Associated Press Court fight looms as questions swirl over Trump’s finances Questions about Donald Trump’s business practices are piling up. New York’s attorney general will go to court Thursday seeking to enforce a subpoena for Trump’s testimony in a civil investigation she says uncovered evidence his company used “fraudulent or misleading” valuations of golf clubs, skyscrapers and other properties to get loans and tax benefits. The hearing, before state Judge Arthur Engoron in… Source link
Read More »Auburn jumps Gonzaga to claim first-ever No. 1 ranking
Finally, Auburn is on top of the men’s college basketball world. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers jumped past Gonzaga to claim the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll on Monday, which marked the first time in history Auburn has held the top ranking in the country. “The No. 1 ranking matters because it’s historical. I’m very happy for Auburn,” Pearl said, via The Associated Press. “I’m very happy for my coaches and our players to have been able to achieve that. That said, we… Source link
Read More »Google U.S. lobbying jumps 27% as lawmakers aim to rein in Big Tech
The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google reported 27% higher U.S. lobbying expenditures for 2021 compared to 2020, spending $9.6 million for the year, according to the Senate lobbying disclosure database. That’s far below the more than $20 million it spent in 2018 but more than the $7.53 million that went to lobbying in 2020. Google spent… Source link
Read More »Activision Blizzard stock jumps 25% on Microsoft takeover news
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) shares closed 25% higher on Tuesday after Microsoft (MSFT) announced it will acquire the video game publisher for $95 per share. The deal, valued at $68.7 billion is Microsoft’s largest takeover ever. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent (TCEHY) and Sony (SONY), according to the tech giant. The deal illustrates another consolidation move within the gaming industry — and massive bet… Source link
Read More »US inflation jumps 6.8% in November — fastest rate in 39 years 1982
U.S. consumer prices rose at the fastest clip in nearly four decades last month, underscoring the persistently elevated inflationary pressures in the recovering economy. The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed by 6.8% in November compared to last year, marking the fastest annual increase since June 1982. This rate matched consensus economists’ estimates, according to Bloomberg data, but accelerated compared to the 6.2% year-over-year rate from the prior month. Even… Source link
Read More »Stock futures open mixed, Nvidia jumps after earnings
Stock futures opened mixed Wednesday evening after dropping during the regular trading day, with investors giving back some gains as jitters over inflation remained and overshadowed the latest batch of solid corporate earnings results. Contracts on the S&P 500 were flat as the overnight session kicked off. Though the index ended Wednesday’s session lower, it remained up by 1.8% for November to date, and was less than 0.7% below its all-time intraday high. Nvidia (NVDA) shares jumped in… Source link
Read More »US STOCKS-Wall St jumps as earnings, economic data lift optimism
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Technology stocks rally * Big banks rise as profits beat forecasts * UnitedHealth jumps on strong results * Indexes up: Dow 1.6%, S&P 500 1.7%, Nasdaq 1.8% (New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments adds dateline, changes byline) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged on Thursday as companies including Bank of America and UnitedHealth… Source link
Read More »European markets tumble as Eurozone inflation jumps to 13-year high
‘Investors are now nervously eyeing October, and wondering perhaps if this could be the beginning of further weakness.’ Photo: Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images There was blood in the markets on Friday, as European stocks dragged lower after posting their first negative month since January. It came as Eurozone inflation hit its highest level in 13 years due to surging energy prices. According to Eurostat, headline inflation came in at 3.4% last month, the highest level since September 2008… Source link
Read More »Mastercard jumps in buy now, pay later space in a big way
As the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market heats up, Mastercard (MA) is jumping into the fray with a new product offering. The credit card giant announced on Tuesday “Mastercard Installments” for U.S., Australian, and UK markets, offering consumers a 0% interest, pay-in-four-installments model that’s similar to the rest of the BNPL players in the industry. As more established companies like Mastercard get into this space, by launching new products, through partnerships, or via acquisitions, “we… Source link
Read More »Nvidia Q2 revenue jumps 68% on strength of gaming and data center businesses
Nvidia (NVDA) reported its fiscal Q2 2022 earnings after the bell on Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations on the back of the continued growth of the company’s important data center and gaming segments, driving revenue up a whopping 68% year-over-year for the quarter. Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what analysts were expecting, as compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue: $6.51 billion versus $6.33 billion expected EPS: $1.04 versus $1.01 expected Data Center:… Source link
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