Factory orders sink 3.6% on fewer Boeing contracts. U.S. business investment still weak.

Factory orders sink 3.6% on fewer Boeing contracts. U.S. business investment still weak.

Published: March 5, 2024 at 10:02 a.m. ET Story developing. Stay tuned for updates here. The numbers: U.S. factory orders fell 3.6% in January large due to fewer contracts for Boeing passenger planes, but there was not much sign of a broad revival among manufacturers. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a … Read more

What’s Ahead for the Stock Market and Economy in 2024? Roundtable Pros Weigh In.

What’s Ahead for the Stock Market and Economy in 2024? Roundtable Pros Weigh In.

It is always a stockpicker’s market. You just have to pick the right stocks. If you picked the so-called Magnificent Seven last year—a group of highflying, mostly tech stocks that powered the S&P 500 index to a 24% gain—you looked in the mirror and beheld a genius. This year, it might be wise to avoid … Read more

America's Food Giants Confront the Ozempic Era – The Wall Street Journal

America's Food Giants Confront the Ozempic Era – The Wall Street Journal

America’s Food Giants Confront the Ozempic Era  The Wall Street Journal Source link credite

Summit Materials to combine with Cementos Argos’ U.S. business in a cash and stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion

Summit Materials to combine with Cementos Argos’ U.S. business in a cash and stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion

Published: Sept. 7, 2023 at 7:38 a.m. ET Shares of Summit Materials Inc. SUM rallied 2.4% in premarket trading Thursday, after the cement maker announced an agreement to combine with Argos North America Corp. (Argos USA), the U.S. operations of Colombia-based Cementos Argos S.A. CMTOY CO:CEMARGOS in a cash and stock deal valued at about … Read more