Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) compliance leader Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFI 0.87%) recently reported second-quarter earnings that show marked advancement in its attempt to transform its stodgy, old-school investment and corporate clients into its software solutions. But are shares attractively valued? Market dominance Last week, Donnelley reported solid second-quarter numbers that revealed a 14.5% jump …
The latest beef trade data shows June exports were up 15.2 percent year over year while beef imports were down 15.3 percent from last year. Strong exports are helping to offset domestic beef demand struggles while beef imports decreased in the face of increased domestic cow slaughter and lean beef production. In the first half …
Recession fears have been clouding the economic atmosphere this summer. But the latest jobs numbers showed higher-than-expected growth, with 528,000 jobs added in July. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said with a job market this strong, we’re not in a recession. Loading Something is loading. Even as the possibility of a recession looms large over the …
US stock futures edged higher Thursday as investors barreled through another slew of earnings and awaited weekly unemployment data from the Labor Department. Futures tied to the S&P 500 ticked up 0.3%, while contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 80 points, or roughly 0.2%. Nasdaq futures rose 0.5%. The moves build on gains …
August, not April, is the cruelest month — for stock investors, that is. Often August has been the best performing month, persuading investors that a hot August is more than a fluke. But there have been long stretches where the market’s return in August has been particularly painful. Consider the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, …
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Buying companies with a global leadership position within their industry can be a smart investing play. The manager of a $5.7 billion fund that focuses on doing that explained to the insider why. He also picked out 10 companies that exemplify what he looks for in a stock pick. Rather than massive capitalizations or dominant …
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US stocks rose sharply Thursday even as new data showed economic activity contracted for the second-straight quarter in Q2. The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed 1.2%, bringing total gains for the index in the two days immediately following the Federal Reserve’s rate increase to roughly 3.8% — its best rally ever after a hike, going …
CHICAGO — The summer isn’t over and neither are the city’s street markets, music festivals and more. Here’s a list of 10 events happening across the city this weekend. 11 am-5 pm Saturday Gately Park, 10201 S. Cottage Grove Ave. In the first edition of this free event, readers and creators of all ages are …
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SINGAPORE — Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell more than 2% on Friday as tech stocks came under pressure. The benchmark index slipped 2.64% in the final hour of trade, while the Hang Seng Tech index dropped 5.41%. Hang Seng heavyweights Alibaba and Meituan dropped 7.01% and 7.18% respectively. Alibaba is on track for a …
Comment on this story Comment Americans are deeply frustrated with politics. They see the country heading in the wrong direction. They are regularly forced to choose between two candidates they don’t particularly like. Between 40 and 50 percent of the country identifies not as Democrat or Republican but as independent. To someone schooled in the …
The problem for third parties? America is not a political free market. Read More »
