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Apple, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Amazon: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
Updated Jan. 18, 2022 7:37 am ET Futures are dropping, with tech stocks on track to lead losses after the…
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Big U.S. Companies Step Up Hiring of Female, Black CFOs
America’s biggest businesses employed more female and Black finance chiefs in 2021 than ever before—albeit coming from a relatively low…
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With Rate Increases Looming, Investors Dump Shares of Money-Losing Companies
Moonshot stocks are coming back to Earth. As the Federal Reserve moves closer to raising interest rates, investors are repricing…
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In Battle for Workers, the Humble 401(k) Gets Richer in 2022
Facebook’s parent and consulting firm KPMG U.S. are among a growing number of companies putting more money into employees’ 401(k)…
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Covid cases plunge in London as Omicron wave falls away
C ovid cases have plunged in London boroughs by up to 54 per cent in a week, official figures have…
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UK average earnings start to fall despite labour shortage
The UK’s labour shortage worsened at the end of 2021, with vacancies climbing to a record, but average earnings began…
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Tonga volcano relief effort complicated by ‘Covid-free’ policy
Humanitarian efforts to assist Tonga after a volcanic eruption are being complicated by the South Pacific nation’s determination to keep…
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3D printing and ‘reshoring’ offer limited protection to supply chains
Sometime in the spring of 2020, Sam O’Leary’s phone began ringing off the hook. The callers were managers from the…
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Dart’s Australian Open hopes ended by classy Swiatek as Watson wins
H arriet Dart’s hopes of pulling off a first-round upset were denied as she was outclassed by No7 seed Iga…
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EU drive for corporate tax deal sparks divisions
Good morning and welcome to Europe Express. The long road to implementing last year’s global deal on corporate taxation is…
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