My top 10 things to watch Monday, July 14 1. Kenvue sacked CEO Thibaut Mongon and named company director Kirk Perry interim CEO. Strategic review going on. Heidrick & Struggles is working to find a new chief executive. The company, which makes consumer health products including Tylenol, Neutrogena and Band-Aid, was spun off from former…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: GameStop — The meme stock soared about 15%. On Tuesday, GameStop’s board announced it had unanimously approved a plan to buy bitcoin with a portion of its corporate cash, following a similar move by MicroStrategy. Dollar Tree — The discount retail chain popped more than 4%…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, March 26 1. The long knives are still out for Nvidia . Today’s example is a story in the Financial Times about environmental rules in China that, if tightly enforced, could ban sales of Nvidia’s H20 chips. The rules were put in place last year, but suspiciously are…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. GameStop — The meme stock surged 16% a day after the company’s board announced it had approved a plan to buy bitcoin and stablecoins with a portion of its corporate cash, in a move similar to that of MicroStrategy. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer gained…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Feb. 24 1. U.S. GDP is estimated to growth 2.3% in the first quarter, according to the Atlanta Fed’s closely watched GDPNow model . That would be a slowdown from 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Is the consumer tapped out? That will be a theme as we try…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dull December Stocks enter the final full trading week of 2024 coming off a tough stretch. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost ground for seven straight sessions, and fell 1.8% last week. The S&P 500 also slid 0.6%…