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A military helicopter reportedly carrying senior military officers has crashed and caught fire.
UnitedHealth stock has rallied for three consecutive days since reporting first-quarter earnings and revenue early Tuesday.
A leading shareholder advisory firm recommended on Thursday that Berkshire Hathaway shareholders withhold votes to reelect five directors at Warren Buffett's conglomerate, citing concerns about climate change and governance. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said lead independent director and audit committee chair Susan Decker deserved a "withhold" vote at Berkshire's May 4 annual meeting. It said this was because Berkshire is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases, is not disclosing enough about climate change-related risks and opportunities it faces, and is not taking minimum steps needed to address those risks.
Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing, arguing the agency exceeded its legal authority. The lawsuit challenging the regulations for passenger vehicles, finalized on March 20 by President Joe Biden's administration, was filed by attorneys general from states led by Kentucky and West Virginia in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Major US companies are at it again, initiating more rounds of layoffs even after reducing headcounts in the first quarter of 2024. Indeed Hiring Lab Economist Cory Stahle joins Yahoo Finance to break down the impact of job cuts from early 2024, the state of the US labor market as Americans continue to apply for jobs through employment sites, and what workers can do to revamp their resumes and skillsets. "What we're seeing is that the overall layoff rate has still remained pretty low. Now, with that being said, obviously if you're on the receiving end of the layoff... it's going to hit very, very different," Stahle says. "But right now, the overall labor market is still stable, is still strong. We've got initial claims data today on unemployment claims that showed that things were pretty stable. They were flat and unchanged from last week... so there are still some signs that the labor market is stable [and] steady, despite what we have seen in recent layoffs." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
"I'm comfortable being patient," Bostic said during an appearance before the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance in Florida. The Fed has kept its policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since last July. Earlier this year most U.S. central bankers thought inflation was falling quickly enough to allow several rate cuts before the end of 2024.
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The annual and interim climate targets will be replaced with a system measuring emissions every five years.
NEW YORK, April 18, 2024--GK Investor LLC ("GK"), an affiliate of George Economou that is an approximately 5.3% shareholder of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited ("Genco" or the "Company") (NYSE: GNK), today announced that it has filed its definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Genco’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), scheduled for May 23, 2024. In addition, GK is sending a letter to the Company’s shareholders which
Trump Media is advising investors on ways to prevent their shares from being loaned for a short interest position.
Tesla's stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers. Shares in the Elon Musk-owned company slid nearly 4% in intraday trading Thursday, in what what now stands as the third worst week for the stock in 2024, a year that has been dismal for Tesla investors. Shares of Tesla Inc. last traded for $150 in January 2023.
The rapper allegedly punched a man after he reportedly "sexually assaulted" West's partner Bianca Censori on April 17
Dow Jones software giant Microsoft and Nvidia stock are near new buy points amid the weak stock market action in recent sessions.
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Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Thursday said inflation is going to return to the U.S. central bank's 2% more slowly than many had expected, and "for me, that's okay ... I'm not in a mad dash hurry to get there," because the economy is continuing to create jobs and wages are rising. "I'm comfortable being patient," Bostic said during an appearance before the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance in Florida. The Fed has kept its policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since last July.
Wakefield Council warns residents to recycle household batteries, which can ignite when crushed.
Netflix (NFLX) rolled out a feature that would crack down on users sharing passwords to accounts nearly one year ago. According to the streamer's full-year subscriber count in 2023, this paid off as Netflix gained a wave of additional subscribers. Can Netflix keep up the gains or will consumers give up on the streaming giant as prices increase? Yahoo Finance Reporter Alexandra Canal joins Wealth! to break down the impacts of Netflix's password crackdown policy ahead of its first-quarter 2024 earnings expected to come out after Thursday's market close. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
Ora and business partner Anna Lahey are launching Typebea, a line focused on hair growth and health
"My comment afterward was clumsy and awkward," the reporter wrote in an apology after his exchange with Clark went viral on social media
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