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Cooling Labor Market Strengthens Case for a September Interest Rate Cut
The US labor market saw a sharp contraction in July, adding just 73,000 jobs, falling significantly short of FactSet’s ...
Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: Figma Had a Dazzling IPO. It Could Have Been $3 Billion Better. | Exxon ...
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said the oil giant is looking for acquisition opportunities in the oil-and-gas space after losing its challenge to Chevron's $53 billion deal to buy Hess. Wal-Mart de ...
Boeing Gets $883.1 Million U.S. Army Contract
Boeing has secured a contract with the U.S. Army valued at $883.1 million. The Defense Department said Friday the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for cargo engineering and logistics support services.
Bovespa Index Ends the Week 0.81% Lower at 132437.39 — Data Talk
The Bovespa Index is down 1086.79 points or 0.81% this week to 132437.39 --Today it is down 633.66 points or 0.48% --Down 1552.35 points or 1.16% over the last two trading days ...
RTX Gets Defense Logistics Agency Pact for Up to $50 Billion
RTX has secured a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency with a maximum value of $50 billion, the Defense Department said. The 20-year umbrella contract was awarded to RTX for systems and end-item ...
'I have never been asked for money before': My friend wants to borrow $1,600 to pay her rent. Do I say yes?
A friend asked me to loan her $1,600 to pay her rent. She is in a tough spot. She will get the funds from her account in 30 days to pay me back. I have never been asked for money before and I have ...
Bonds and the dollar are sounding the alarm about the U.S. economy. Equity investors might want to listen.
That sense of calm was shattered on Friday, when the July jobs report showed the U.S. economy created just 73,000 jobs last month. Even more alarming, readings from the prior two months had been ...
Palantir Gets $10 Billion U.S. Army Pact to Transition Existing Contracts
Palantir received a $10 billion contract from the U.S. Army, the Defense Department said. The award is a firm-fixed-price contract transitioning existing contracts in which Palantir is currently a ...
Dollar Gains 1.69% to 18.8611 Mexican Pesos — Data Talk
Dollar/Mexican peso: 18.8611 Mexican pesos per dollar (0.0530 dollar per Mexican peso) --Off 9.53% from its 52-week high of 20.8489 hit Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 ...
Dollar Gains 0.62% to 1.3788 Canadian Dollars — Data Talk
Dollar/Canadian dollar: 1.3788 Canadian dollars per dollar (0.7253 dollar per Canadian dollar) --This week the dollar gained 0.62% vs. the Canadian dollar ...
EchoStar Is Trying to Thread a Needle While Balancing on One Leg
EchoStar has made a massive bet on wireless spectrum, spending about $30 billion (more than $100 per EchoStar share) to acquire various spectrum licenses over the past 15 years. Shareholders are now ...
Wal-Mart de Mexico CEO Caride Resigns
Cristian Barrientos Pozo, who is chief executive of Walmart Chile, will succeed Caride in an interim role, Walmex said Friday. He previously served as senior vice president of operations for Walmex.