Economy

Corporate earnings won’t have to share the spotlight with major inflation data in the week ahead as they did during this past week’s up-and-down market. Despite solid quarters from major banks, the S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed modestly lower Friday. The Dow rose 1.2% in its fourth straight positive week… […]

Smallholder Farmers Alliance purchase of organic cotton from farmer member.Norielle Thomas, Smallholder Farmers AllianceAs the harvest season finished at the end of January in Haiti, retail giant VF Corp. made a notable purchase: what is believed to be the first-ever verified regenerative cotton crop grown in the country. For the holding company behind brands like Timberland,… […]

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week’s market action, highlighting the Federal Reserve’s next meeting and earnings from Super Micro Computer. Despite the slew of earnings next week, Cramer said the presidential election will steal Wall Street’s attention. “Even with all these earnings reports coming next week, at the end of the […]

CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, speaks during the launch of the supercomputer Gefion, where the new AI supercomputer has been established in collaboration with EIFO and NVIDIA at Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark October 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Nvidia is replacing rival chipmaker Intel in the Dow […]

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday returned to state court a lawsuit against billionaire Elon […]

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024. AP Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned around southwestern states this week as they sought to shore up the Latino vote with only five days […]

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5 won’t affect oil production levels in the short to medium term, Exxon CEO Darren Woods told CNBC on Friday. Former President Donald Trump has called for unconstrained oil and gas production to lower energy prices and fight inflation, boiling his energy policy down to three […]

Florida might be known as a retirement destination, but it’s attracting plenty of young — and wealthy — newcomers. Florida is the No. 1 state bringing in and keeping the young and rich, according to a recent analysis from SmartAsset, which ranked states based on net migration.The financial site determined the states netting the most… […]