Dover's Lack of Focus Hinders the Full Potential of Precision Equipment Portfolio
Dover’s margins rival those of its close peers Idex, ITW, and Nordson. We suspect the firm has struggled to implement an effective mergers and acquisitions strategy, and as a result its growth has ...
U.S. stocks got clobbered Friday despite a blockbuster jobs report. What's going on?
The S&P 500 SPX sank in December as yields pushed higher. Losses have continued in January and the index was down nearly 1% on the month as of Friday's close, with Friday's declines wiping out gains ...
California wildfires highlight the fast pace of home building in fire-prone areas
In a sign of how difficult it was, even before the recent fires, for homeowners to obtain insurance, California's insurer of last resort, known as the FAIR Plan, had an estimated $9 billion exposure ...
Meta cuts DEI, marking another cultural shift ahead of Trump's White House return
Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a memo sent to employees, marking the tech giant's latest cultural shift ahead of President-elect Donald ...
U.S. stocks are expensive 'on almost any valuation metric.' Why they could remain so for a while.
They said the U.S. equity risk premium - or the gap between stocks' earnings yield and that of 10-year Treasury yields - is at a historically low level and could go even lower from here due to the ...
Surprising December jobs growth is denting chances of a first-half Fed rate cut
Friday's unexpectedly big increase in December nonfarm payrolls led to a diminished market-based likelihood for any rate cut by the Federal Reserve until September, based on one method of calculating ...
Here's when you can file your 2024 taxes - and what's new this year with refunds, tax laws and free tax prep
The Internal Revenue Service has set its calendar for the upcoming tax-filing season: Americans can start submitting their income-tax returns on Monday, Jan. 27. As people send in their 2024 federal ...
Walgreens Earnings: Solid Start to 2025 and Early Green Shoots of Recovery Lift Shares
Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results, marking a solid start to the fiscal ...
10-, 30-year Treasury yields end at highest since November 2023 after strong jobs report
Yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. government debt finished at their highest levels in over a year on Friday after December payrolls data came in stronger than expected, reducing market expectations for ...
10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 4.772% This Week — Data Talk
The 10-year yield rose 0.175 percentage point to 4.772% this week. The price is 95 30/32. --Today it is up 0.092 percentage point and the price fell 22/32 price points ...
AI threatens companies with crippling cyberattacks. Here's their best defense.
Cybersecurity advancements often come with trade-offs. For instance, improvements in threat detection have increased false positives, creating inefficiencies for security teams. Filtering too ...
Corn Futures Rise After WASDE Shows Tighter Supply Picture - Daily Grain Highlights
CBOT grains rose sharply following the release of this month's WASDE report from the USDA. Demand outlooks from the USDA showed growth, this while supply outlooks were reduced due to weather issues ...