The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | Afp | Getty Images Stocks of European carmakers hemorrhaged early on Monday as Stellantis and British luxury brand Aston Martin issued profit warnings, citing broader industry challenges and difficulties in the world’s...
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EY Senior Economist: ‘Stage Is Set’ For Rate Cuts
A senior economist expects multiple cuts in the federal funds rate (the rate banks pay that ripple out to consumer interest rates on everything from credit cards to mortgages) before the year ends. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released meeting minutes for the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held on July 30 and July 31....
Tech stocks see steep three-week slump, led by Amazon, Intel
Signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on March 23, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images With quarterly earnings from tech’s mega-cap companies largely in the rearview mirror, one thing is clear: Wall Street is nervous. The Nasdaq Composite slumped 3.4% this week, bringing its three-week slide to 8.8%. That’s the worst...
American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q2 2024
American Airlines CEO on Thursday vowed to be “diligent” in making sure capacity doesn’t outgrow demand after the carrier slashed its profit forecast for the year after a backfired sales strategy and an industrywide glut of flights that have forced airlines to discount seats. American said it expects to earn an adjusted 70 cents to...
Southwest Airlines (LUV) earnings Q2 2024
Southwest Airlines on Thursday forecast a potential drop in unit revenue for the third quarter as an oversupplied U.S. market has forced airlines to discount tickets during what is usually the most lucrative period of the year. Southwest said unit revenue for the current quarter could fall as much as 2% over last year and...
Hugo Boss shares plunge on profit warning amid slumping China demand
Pedestrians walk past a German luxury fashion house Hugo Boss store in Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images) Hugo Boss shares plunged as much as 10% Tuesday after the company cut its sales outlook, becoming the latest high-end fashion line to warn of persistent woes in the...
Booming luxury travel and a jump in ‘relief’ loans
At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds to an increasingly popular view...
German central bank losses soar, wiping out risk provisions
Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank, during the central bank’s “Annual Report 2023” news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Losses incurred by the German central bank rocketed into the tens of billions in 2023 due to higher interest rates, requiring it to draw on the...
Startup bubble fueled by Fed cheap money policy finally burst in 2023
Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and ride it to a nearby WeWork office, home to the hottest new crypto startup. Then came Covid. Electric scooters and coworking spaces were no longer important,...
Next global financial crisis is not ahead: UBS U.S. chief economist
Despite indicators like U.S. credit card debt pointing toward financial and economic pressures, another global financial crash is not imminent, UBS chief U.S. economist Jonathan Pingle believes. U.S. credit card debt soared to $1.08 trillion in the third quarter of 2023, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed earlier this month. This...