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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. American Eagle Outfitters – The stock fell 14% after the apparel retailer missed revenue expectations for the third quarter and provided weak holiday guidance. The company anticipates that comparable sales will rise 1% and total sales will decline 4%. Analysts were expecting comparable sales growth of … Read more

How Students Can Save on Holiday Flights with Amazon Prime

As college students prepare for end-of-semester exams, many are also packing their bags to spend the winter holidays with their families. Flights aren’t cheap, especially when squeezed into a student’s tight budget. Airline fares were up 4.1% in October 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  If you … Read more

LSU star Flau’jae Johnson signs equity deal with Unrivaled basketball league

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 9: Flau’jae Johnson #4 of the LSU Tigers in action during a game against the Northwestern State Demons at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on November 9, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Kristen Young/LSU/Getty Images) Reagan Cotton/lsu | University Images | Getty Images Flau’jae Johnson has a lot … Read more

Dollar General tests same-day delivery as discounter chases Walmart

The exterior of a Dollar General convenience store on August 30, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Dollar General is testing same-day delivery to customers’ homes as the deep discounter tries to fend off fiercer competition with Walmart. On an earnings call Thursday, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the retailer “soft … Read more

UnitedHealthcare shooting shell casing clues

Book title: “Delay Deny Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” by Jay M. Feinman Source: Amazon Inc. Shell casings from the brazen slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on them, NBC News reported Thursday, citing law … Read more

If Trump reverses TikTok ban, donors win and national security loses

The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump was early to warn about the national security dangers posed by TikTok during his first term in office, with rhetoric and policy discussions that framed the social media app within his aggressive anti-China stance. But during the 2024 campaign, Trump seemed to … Read more

Robinhood has big upside ahead, analysts say

Robinhood stock could have a bright future thanks to bitcoin’s meteoric rise and the success of the company’s inaugural investor day, according to analysts. The company behind the popular retail trading platform held its first-ever investor day on Wednesday, where executives outlined a vision for its growth over the next 10 years. Following the meeting, … Read more

What Fed’s Powell said about crypto that may have aided bitcoin rally to $100,000

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. … Read more

The road to $100,000 — What’s behind bitcoin’s storied 2024 run

A novelty Bitcoin token arranged in front of the price of the cryptocurrency against the US dollar, reaching over $100,000, in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.  Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin‘s long-awaited push above $100,000 comes during the culmination of a year in which the leading cryptocurrency was embraced … Read more