Author: super@dmin
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The Ratings Game: AT&T stock has its best week since 2000: ‘There is at least a plausible case for optimism’
Shares of AT&T Inc. recorded their best weekly performance since 2000 after the telecommunications company offered some reassurance to Wall Street with its latest earnings report.
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Market Extra: Here’s why gold has been a disaster this year despite geopolitical instability and stock market volatility
Gold has been a store of wealth for millennia and in more recent times the price of gold has tended to move inversely with equities and dollars, providing investors with some diversification in their portfolios.
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: Huntington Bancshares takes long view as other banks scramble on mortgages, auto loans and lower deposits
Huntington Bancshares increased deposits even as other banks’ deposits shrank and recession talk buzzes the financial sector, CFO tells MarketWatch.
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: ‘It really does have a profound impact’: Renters in these properties have seen prices jump by $400 since February 2020
‘If you think about what a renter could do with that $400, that really cuts into their expenses,’ an economist said.
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The Wall Street Journal: Apple’s design chief is leaving company three years after replacing Jony Ive
Apple Inc.’s head of industrial design is leaving the company, marking another significant loss in the department responsible for the iconic look and feel of its iPhones, Macs and other popular consumer products.
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Earnings Outlook: Apple earnings: What do the iPhone production reports really mean?
Apple Inc. executives said last quarter that they had yet to see economic pressures impact consumer demand for the iPhone, but investors are going to need more convincing this time around.
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Earnings Outlook: Amazon earnings: ‘The good news is the consumer is still spending. The bad news is they’re not spending on e-commerce.’
When Amazon.com Inc. reports third-quarter earnings, Wall Street will be wondering what the online retailer can do to bring more customers back.
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In One Chart: Here’s a breakdown of the $2 trillion in U.S. equity options that are expiring on Friday
U.S. stocks are rallying hard on Friday thanks to suggestions the Federal Reserve is contemplating shifting back to smaller interest-rate hikes after the November meeting, according a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming and comments by San Francisco Fed president Mary Daly.
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: Rents in these cities and states actually declined in September
Rental prices are starting to cool off, though they’re still up nationwide from last year.
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: How to avoid being scammed when you apply for student-loan forgiveness
The student-loan forgiveness application process is going ahead even as lawsuits challenge the Biden administration’s order.