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Barron’s picks lagged benchmarks in 2023 as it fell short of the megacap milestone
Leland Bobbe/Stone via Getty Images Barron’s 2023 portfolio of 77 recommended stocks had an average total return of 9.9%, lower than their respective benchmarks which returned 12.7%. In its article…
Stock investors worry that a “no-landing” economy could cause problems. What’s next?.
As the U.S. stock market prices in a “soft landing” scenario for the economy, January’s bumper jobs report, relatively strong corporate earnings and comments from Federal Reserve Jerome Powell over…
Republican candidate Trump says US must impose tariffs on China By Reuters
©Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally ahead of the Republican caucus in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ronda…
The Biden administration has focused on food prices as the FTC evaluates the Albertsons/Kroger deal
Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images The Biden administration is focused on supermarket prices and wants food retailers to lower prices on household essentials. “There are…
Just in time for the Grammys, here’s a whiskey from country star Chris Stapleton
The bottle Traveler Whiskey, $39.99 The backstory It’s the big Grammy Awards weekend. So here at Weekend Sip, this naturally makes us think of the many artists and groups, from…
Taylor Swift chases album of the year record at female-focused Grammys By Reuters
2/2 ©Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift attends the premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni 2/2 By Lisa Richwine LOS…
Snap has started a new round of layoffs – report
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Hurried (NYSE: SNAP) laid off dozens of employees on Friday, according to a report from Business Insider. The report cites two people familiar with the…
How these strong jobs data could weaken Biden’s reelection prospects
President Joe Biden released a statement Friday celebrating the latest report on the jobs explosion. They showed “another month of strong wage gains and job gains of more than 350,000…
Namibian President Hage Geingob, 82, dies after cancer diagnosis From Reuters
©Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia, speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo By Tim…