Month: May 2023

New study pegs the median age of the world’s billionaires at 67

French luxury group LVMH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bernard Arnault Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images While younger tech billionaires like Elon Musk, 51, and Mark Zuckerberg, 39, may dominate the wealth headlines, the majority of the world’s billionaires are over retirement age, according to a new study. The median age of the […]
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Advance Auto Parts shares plummet 30% after dismal results, cuts to outlook and dividend

In this article AAP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customer vehicles sit parked outside an Advance Auto Parts automotive supply store in La Grange, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Advance Auto Parts plummeted nearly 30% during premarket trading Wednesday after the company’s first-quarter earnings significantly missed Wall Street’s expectations […]
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Proposed debt ceiling deal would cut part of $80 billion IRS funding

Visitors at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling limit includes up to $21.4 billion of IRS budget cuts, slashing part of the nearly $80 billion in agency funding enacted last August to boost taxpayer service, technology and enforcement.   The […]
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Very few U.S.-China flights are back despite the end of Covid

Flights of Air China are parked on the tarmac of Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, March 28, 2016. Kim Kyung Hoon | Reuters BEIJING — Fewer than 6% of U.S. flights to and from mainland China that existed in 2019 have resumed, according to a Nomura report. In contrast, flights between mainland China […]
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Goldman Sachs is cutting jobs again amid Wall Street deals slump

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, April 29, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is preparing for its third round of layoffs since September as Wall Street firms adjust to a […]
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Debt ceiling deal would push student loan borrowers into repayment by fall

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Federal student loan borrowers hoping for another extension of the pandemic-era payment pause received bad news in the the tentative deal between Republican lawmakers and President Joe Biden to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid default. According to the legislative text of the agreement, the pause on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Tesla, Coinbase and more

HANGZHOU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 3, 2022 – Visitors visit the Nvidia stand at the 2022 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Nov 3, 2022. May 25, 2025 – Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings beat expectations by a large margin, the company’s second-quarter revenue outlook of $11 billion also beat market expectations, and Nvidia’s forecast of a […]
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Memorial Day air travel tops 2019 levels as consumers keep shelling out for trips

Travelers arrive for flights at O’Hare Airport on May 25, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Memorial Day air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels, showing how consumers continue to shell out for trips despite persistent inflation. The Transportation Security Administration screened 9.79 million people from Friday through Monday, up slightly from the holiday […]
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Restaurants expect strong sales this summer. Consumers aren’t so sure

A waitress delivers sushi orders at Masa Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi in Silver Spring, Maryland. Bill O’Leary | The Washington Post | Getty Images Warmer weather usually boosts restaurant sales, but diners may hold back for the second straight summer as inflation weighs on consumers’ minds — and wallets. “I think operators are still hopeful […]
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