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Kimberly-Clark’s stock jumps 5.7% as company sweeps past earnings estimates

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Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s stock rose 5.7% early Tuesday, after the parent to consumer brands including Huggies diapers and Scott and Kleenex tissues beat profit and sales estimates for the first quarter.

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Oil prices edge higher as traders weigh potential for disruptions to Middle East supplies

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Oil prices were edging lower on Tuesday morning, with Brent futures retreating below $87 a barrel after posting its lowest finish in nearly a month in the previous session.

Elon Musk and SpaceX set to hit rocket milestone with Starlink satellite launch

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch 23 Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida Tuesday in what will be an important milestone for the private space company.

Sales of new homes rebound in March

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New-home sales were at a 693,000 annual rate in March, compared with 637,000 in February.

Why more Americans are buying Israeli wine instead of Manischewitz this Passover

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This year, many are looking to the burgeoning wine industry in Israel for their Seder sips

U.S. economy takes a step backward in April, S&P surveys show, as demand weakens

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The U.S. economy lost some momentum in April, a pair of S&P surveys found, as businesses experienced a decline in new orders and reduced employment for the first time since the pandemic.

Nike needs a win, and it’s giving Caitlin Clark over $20 million to deliver one

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Some Nike athletes’ careers are “winding down,” one expert said, and the company is looking to make a big splash with Clark’s meteoric rise.

Treasury yields fall after S&P surveys show U.S. economy losing some momentum

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Yields on U.S. government debt slipped Tuesday morning after data showed that weaker demand weighed on the pace of expansion in business activity this month.

20 companies screened for quality in a cheap part of the stock market

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Small-cap and midcap U.S. stocks are trading relatively low to historical price-to-earnings valuations, in contrast to the large-cap S&P 500.

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Pulte cites housing shortage boost, shares rise

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Home builder beats estimates and grows its backlog to $8 billion

Macro forecasting for stocks can damage a portfolio, says Oaktree’s Howard Marks

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Investors who wish to make above market average returns should not rely on macro forecasting because “it can be worse than neutral” and “damaging in its effect” to portfolios, according to Howard Marks.

The financial implications of my wife becoming a stay-at-home mom

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The cost of balancing child care and career decisions follows parents for the rest of their lives

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GM’s blowout earnings show ‘long-awaited turnaround appears to be under way’

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In a letter to shareholders, Chief Executive Mary Barra said the car maker is seeing “good early sales momentum” for EVs such the Cadillac Lyriq as it benefits from “scale, material cost and mix improvements.”

Bitcoin can restore Swiss neutrality, says activist calling on central bank to invest in cryptocurrency

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Crypto activist Yves Bennaïm is seeking 100,000 signatures to trigger a referendum that could amend Switzerland’s constitution and force the country’s central bank to invest in bitcoin

UPS’s stock gives up gains after another revenue miss offset a profit beat

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UPS’s stock rallied Tuesday, after the package delivery giant beat first-quarter profit expectations, even as it once again reported revenue that fell below forecasts.

Philip Morris’s stock pulls back premarket as profit beats expectations but outlook misses

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Philip Morris’ stock pulled back premarket Tuesday, after the seller of cigarettes and heated tobacco units beat first-quarter profit expectations but provided a downbeat second-quarter outlook.

Recruitment firm says North America, Northern Europe conditions softer than expected

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Shares of recruitment firm Randstad fell as much as 7% as the company said it experienced softer than expected conditions in North America and Northern Europe and that tough conditions continued in April.

JetBlue’s stock slides 10% premarket as Q1 loss widened significantly, CEO warns on full year

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The airline’s first-quarter loss widened significantly from a year ago.

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GE Aerospace’s stock surges toward a 16-year high after earnings beat

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Shares of GE Aerospace got a boost premarket Tuesday as quarterly profit and revenue — including results before the spinoff of GE Vernova was completed — rose above expectations.

Meta faces ‘extraordinarily high expectations.’ Can earnings clear the bar?

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Things are going swimmingly for Facebook’s parent company as it prepares to report first-quarter results on Wednesday

Three ways to put a value on caregiving — even if nobody in the U.S. wants to pay for it

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“The lack of paid leave in this country is like the head-explosion emoji,” says author Elissa Strauss.

These investments will boost your net worth more than any growth stock

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Why value stocks with low P/E ratios deliver long-term.

Trump Media steps up war on short selling with advice for retail investors on how to stop brokers lending their shares

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The battle comes as Trump is on the verge of being awarded shares worth more than $1 billion in the company, which is parent to his Truth Social platform.

How populism’s worst ideas about trade and immigration threaten U.S. economic growth

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Americans showing more skepticism towards affirmative action and open immigration.

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PepsiCo’s profit beats estimates, but Quaker recalls weigh on earnings

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The soft drink and salty snack giant beat Wall Street’s first-quarter profit and revenue estimates but said its Quaker Oats unit swung to a loss on product recalls.

Goldman hasn’t given up on the stock-market rally, but is starting to get nervous

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Goldman strategists say brace for more stock volatility this year, as chances of no Fed rate cuts increase.

Amazon offering $9.99-a-month grocery delivery sub for Prime Members

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Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it is introducing a $9.99-a-month grocery delivery subscription service for Prime members and a lower-cost $4.99-a-month service for customers using electronic benefits transfer, or EBT.

Here’s how much Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ will impact her record label, according to an analyst

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Taylor Swift’s new album “The Tortured Poets Department” is smashing all kinds of records. But not particularly for her record label, the publicly traded Universal Music Group.