Heard on the Street: The Dollar's Strength Evokes the Volcker Days. Back then, It Didn't Last. The U.S. dollar has gotten even stronger this year, baffling many on Wall Street. The greenback may still be below its recent 2022 peak, but it hasn't been so consistently expensive in ... 06/4/2024 - 3:30 am | View Link
Stock market today: Wall Street cleaves between winners and losers on report showing slowing economy Asian shares retreated on Tuesday after a report showed that U.S. manufacturing contracted in May, in the latest sign the economy is slowing. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures edged higher. 06/3/2024 - 7:23 pm | View Link
Wall Street drifts to mixed finish after the latest signal of a slowing economy U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday after the latest signal showing the U.S. economy is slowing. 06/3/2024 - 10:14 am | View Link
C$ pulls back from 2-week high on Wall Street jitters The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, with the currency pulling back from an earlier two-week high, as equity markets fell and investors braced for the potential ... 06/3/2024 - 6:42 am | View Link
Heard on the Street: Wall Street is Cheering a New Obesity Pill Candidate. Here's Why. You don’t need a home run to get Wall Street excited about a pill for obesity ... positive data from a mid-stage study of its pill for weight loss, sending its shares up 60%. At 12 weeks, patients ... 06/3/2024 - 5:30 am | View Link
The controversial founder’s candy-colored portable gaming devices are designed to play classic Nintendo Game Boy games as well as some new and unreleased titles.
Nintendo’s Switch might be a portable gaming device for some, but for old school players, the Game Boy will always be the gold standard of handheld gaming.
In the vibrant landscapes of cities like Seattle, narratives around women, leadership and community engagement stand tall and fierce. Yet, beneath this vibrancy lies the shadow of gatekeeping, an unspoken reality that haunts many leaders, particularly women, as they navigate their ascent in business, the community and the workplace.
Gatekeeping means using someone to block direct communication between an individual and a person in power.
Julie Thurlow, president and CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, and Sears Merritt, head of enterprise technology and experience at MassMutual, were named co-chairs of the Mass Fintech Hub.
From the Washington Business Journal.
In a bid to reverse steep declines in revenue and readers, the Washington Post is shaking up its newsroom leadership and launching a new division aimed at capturing new audiences.
The Post announced late Sunday that Executive Editor Sally Buzbee has stepped down and that Matt Murray, the former editor in chief at the Wall Street Journal, has replaced her and will serve in the role until the 2024 presidential election.