Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Kohl’s (KSS) – Kohl’s soared 27.3% in premarket trading as takeover interest in the retailer ramps up. Starboard-backed Acacia Research is offering $64 per share for Kohl’s, compared to Friday’s close of $46.84 a share. People familiar with the matter say private-equity firm
Former Goldman Sachs CEO and Chairman Lloyd Blankfein said that his view of cryptocurrencies has evolved after digital assets attracted trillions of dollars in value and a rapidly growing ecosystem. On Monday, Blankfein was asked by CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin for his view on the nascent asset class, who noted that the former banker has
Cabania | iStock | Getty Images Plus You can start filing individual income tax returns on Jan. 24, but there may be refund delays as the IRS combats a backlog and limited staffing, according to Treasury officials. However, there may be ways to get your money faster, financial experts say. Although refunds are typically sent
Hannah Kohr made a career change after quitting her job during the “Great Resignation.” Courtesy: Hannah Kohr Hannah Kohr started reassessing her career as a library assistant shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. She had spent the majority of her time at the Cleveland Public Library helping families with basic needs such as food, housing
Streets in Tianjin, China, empty out on Jan. 10, 2022, as the city enters partial lockdown following a spike in omicron cases. Geno Hou | Future Publishing | Getty Images Covid lockdowns, quarantines and restrictions are causing a backlog in some of China’s major ports, resulting in “chaos” and pushing up air freights by as
Consumers linger outside a Haikou duty free shop at Riyue Square, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China, on September 2, 2021. Wang Jianfeng | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers are spending more on luxury goods at home, even if they can’t easily travel abroad due to pandemic-related restrictions, consultancy Bain & Company
In this article PTON Peloton Interactive Inc. stationary bicycles sit on display at the company’s showroom on Madison Avenue in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warning: This article includes some spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of “Billions.” The hits just keep coming for Peloton.
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell attends his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2022. Graeme Jennings | Reuters Accelerating inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to get even more aggressive than economists expect in the way it raises interest rates
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Important pieces of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda may have to come out of the bill. Children and college students will pay the price. “There’s two
A look at Russia decreasing its investment in US government bonds.
In this article JBSS-BR BYND Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of cultivated meat start-up Eat Just, has a vision: He imagines a day when meat grown in a lab is available everywhere from Michelin-star restaurants to street vendors and fast food chains. But more investment — and regulatory approvals — will be needed to get
People walk in front of the entrance of the five-star Paris Marriott Hotel. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Marriott International — Shares of the hotel chain jumped more than 4% after the company provided an update on its development process in 2021. Marriott said