GM Q2 2024 auto sales: Best since 2020
Vehicles are offered for sale at a GM dealership on June 20, 2024 in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors reported its best quarterly sales in more than three years, including notable increases in full-size pickup trucks and all-electric vehicles. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported sales of 696,086 for […]
Manhattan is ‘buyer’s market’ as real estate prices fall, inventory rises
A sign advertising a home for sale is displayed outside of a Manhattan building in New York City on April 11, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Manhattan is becoming a buyer’s market as apartment prices fell and inventory rose in the second quarter of 2024, according to new reports. The average real estate sales […]
The S&P 500’s reliance on a few winning stocks is getting worse
S&P 500’s performance in the second quarter would be negative without these 10 stocks
Salesforce shareholders reject compensation plan for Benioff, other top execs
Salesforce Inc. shareholders rejected a compensation plan for Chief Executive Marc Benioff and the company’s other top executives after it was opposed by two large advisory firms.
U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB | Via Reuters U.S. prosecutors plan to seek a […]
Chinese EV maker BYD sees sales rise in June
Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD sold 341,658 vehicles in June, up 3% from May and 35% higher from a year ago.
Boston Celtics for sale after NBA championship
A “Believe in Boston” flag flies during the duck boat parade celebrating the Boston Celtics’ 18th NBA championship. Stan Grossfeld | Boston Globe | Getty Images The 2024 National Basketball Association champions are up for sale. The Boston Celtics’ ownership group announced Monday that it plans to sell the team, according to a statement posted […]
Paramount seeks streaming partner. Warner Bros. Discover is interested
The Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, US on Monday, April 29, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global is holding talks with other entertainment companies about merging its Paramount+ streaming service with an existing platform. If it reaches a deal, it may kick off a new wave of streaming partnerships that […]
Silver beat gold, copper — and even the S&P 500 — in the second quarter. What’s next?
Silver marked an impressive gain for the first half of the year, outpacing the rise for gold, copper and other major financial assets just over a month after prices for the metal touched their highest level on record.
Inside Starbucks plans to improve stores
Starbucks Coffee shop in Krakow, Poland on February 29, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Starbucks cafes across the country are starting to change how they make drink orders, among other tweaks designed to reduce bottlenecks and long wait times that have dogged the chain. The overhaul comes as the coffee giant prepares […]
