Reuters / Brendan McDermid The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average hovered near records on strong economic data reports. US housing starts reached a 15-year high, while Chinese economic growth impressed. Investors also cheered a week of blockbuster bank earnings, which saw Morgan Stanley report on Friday. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening […]
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The coronavirus variant first found in Brazil, P.1, is still mutating, Brazil’s top public health body said. Some of these mutations may make the shot more resistant to vaccines, Fiocruz said. Another study published Wednesday indicated P.1 could reinfect people who previously had COVID-19. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The P.1 coronavirus variant causing cases to soar in […]
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The Carlyle Group is integrating its US buyouts and growth teams on June 1. It’s also appointing Brian Bernasek co-head of the group alongside Sandra Horbach. The integration focuses on sector-based investments and reflects what the firm did in Asia in 2017. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The Carlyle Group is poised to integrate its US buyouts and […]
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS — At least eight people were killed in a shooting late Thursday at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport, authorities said. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility on the city’s southwest side just after 11 p.m. Thursday for a report of shots fired at a business. There was an “active shooter” situation when officers arrived, said Genae Cook, spokesman for the Indianapolis […]
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Read moreTrading on Friday might be impacted by Producer Price Index as well as Wholesale Inventories for February. Asian shares finished broadly up, while European shares are trading mostly higher. Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly up. As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were adding 90.00 points, the S&P 500 futures […]
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Officials said eight people were killed in a shooting Thursday at an Indianapolis FedEx facility. A policy barring use of cellphones while on the clock made it harder for family to contact workers. FedEx says it’s reevaluating the policy in light of the shooting. See more stories on Insider’s business page. A FedEx representative told Insider the company was reevaluating […]
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Spelling mistakes are among the easiest slip-ups to make on a resume, but one that can ruin a first impression with a potential employer. The overwhelming majority of job applicants make these simple errors. An analysis of 20,000 U.K. resumes in 2019 by jobs site Adzuna, found more than 90% of them had spelling or grammar mistakes. The same survey […]
Read moreAsian stocks fell broadly on Friday as U.S.-China tensions and concerns about rising inflation in China overshadowed investor optimism over the global economic recovery. During a debate on the global economy Thursday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell assured markets that the U.S. central bank would continue supporting the world’s largest economy without stoking inflation. Chinese shares fell as the latest […]
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