Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop with Powell speech looming over Fed rate-cut hopes
US economic output hit an eight-month high in August while activity in the manufacturing sector reached its highest level in...
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Walmart and jobs data disappoints; stocks face declines
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall with Powell, Walmart earnings and key data on deck
US stock futures slid back on Thursday as investors waited for fresh retail sales and wholesale inflation data to shed light on the health of the economy, with a Jerome Powell speech and earnings from Walmart (WMT) on deck. Futures on the S&P 500 (ES=F) dropped 0.5%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) dropped around 0.4%. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) tumbled 0.7%, coming off a sixth upbeat session for tech stocks in a row. Markets are on watch for the next catalyst now the US-China trade-truce euphoria...
Warren Buffet’s best and worst investments as Berkshire Hathaway boss
ADVERTISEMENTBillionaire investor Warren Buffet said on Saturday that he wants to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. The revelation came as a surprise as the 94-year-old had previously said he did not plan to retire.Buffett, one of the world's richest people and most accomplished investors, took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 when it was a textiles manufacturer. He turned the company into a conglomerate by finding other businesses and stocks to buy that were selling for less than they were worth.His...
Amazon unveils $8 billion investment in AI as future growth strategy
Greg Bensinger and Deborah Mary Sophia | ReutersAmazon Alexa now wants you to go hands-free in a carColumnist Marc Saltzman reviews one of the hands-free driving options, Alexa in a car.Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAYAmazon AMZN.O chief executive Andy Jassy on Thursday justified the company's billions of dollars in outlays for artificial intelligence development, saying the investment was necessary to remain competitive."If your mission is to make customers' lives better and easier every day, and you believe every customer experience will be reinvented by AI, you're going to invest deeply and...