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U.S. stocks fell lower Thursday as Wall Street reeled from assertions by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that hopes for a policy pivot were “premature” after the central bank delivered a fourth consecutive interest rate hike of 75 basis points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) sank 1.1% after the index plunged 2.5% in the previous session, its worst loss on a Fed day since January 2021, per Bloomberg data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 150 points, or 0.5%, and the technology-focused… Source link

Shopify’s stock fell as much as 19 per cent following the release of fourth quarter results on Wednesday. Shopify’s stock plummeted as much as 19 per cent on Wednesday as the company forecast slower growth in 2022 due in part to inflation concerns. The e-commerce company says it expects revenue growth in 2022 to be lower than the 57 per cent growth it achieved in 2021, a year that saw Shopify’s stock hit a high of $1,762.92 last November as it held the position of most valuable company in… Source link

On Friday a flight-enthusiast passenger noticed that a Spirit Airlines (SAVE) plane that had taken off a few spots ahead of his United plane (UAL) from the Houston airport was now well him, according to a flight tracker. The passenger, who is also a licensed flight dispatcher, guessed that the Spirit flight was likely flying slower to save money, like a frugal driver on the highway. (Fuel economy usually decreases at 50mph according to the DOE.) This interesting observation exposed an open… Source link

In the second quarter, Facebook reported 10% growth in ad revenue while Google’s declined. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The headwinds of Covid-19’s economic impact in the second quarter were strong enough to slow down even the ad-funded tech giants. In its second-quarter results released today, Facebook reported $18.7 billion in revenue, an increase of 11% despite the slowdown of advertising spend as… Source link