Data-center and manufacturing booms credited as U.S. construction spending hits record high in October
Spending on construction projects rose 0.4% in October to $2.17 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
U.S. manufacturers post biggest increase in orders since spring, but slump is not over yet
A key barometer of U.S. factories rose to a five-month high in November, and new orders turned positive for the first time ...
Gap’s CEO gets praise for turnaround as retailer’s stock rises on analyst upgrade
Gap’s stock wins an upgrade to outperform from JPMorgan as an analyst praises CEO Richard Dickson’s “reinvigoration” of store ...
10 of Wall Street’s favorite dividend stocks for 2025 with yields of at least 4%
Short-term interest rates are still high enough for you to get a yield of more than 4% on a savings account. But stocks with ...
Bond funds attract another $5.8 billion in a blockbuster year for fixed-income inflows
U.S. bond funds pulled in another $5.8 billion during the Thanksgiving holiday week, a downshift from their four-week average ...
40 of the absolute best Cyber Monday deals you can get now
It’s officially Cyber Monday and there are a ton of sales at retailers such as Amazon, Wayfair, Walmart and many more. In ...
French stocks and bonds hit by no-confidence fears
French stocks and bonds were hit Monday on worries the country’s government may fall. The CAC 40 FR:PX1 fell 0.4% in late ...
Tesla’s stock gets a boost from awaited update to Full Self-Driving software
Shares of Tesla Inc. were starting December with a gain, as investors cheered the long-awaited update to electric-vehicle ...
‘Is the stock market reliable?’ I’m 65, retired and I own my own house. I have $300,000 to invest. What should I do with it?
At 65, you are retired and comfortable and have paid off your home. You’re in a good place. Buying a house is a long-term ...
Intel ousts CEO Gelsinger with stock down 61% during his tenure
Intel Corp. is making a change at the top with Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger out after less than four years. The company ...
Aecon Group Acquires Ainsworth Power Construction
Aecon Group has acquired electrical services and power systems company Ainsworth Power Construction for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian construction company said Monday that APC has over 80 employees ...
Senti Bio Shares Catapult After $37.6M Private Placement, Positive Phase 1 Trial
The South San Francisco, Calif.-based developer of cell and gene therapies said Monday that it inked a securities purchase agreement with certain investors for a private placement of 16,713 ...