Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Best Buy down on weak outlook Kohl’s slips on quarterly sales miss NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday and the S&P 500 snapped a five-session winning streak, with retailers down after some disappointing outlooks and technology shares falling. Indexes stayed lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed … Read more

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to … Read more

Apple co-founder Wozniak suffers possible stroke in Mexico -local media

Apple co-founder Wozniak suffers possible stroke in Mexico -local media

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, talks to people during a launch event in Cupertino, California, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights MEXICO CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday due to a possible stroke, Mexican media outlets reported, but a TMZ report … Read more

Estee Lauder, Canada Goose slash annual targets as China recovery falters

Estee Lauder, Canada Goose slash annual targets as China recovery falters

[1/2]An Estee Lauder cosmetics counter is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 1 (Reuters) – Estee Lauder (EL.N) and Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS.TO), on Wednesday cut their annual forecasts as the luxury goods companies grapple with weak demand in high-growth market China. Estee’s shares tumbled … Read more

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

[1/2]The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook// Acquire Licensing Rights DETROIT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday warned of more walkouts at U.S. truck and SUV factories unless the … Read more

Ford, UAW leaders spar as auto strike costs rise

Ford, UAW leaders spar as auto strike costs rise

[1/5]Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks at their Rouge Visitor Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. October 16, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky/Ford Motor Co./Handout via REUTERS. Acquire Licensing Rights DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Ford (F.N) executive chairman Bill Ford on Monday urged the United Auto Workers union to end a 32-day strike … Read more

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Best quarterly profit so far this year Shares open 3.3% higher Memory chip prices likely hit bottom in Q3-analysts SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday said its preliminary third-quarter profit dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%, as the battered memory chip market shows early signs of recovering from a severe downturn. Samsung … Read more

Europe’s Luxury stocks at risk of going out of style

Europe’s Luxury stocks at risk of going out of style

[1/3]A Louis Vuitton logo is seen outside a store on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON/PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Europe’s luxury brands may have sparkled at Paris Fashion Week, but investors are questioning their taste for the shares in the face of a Chinese … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15

[1/5]People look at the new iPhone 15 Pro as Apple’s new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China at an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 30 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones … Read more