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- Boot Barn stock slides after CEO departure announcement, but Western-wear retailer’s forecast is more upbeatby Bill Peters on October 29, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Western-themed retail chain Boot Barn Holdings Inc. on Monday said its chief executive would be leaving next month, while forecasting better sales and profits for the full year.
- Vans maker VF Corp. rallies 23% on results, and CEO says he feels good about Q3by Bill Peters on October 29, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Shares of VF Corp. rocketed higher after hours on Monday after the parent company of Vans and the North Face reported second-quarter results that beat expectations, as it looks to tighten up operations and get out from under billions in debt following losses and weaker sneaker demand.
- Ford sees another $1 billion EV loss, lowers guidance and its stock falls 6%by Claudia Assis on October 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Ford Motor Co. reported earnings late Monday, but investors looked past a beat.
- How worried should stock-market investors be about a ‘lost decade’?by Mark Hulbert on October 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
It’s theoretically possible that the stock market will play out a “Roaring ‘20s” scenario for the rest of this decade.
- Apple Intelligence is key to new iPhone sales, but don’t expect a big revenue jolt right awayby Therese Poletti on October 28, 2024 at 9:50 PM
With Monday’s rollout of Apple Intelligence on Apple Inc.’s newest iPhones, investors need to remember that the addition of generative artificial intelligence is unlikely to immediately lead to a big jolt in new iPhone sales.
- Trump offers tax breaks to family caregivers. ‘It’s about time that they were recognized, right?’by Alessandra Malito on October 28, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Both candidates have promised to protect and expand at-home services to older Americans.
- If Musk and Trump want to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, they’ll have to come for Social Security and Medicareby Brett Arends on October 28, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Musk is talking big cuts. Something’s got to give.
- The bond market is rarely this volatile outside of a crisis. Blame the U.S. election.by Joy Wiltermuth on October 28, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Options that expire soon after the Nov. 5 point to election jitters roiling bonds