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Goldman Sachs to ease its yearly firings as industry faces talent shortage
New York Post - 10 Dec 2021 04:05
Goldman Sachs wants to bury the hatchet with its rank and file. The Wall Street giant, which historically has fired about 5 percent of its workforce annually to shake out laggard bankers, plans to sharply shrink that num...
Futures Movers: Oil futures rebound Friday, head for best weekly gain in over 3 months
Market Watch - 10 Dec 2021 14:51
Oil futures traded higher Friday, attempting to claw back some of Thursday's loss, as commodity investors aimed to cap an otherwise strong recovery this week from fears of demand shocks due to the omicron variant of COVI...
2022 transformations promise better builders, automation, robotics
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2021 18:40
From better automation to robotics, the next year is filled with promise. Here are some of the top predicted transformations in 2022.
Moderna, Chewy, Oracle, Nubank: What to Watch in the Stock Market Today
Wall Street Journal - 10 Dec 2021 15:48
Oracle's quarterly results beat forecasts; Nubank was extending gains after its IPO.
Oil Price Swings Scramble Inflation Outlook
Wall Street Journal - 10 Dec 2021 12:32
A loss of momentum in oil markets has prompted investors and traders to dial down bets on how fast inflation will run in the coming years.
Epic Games shows off Unreal Engine 5 with stunning simulated city in The Matrix Awakens demo
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2021 06:00
Epic Games showed off the realism of Unreal Engine 5 realism with The Matrix Awakens demo amid a huge computer-generated city.
Hong Kong Casino Billionaire Pansy Ho's Shun Tak Buys Prime Singapore Residential Site For $408 Million
Forbes - 10 Dec 2021 05:35
Shun Tak Holdings--controlled by Hong Kong casino billionaire Pansy Ho--is buying a prime residential site near Singapore's Orchard Road shopping belt for S$557 million ($408 million), as the developer steps up investmen...
Google has told employees the company will not hike pay across the board to match to inflation: CNBC
Business Insider - 10 Dec 2021 05:31
The development at Google comes amid a labor crisis, with the average American worker set to receive their largest one-year pay increment since 2008.
: With latest sale, Elon Musk has sold nearly $12 billion of Tesla stock in past month
Market Watch - 10 Dec 2021 05:09
Elon Musk resumed his Tesla Inc. stock selloff Thursday, cashing in nearly $1 billion.
Meet the Kidd Who Goes Toe to Toe With Warren Buffett
Wall Street Journal - 10 Dec 2021 18:22
Patience, concentration and courage have allowed Wilmot Kidd to rack up one of the greatest long-term track records in the history of investing. He's a model for how to think about, and practice, intelligent investing.
London Markets: U.K. blue chips inch higher after solid week
Market Watch - 10 Dec 2021 15:48
The leading U.K. stock market index nudged higher Friday to end what's been a positive week.
Economic Report: U.S. inflation rate swells to 39-year high of 6.8%. Americans paying higher prices for almost everything
Market Watch - 10 Dec 2021 15:38
The cost of living climbed again in November and drove the rate of inflation to nearly 40-year of 6.8%, putting more pressure on households as they confront rising prices of gas, food, cars, rent and so forth.
Need to Know: Household wealth has surged an astonishing $36 trillion. What that means for markets.
Market Watch - 10 Dec 2021 15:34
What is undeniable is that the U.S. consumer has built up an extraordinary amount of wealth. What's unclear is where things go from there.
Ahana goes deep on AWS to help Presto users set up and query secure data lakes
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2021 15:16
Ahana, which commercializes the open source Presto SQL query engine, has announced a new cloud integration with AWS Lake Formation.
Go Ahead and Ask for More Time on that Deadline
Harvard Business Review - 10 Dec 2021 15:15
New research suggests your boss may see it as a sign of competence.
Retail execs urge Congress to help amid smash-and-grab crime surge
New York Post - 10 Dec 2021 15:14
The CEOs of Best Buy, Target, CVS and Dollar General were among the 20 executives to sign on to the letter, which was sent Thursday to Reps.
Royal Caribbean Stock Remains 36% Below Pre-Covid Levels. Should You Buy?
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Forbes - 10 Dec 2021 13:30China Pushes Back Against Yuan Rally
Wall Street Journal - 10 Dec 2021 12:30
The currency has soared to multiyear highs against the dollar, reflecting strong demand for China's exports and its financial assets.