Black Friday deal hunters are on pace to smash online shopping records. Many Americans finance their Christmas spending with debt. A neat graphic from Shopify lets you watch those purchases – and those debts – pile up in real-time. Black Friday spending is off to a record start this year, and analysts predict online sales […]
Continue ReadingThe Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell to close out November slightly below all-time highs. The Christmas shopping season is here, and consumers are expected to hit a new milestone in holiday purchases: $1 trillion. But will a quirk in this year’s calendar punish retail stocks? The Dow retreated during November’s final trading day, and […]
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The Dow slumped toward a second straight loss on Tuesday as Deutsche Bank warned of a looming recession – and a stock market reckoning. | Source: REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz The Dow and broader stock market bled lower on Tuesday, pushing Wall Street’s major indices further from their all-time highs in the wake of a […]
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Steelers fans are eagerly dumping Ben Roethlisberger in the trash bin following Mason Rudolph’s acceptable showing after Big Ben’s injury. | Source: Justin K. Aller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP When the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, future Hall-of-Famer and All-Pro […]
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The Dow streaked toward its third straight weekly gain after Trump gave Wall Street what it wants: a dovish stance on China. | Source: REUTERS / Leah Millis The Dow Jones Industrial Average looks poised to extend its daily winning streak to eight and record its third straight weekly gain, as the market basks in […]
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This $1 million Powerball winner hid his lottery ticket in the freezer for safekeeping after matching all five winning numbers. | Source: Virginia Lottery (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. When Virginia resident Richard Morrison and his wife checked the winning Powerball numbers following the Sept. 4 drawing, they were shocked to discover that […]
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Tesla, Boeing, Apple, and Activision Blizzard are four of the 10 stocks making substanial moves during the Sept. 11 trading session. | Source: REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz The stock market took a substantial step forward on Wednesday, bringing the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all closer to their all-time highs. Here are ten individual stocks […]
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Apple’s iPhone 11 launch caused a stir among one very specific demographic: Twitter users with “trypophobia,” the pathological fear of tiny holes. | Source: Josh Edelson / AFP Apple unveiled its flagship iPhone 11 on Tuesday, and what otherwise might have been a yawn-inducing launch caused a stir among one very specific demographic: Twitter users […]
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Elizabeth Warren wants billionaires to pay a 3% “wealth tax.” New research proves that tax could have reduced Jeff Bezos’ net worth by a staggering margin. | Source: JOSH EDELSON / AFP (i), Jim WATSON / AFP (ii). Image Edited by CCN. Elizabeth Warren is running for president with a progressive policy platform that she […]
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The Dow staggered toward its first loss in five sessions, as global strategist David Roche warned that the stock market’s recovery is a house of cards. | Source: Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP The Dow staggered toward a disappointing session on Tuesday, as the stock market’s September recovery screeched to a halt just […]
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