Ulta Beauty looks to brand partnerships to boost makeup sales after Covid slump

In this article ULTA Inside an Ulta store location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Ulta Beauty is banking on new brand partnerships to boost lagging makeup sales. For the full year 2021, cosmetics accounted for 43% of the retailer’s total sales, the largest segment share by far but a slight dip from fiscal…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Rivian, Oracle, DocuSign and more

In this article ULTA RIVN DOCU ORCL The Docusign Inc. application for download in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Rivian — The electric vehicle company’s…

How technology is helping improve financial inclusion around the world

skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images Millions of underbanked people around the world are finally getting access to financial products such as savings accounts, investing and loans. They have technology to thank. “There’s this new type of excitement about putting your money to work for you,” Flori Marquez, the founder and senior vice president of…

MLB dodged a disaster by agreeing to end the lockout, but other risks remain

The empty Salt River Fields where Spring Training would be taking place at Talking Stick in Phoenix, AZ. Patrick Breen | USA TODAY Sports Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred flashed a massive smile on Thursday evening when he announced the return of baseball. After nearly 100 days of an owner-imposed lockout, MLB agreed to…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oracle, Uber, Pearson and others

In this article 7203.T-JP DIDI RIVN PSON-GB UBER ORCL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Oracle (ORCL) – The business software giant’s shares fell 2.3% in the premarket after its adjusted quarterly profit of $1.13 per share fell 5 cents shy of estimates. Revenue was in line with forecasts. Oracle continues to…

‘Golden passports’ for the rich face new restrictions in global crackdown on Russian oligarchs

Chuyn | Istock | Getty Images The business of selling citizenships to the world’s wealthy has grown into a $20 billion industry. Now “golden passport” programs are under fire as a result of the crackdown on Russian oligarchs. Russian billionaires have been among the world’s largest buyers of multiple citizenships, using alternate passports to help…

Deutsche Bank reverses course on Russia, says it is unwinding business there after Ukraine invasion

A Deutsche Bank AG flag flies outside the company’s office on Wall Street in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Deutsche Bank said Friday that it was winding down its operations in Russia, one day after its chief financial officer said it wasn’t “practical” to shutter the unit.  “Like some international peers…

Your 2019 leased car is now worth an average $7,200 more than expected. If your contract ends soon, be sure to explore your options

Fg Trade | Istock | Getty Images If your three-year auto lease is coming to an end soon, be aware that your car may be worth far more than you realize. The 2022 average trade-in value for 2019 model-year vehicles is 33% higher ($7,208) than the predetermined residual value — a vehicle’s worth at the…

Among Many Tax Hikes a Couple of Tax Reforms From Which Spain Could Actually Benefit

Last spring the Spanish government named an external tax reform committee to review environmental taxation, corporate tax, taxation of the digital economy, and harmonization of regional tax policies. The austerity policy plans tax hikes to close the 6.8 percentage point gap between Spain’s tax revenue and the Eurozone average as a percentage of Gross Domestic…

Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants

Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants, CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC on Friday. “I think we’re going to submit to FDA a significant progress of data about the need for a fourth…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Rivian, Oracle, DocuSign and more

In this article FB RIVN DOCU A sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, is seen at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, October 28, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Meta Platforms — Shares of the Facebook parent fell…