 firms in the space raising an aggregate equity volume of $1.4 trillion over a
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images Retirees are coming out of retirement, and that’s a good sign for the labor market. Early retirements among older Americans were among the many labor distortions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to economists, as health risks and other factors led many to leave their jobs. But there’s
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that prices had risen 6.2 percent in the year up to October 2021, the fastest rate since 1990. The persistently high inflation in recent months has made some lawmakers question the need for additional deficit spending, In the short term, the Build Back Better Act (BBBA)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes her face protection mask off as she arrives for the National Integration Summit at the Chancellery in Berlin, on October 19, 2020. FABRIZIO BENSCH | AFP | Getty Images Germany’s Angela Merkel has described the Covid-19 situation in her country as “dramatic,” as the outgoing chancellor considers how to deal
In this article LOW A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s beat analysts’ expectations for fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as the company got a bump in business from home professionals and
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate Veterans Day at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Arlington, Virginia on November 11, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into behavior from energy companies as prices
In this article WMT TGT CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Target, like Walmart a day earlier, should not be trading lower because the big-box retailer’s quarterly results on Wednesday were “terrific.” “It is just a conundrum to see Target down $12 [or roughly 5%],” Cramer said, referring to the stock’s premarket decline at the end of
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images As investors flock to municipal bonds, also known as muni bonds, the tax-free interest may trigger a costly surprise for higher-income retirees. There’s been record demand for U.S. municipal bond funds in 2021, with an estimated $85.36 billion in net inflows through September, according to Refinitiv Lipper data.
Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Rising mortgage interest rates continue to take their toll on demand, especially in the refinance market. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.8% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage
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Police officers monitor compliance with the lockdown in Innsbruck during the first day of a nationwide lockdown for people not yet vaccinated against the Covid-19. Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images Austria has imposed fresh lockdown measures on around 2 million unvaccinated people, with individuals facing fines if they fail to comply with the rules. Those