Text size A driverless car is on display in the Mercedes hall Boris Roessler / DPA / AFP via Getty Images Earlier this week, the Daimler Mercedes brand announced a partnership with graphics chip giant Nvidia to build the world’s first “software defined vehicles”. It’s a bold claim, and one …
Read More »The Dow is falling as consumer spending disappoints
Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, record coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 534 …
Read More »The Dow is falling as consumer spending disappoints
Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, an increase in coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Read More »Nike slips on Covid-related surprise loss
Text size Gross margins fell 8.20 percentage points, even with fewer discounts, due to supply chain disruptions and related costs. Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images Nike shares fell after hours as the sporting goods retailer lost a surprise in its fiscal fourth quarter amid store closings as …
Read More »Stock market gains despite coronavirus spread, disappointing unemployment claims
Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …
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