Tech companies fight low morale and attrition with more equity grants as their stocks get slammed

In this article HOOD UBER SNAP ROKU Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Tech companies are looking to issue new stock and cash perks as slumping share prices weigh on employees’ wallets and morale. Robinhood, Snap, Roku and Uber are among those offering more equity grants…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Tesla, FedEx and more

In this article X GME FDX TSLA MRNA RENT WING MDB GRMN JOAN Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer…

Why high gas prices fall harder on lower earners

Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg High gasoline prices are impacting all American drivers — but low-income households bear the brunt of it. That’s because low earners funnel a bigger share of their budgets to transportation costs and other staples, like food and energy, relative to wealthier households. U.S. gas prices had jumped to $4.32 a gallon, on average,…

Fed Governor Waller says half-point rate hikes could be needed as ‘inflation is raging’

Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC on Friday that the central bank may need to enact one…

Stock futures fall as S&P 500 tries to notch its best week since November 2020

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures dipped in overnight trading Thursday after a three-day rally for the S&P 500 as the equity benchmark is poised to post its biggest weekly gain in more than a year. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 120…

Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gains

Some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Hedge funds have ramped up their commodity bets as prices surged during geopolitical turmoil, and managers with big exposure are reaping sizable profits. The…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dollar General, Accenture, Warby Parker and others

In this article WSM LEN WRBY SIG ACN DG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar General (DG) – Dollar General rallied 5% in the premarket after the discount retailer forecast better-than-expected full-year sales. Dollar General’s quarterly earnings of $2.57 per share matched forecasts, although revenue was slightly below estimates and same-store…

Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Jan. 26. Text removed from the January statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both…

Berkshire Hathaway closes at a record above $500,000 a share as Buffett’s conglomerate roars back

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway class A shares achieved a key milestone Wednesday, hitting an all-time closing high of half a million dollars as Warren Buffett’s multifaceted conglomerate fires on all cylinders during the economic recovery. The class A shares gained 1.3% Wednesday, rising for a fourth…

Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. rocket higher after China signals support for the shares

A pedestrian walks past the Alibaba headquarters building in Beijing. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese companies listed publicly in the U.S. surged Wednesday as China on Wednesday signaled support for the stocks. Regulators from both countries are progressing toward a cooperation plan on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, according to Chinese…

U.S. stock futures are flat ahead of Wednesday’s Fed meeting

Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after the major indexes rallied and oil prices tumbled below $100 a barrel ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 30 points, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. The gains came ahead of a critical…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: American Airlines, Starbucks, Peloton and more

In this article AMCX PLNT SBUX HYMC AMC An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AMC Entertainment, Hycroft Mining — The movie theater chain saw its…