U.S. employment costs rise more slowly, but still too fast for Fed comfort
The numbers: The U.S. employment cost index rose more slowly at the end of 2022 for the third quarter in a row, but worker compensation still rose a sharp 1% and didn’t offer much comfort to the Federal Reserve as it fights to tame inflation. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a […]
EA earnings: What to expect
Electronic Arts Inc.’s upcoming earnings will show how spending on video games has held up in the current economic climate. The Tuesday afternoon report kicks off earnings season for the major publishers, with reports from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO, -1.42% and Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI, -0.85% to come next week. But EA EA, +0.09% […]
The airline rewards programs that give the most value
Airline reward programs offer a simple proposition: If you fly with our airline a bunch, you’ll get paid back in the form of miles or points that can be used for future travel. Yet understanding how many miles you’ll earn, and how much these miles are worth, can be anything but simple. These reward programs […]
Royal KPN posts forecast beating profit, begins $325.5 million share buyback program
Royal KPN NV on Tuesday reported a 21% rise in fourth-quarter net profit that beat forecasts, and said it has started a new 300 million-euro ($325.5 million) share buyback program. The Dutch telecommunications operator KPN, +0.92% made a net profit for the quarter of EUR190 million compared with EUR157 million for the same period a […]
U.S. may cut off China’s Huawei entirely from U.S. suppliers
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering entirely cutting off Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. from U.S. suppliers over national-security concerns by tightening export controls targeting the firm, according to people familiar with the matter. The move — should the administration move forward — would mark the latest salvo in the high-stakes clash between the world’s two largest economies as U.S. […]
Paramount+ and Showtime to integrate content, rebrand later this year
Media giant Paramount Global Inc. on Monday announced it plans to merge its Paramount+ streaming service with its premium cable channel, Showtime. The integration, set to take effect later this year, essentially means Showtime subscribers on cable will get to watch Paramount+ content, such as “1923” and “Star Trek: Picard,” and streaming subscribers to the […]
Here’s why a record-setting lack of snow in New York City is pretty chilling
Snow has been a no-show in New York City this winter, the longest stretch without measurable accumulation in the several decades that meteorologists have been paying attention to this figure. New York isn’t alone, as much of the East Coast has been blanketed in a gray, rainy and noticeably warmer 2022-2023 winter. As of Monday, […]
Pandemic is still a global health emergency but it may be reaching a point where higher immunity levels mean fewer deaths
The coronavirus pandemic is still a global health emergency, according to the World Health Organization, but an advisory panel has determined that it may be nearing an inflection point where higher levels of immunity will lead to fewer deaths. That was the message Monday from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the agency’s annual executive […]
The Fed and the stock market are set for a showdown this week. What’s at stake.
Let’s get ready to rumble.The Federal Reserve and investors appear to be locked in what one veteran market watcher has described as an epic game of “chicken.” What Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Wednesday could determine the winner. Here’s the conflict. Fed policy makers have steadily insisted that the fed-funds rate, now at 4.25% to […]
It’s a key week for the stock market. If you’re not nervous, you should be, this global strategist warns.
Investors have got the jitters as a big week unfolds — several central bank meetings including the Fed, earnings from Apple and Amazon.com, and jobs data. Yikes.Any investor out there who isn’t nervous, perhaps should recheck his gut, says our call of the day, from Standard Chartered’s global head of research, Eric Robertsen. “We do […]