- Liquor giant Brown-Forman’s stock rises on growth signals ahead despite market challengesby Steve Gelsi on December 5, 2024 at 8:46 pm
Brown-Forman Corp.’s stock rose 8% in premarket trading on Thursday after the liquor maker beat Wall Street estimates for profit and revenue in its latest quarter and said it expects to generate positive net sales and operating income in its current fiscal year despite “macroeconomic uncertainties.”
- Treasury yields end mixed as November jobs data loomsby Vivien Lou Chen on December 5, 2024 at 8:40 pm
The policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield advanced on Thursday while the longest-dated rates slipped ahead of Friday’s release of November jobs data, which is expected to show the U.S. labor market remains in good health.
- Oil ends lower after OPEC+ again delays phaseout of production cutsby Myra P. Saefong on December 5, 2024 at 8:25 pm
Oil futures finished lower on Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, as expected, agreed to further postpone a proposed unwinding of production cuts in the face of ample global supply and shaky demand from China.
- Always choose cash over crypto, says pro-sports superagentby Weston Blasi on December 5, 2024 at 8:18 pm
As bitcoin hits $100,000, legendary agent Leigh Steinberg weighs in on whether athletes should accept crypto as payment.
- UnitedHealthcare head Brian Thompson’s killing shines light on health insurance denial ratesby Lukas I. Alpert on December 5, 2024 at 8:09 pm
Words written on shell casings — “deny,” “defend” and “depose” — are leading to discussions about frustrations over the number of claims that get denied.
- ‘I want to do the right thing’: My ex-husband is worth 10 times what I’m worth. Is it fair that we contribute equally to our son’s college education?by Quentin Fottrell on December 5, 2024 at 8:01 pm
“When I suggested I now want to pay less, my former spouse said he didn’t want to finance my savings.”
- What a new uranium-trading platform says about investor interest in nuclear energyby Myra P. Saefong on December 5, 2024 at 7:47 pm
Investor interest in nuclear energy is running hot, spawning new products, including the launch this week of a blockchain-based platform that allows traders to buy and sell a tokenized version of uranium.
- Trump’s Social Security pick is a CEO with no government experience. Can he guide a troubled program 67 million Americans rely on?by Alessandra Malito on December 5, 2024 at 7:37 pm
Experts wonder if Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano’s business background will help — or hurt — Social Security.
- Kroger’s sales growth dinged by lower fuel prices and more — but it says many shoppers ‘feel better’by Ciara Linnane on December 5, 2024 at 7:23 pm
Supermarket giant Kroger said lower fuel prices and the sale of its specialty-pharmacy business weighed on third-quarter sales, and that it expects fourth-quarter same-store sales to be lower than those in the third.
- Are there any pitfalls to having my retirement savings in two brokerage accounts? I have $900,000 in an IRA and 401(k).by Alessandra Malito on December 5, 2024 at 6:55 pm
“I’m 52 years old and I don’t plan on drawing from my IRA until my required minimum distribution.”
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