Goldman Sachs names ex-Dallas Fed chief Rob Kaplan as vice chairman
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Tuesday named former Dallas Federal Reserve president Rob Kaplan as vice chairman and management committee member.
Disney streaming results improve as cable TV decays
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 95th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 13, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters For Disney, the future is now. It’s been five years in the making, but Disney nearly turned a profit in its streaming units for the first time in […]
What we know about the consumer so far
A customer walks through The Home Depot store on February 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The state of the consumer in 2024 is already taking shape — even before the country’s major retailers begin to report first-quarter earnings, starting with Home Depot and Walmart next week. There are signs that […]
‘He’s afraid to upset her’: I’m executor of my 78-year-old friend’s estate. He has $500K and owns a home with his girlfriend of 20 years. Will his child and grandkids lose out?
“They purchased their house for $360,000, and it is now valued at nearly $700,000. He would like to downsize to a condo due to his health, but she is reluctant as she has custody of two grandchildren.”
Disney (DIS) earnings Q2 2024
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Disney reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, and analysts will be paying attention […]
First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner scrubbed 2 hours before takeoff
The maiden crewed flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft was scrubbed Monday night, about two hours before it was scheduled to launch.
Ex-CEO Howard Schultz weighs in on Starbucks earnings miss
Howard Schultz, former chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp., drinks from a Starbucks mug during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz weighed in Sunday on the coffee chain’s dismal latest quarterly […]
Lucid posts bigger loss, but keeps production guidance intact
Lucid kept its 2024 production guidance at 9,000 EVs.
Dozens of former employees plan to sue Bowlero for discrimination
Dozens of former employees who say they were fired from Bowlero based on their age or out of retaliation plan to sue the bowling chain after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission closed its case against the company, the attorney representing the claimants said Monday. Bowlero, the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers, […]
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says low-income consumers are more cautious
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Monday that consumer behavior has diverged as inflation for goods and services makes life harder for many Americans. Fraser, who leads one of the largest U.S. credit card issuers, said she is seeing a “K-shaped consumer.” That means the affluent continue to spend, while lower-income Americans have become more cautious […]
