Gen Z habit helps Schoolies fight back against nightmare $5,000 …
4 days ago · The teenagers paid $4,100 to stay at the Gold Coast Airbnb for a week to celebrate the end of their schooling. · Source: A Current Affair A group of schoolies are fighting back after being hit with a nearly $5,000 bill for damages to a Gold Coast Airbnb.The teenagers claim they were wrongly charged and were "taken advantage of" because of their young age.
Walmart defends pullback on DEI while investors and leaders …
4 days ago · Walmart's pullback on diversity, equity, and inclusion, commonly referred to as DEI, could ripple across the industry as other companies reassess their efforts amid conservative backlash.DEI became widely adopted in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, but the concept dates back further. Now, America's largest employer — and Yahoo Finance's 2024 …
Jerome Powell makes clear the Fed is already thinking about life …
4 days ago · In 2017 then-President Donald Trump speaks as he announces Jerome Powell as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) · Drew Angerer via Getty Images This mix of planning but not yet necessarily reacting is one that many experts, including at least one former regional Fed president, expected.
The final Fed meeting of 2024 awaits: What to know this week
6 days ago · The stock market rally has stalled as the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year approaches.. In the past week, the Nasdaq Composite was the only of the three major indexes to post a weekly gain, closing up more than 0.3%.Meanwhile, the S&P 500 fell about 0.6%, while a decline in healthcare stocks weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (), which slid nearly …
The breakthrough AI chip
4 days ago · That hot demand for Blackwell and the 170% surge in Nvidia shares is what led Yahoo Finance to name the chip its 2024 Product of the Year. Read more: Here's why Walmart won the 2024 Yahoo Finance Company of the Year award “Technically, Blackwell is a beast,” Matt Kimball, an analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, told Yahoo Finance in an email.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide ahead of Fed …
5 days ago · The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed as much as 4.42%, its highest in over three weeks, amid rising bets on the Fed turning cautious for next year.In the meantime, investors assessed a November reading on retail sales for insight into the health of the consumer and the economy. Sales rose 0.7%, faster than the 0.6% month-on-month gain expected, amid strong …
Why CEOs are sucking up to Trump - Yahoo Finance
6 days ago · Influence, for sure. Trump arrived on the political scene in 2016 as a maverick many people thought would quickly flame out. His first term was an experiment in disruption, with many of Trump’s most controversial actions blocked by courts or left unfulfilled in a conflicted Congress.Had Trump lost in 2024, corporate America would have happily reverted to business …
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq clobbered as Fed, …
4 days ago · Rate-sensitive areas of the market sold off throughout the afternoon. The small-cap Russell 2000 index fell roughly 4%.Meanwhile, Real Estate was among the worst performers in the S&P 500 also falling almost 4%.Meanwhile, the Dow has been on its longest losing streak in nearly a half-century, spoiling the mood of what has been a near-universal rip-roaring rally in …
GM investors plug into electrified growth story amid uncertain road
5 days ago · Shares of GM charged to a 47% advance this year, outperforming the 14% drop for rival Ford (), which has struggled on product quality, and above the S&P 500's 26% gain."I really felt validation for the team on how well received each of our EVs were," Barra, sporting her trademark black leather jacket, said when asked what has surprised her about the year.
How much will my HECS debt go down? - Yahoo Finance
6 days ago · The ATO has encouraged people to check their HECS debt balance, after the government's indexation changes were applied. · Source: Yahoo Finance/Getty Aussies have been urged to log into their Australian Taxation Office (ATO) accounts and check their HECS debts.The government's student loan indexation changes have officially kicked in and credits …