Tag: Breaking News: Markets

2024-10-25

Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending more than 5-week strike

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Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 attend a rally at their union hall during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Washington, U.S. October 15, 2024.  David Ryder | Reuters Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than…

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2024-10-24

10-year Treasury yield climbs to 4.25%

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The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose again Wednesday as traders digested the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials on the trajectory of interest rate cuts. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose more than three basis points to about 4.24. At its session high, the benchmark rate traded at 4.26%, reaching its highest level since July 26. That move comes…

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2024-10-23

Market reckoning on spending is coming after election

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is raising alarms about the U.S. government’s current fiscal deficit and the increased spending promised by both presidential candidates, saying the bond market may force the government’s hand after the election in addressing it. “We are going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing with our spending issues,”…

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2024-10-20

Procter & Gamble (PG) Q1 2025 earnings

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Procter & Gamble on Friday reported weaker-than-expected revenue as lower demand in China again weighed on its sales. The company’s organic sales in Greater China, its second-largest market, fell 15% in the fiscal first quarter. As home prices drop and jobless rates rise in the country, shoppers have pulled back their spending, hurting P&G’s sales for shampoo, diapers and…

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2024-10-19

Netflix rose 11% after third-quarter earnings beat

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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings attends a red carpet for the Netflix launch at Palazzo Del Ghiaccio on October 22, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Jacopo Raule | Getty Images Netflix shares closed up 11% on Friday after the media streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. The company on Thursday reported earnings per share of $5.40 for…

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2024-10-18

Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip

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Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy that is now getting a boost from the Federal Reserve, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, up from the unrevised 0.1% gain in August and better than the 0.3% Dow Jones forecast, according to the advance report. Excluding autos, sales…

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2024-10-17

United Airlines (UAL) 3Q 2024 earnings

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A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on Aug. 24, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines said Tuesday that it is starting a $1.5 billion share buyback as the carrier reported higher-than-expected earnings for the busy summer travel season and forecast higher airfares into 2025. United…

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