Applications for U.S. unemployment aid fall to 49-year low
Applications are a proxy for layoffs, so the drop to such a low number indicates that companies are cutting very few workers.
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FAA chief upbeat about prospects for Boeing 737 Max’s return
Aviation officials from more 30 countries met with the FAA to hear the U.S. regulator's approach to reviewing changes that Boeing is making after two crashes that killed 346 people.
Fed rate cut looks more likely, but question is when, how big?
Fed watchers say the latest economic data boost the odds that central bank will move sooner rather than later to lower rates.
Trump vows response as China plans tariffs on $75B in U.S. goods
President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Friday.
2020 Forty Under 40: Jennifer Detmer
Once an aspiring journalist and writer, Bindley Capital Partners Vice President Jennifer Detmer has discovered how credit research and finance can also be a form of storytelling.
S&P 500 closes just below all-time high, erasing pandemic losses
The S&P 500 index climbed as high as 1.6% on Wednesday, topping the level reached on Feb. 19, before fading a bit before the market’s close.
Corporate America puts $2 trillion in bank in run-up to election
Reluctance to put money to work took hold when the pandemic struck and has shown few signs of easing.
Wall Street rallies again as election-week gains continue
The S&P 500 rose 1.9%, its fourth straight gain of more than 1%, and is now up 7.4% for the week. That would be its best week since the market was exploding out of the crater created in February and March by panic about the coronavirus pandemic.
Mounting commercial real estate losses threaten banks, recovery
Office space, the largest single slice of the commercial real estate sector, already is seeing rents fall as vacancies rise. Property values eventually could plummet 20% to 35%, according to a recent Barclays report. Hotels and retail properties have been hit even harder.
GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range
General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years.
How arenas work to keep fans safer while attending indoor sports
Experts say attending events like the NCAA basketball tourney is relatively safe because of how big arenas with high ceilings work to move and mix air—as long as capacity limits allow for physical distancing and masks are still worn properly.
Public companies using SEC filings to talk up diversity, but few sharing data
Eli Lilly and Co. included in its proxy statement an intricate graphic breaking down the presence of women and minorities in its overall workforce and in management.
Indy electrical contractor planning to move 150 jobs to new $18M Greenwood HQ
Indianapolis-based Electrical Repair & Maintenance Co. Inc.—better known as ERMCO—unveiled plans Tuesday afternoon to build a headquarters in Greenwood where it will employ 170 workers.
Heating bills set to soar as inflation hits energy prices
With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter.
As supply chain troubles mount, Biden targets Los Angeles port
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that a new plan to keep a key U.S. port open “24 hours a day, seven days a week” would relieve pressure on an overworked supply chain that has frustrated Americans and blossomed into a major economic shortcoming.
Bankers weigh what’s next after historic $5 trillion M&A record
Fueled by cheap money and a soaring stock market, companies struck deals at a record pace in 2021 to boost growth, acquire new capabilities or to simplify their corporate structures.
Target shares plunge 26% amid rout of retail stocks
Target Corp. is on pace for its worst stock drop since 1987’s Black Monday crash after becoming the second big retailer in two days to trim its profit forecast. Other retailers suffered steep drops in their stock prices Wednesday.
From stocks to crypto, a punishing six months for investors
The S&P 500, Wall Street’s broad benchmark for many stock funds, closed the first half of 2022 with a loss of more than 20% after starting the year at an all-time high. It’s the worst start to a year since 1970, when Apple and Microsoft had yet to be founded.
Lilly overtakes larger rival Pfizer in market cap as shares continue to soar
Like a kite that has caught a stiff breeze, Eli Lilly and Co. stock is having the ride of its life. Shares in the Indianapolis-based drugmaker have soared 41% in the past 52 weeks, to about $331 each.
Fed’s soft landing hinges on job market doing something strange
The Federal Reserve’s hopes for a “soft landing” rest on a rarely occurring phenomenon: Unemployment will rise not because workers lose their jobs, but because more people without jobs start looking for work.