Workers in July 2019 expand a mine in Germany intended to increase supplies of tungsten and fluorspar. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical metal called tungsten from areas outside China, the mine operator
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Images By Tang Ming Tung | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly putting workers’ 401(k) plan savings on autopilot. But the positive impact of automated retirement savings is more muted than initially thought, new research finds. Previously “underexamined” factors — like workers cashing out 401(k) balances when they leave a job — “meaningfully reduce”
In this article FL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Foot Locker store near the Times Square neighborhood of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Is this the beginning of Foot Locker‘s comeback story? The beleaguered sneaker company on Wednesday said comparable sales grew for
In this article ANF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Abercrombie & Fitch store in the Soho neighborhood of New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 28. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Abercrombie
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first non-technology company in the U.S. to score the coveted milestone. Shares
New York Budget Gap & Taxes: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • New York Budget Gap Narrows, but No Long-Term Solution in Sight New York cannot taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general
Mortgage rates fell last week for the fourth straight week, but neither current homeowners nor homebuyers seemed particularly impressed. Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.5% last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances
Customers at a Lego store in Shanghai, China, on Feb. 3, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images An inflation-fueled sales slump hit the toy industry in the first half of 2024, but one company is gaining market share brick by brick. On Wednesday, Lego said revenue during the first six months of the year
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images PetroChina Co. posted record operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of strong drilling output and higher oil prices, which allowed it to offset weak fuel demand in China. China’s largest oil and gas company posted a net income of 88.61 billion yuan
In this article 9618-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JD.com set up an Innovative Retail division that houses its grocery business 7Fresh. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese online retailer JD.com climbed 1.2% on Wednesday, outperforming the decline on the Hang Seng index after the firm announced a $5
PN_Photo | Getty Images So far, 2024 has been a huge year for data breaches. There had already been more than 1 billion personal records compromised before the National Public Data breach that has been making headlines, according to Michael Bruemmer, head of global data breach resolution at consumer credit reporting company Experian. National Public
Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The NFL’s most exclusive club is about to let in new members. At a special league meeting in Eagan, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the National Football League’s 32 owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing select private equity firms to buy up to a 10% stake of a team.
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