Year: 2024

Hedge fund manager faces arrest over $533 million taken from ed-tech startup

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Hedge fund manager faces arrest over $533 million taken from ed-tech startup

Stock Focus Report March 14, 2024

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of...

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US homebuilder Lennar beats Q1 profit estimates amid sustained demand for new homes

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US homebuilder Lennar beats Q1 profit estimates amid sustained demand for new homes

Stock Focus Report March 13, 2024

(Reuters) -Lennar Corp reported first-quarter profits above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as historically low existing home...

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Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach

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Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach

Stock Focus Report March 13, 2024

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action...

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Dollar Tree misses holiday-quarter estimates, to shut nearly 1,000 stores

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Dollar Tree misses holiday-quarter estimates, to shut nearly 1,000 stores

Stock Focus Report March 13, 2024

By Granth Vanaik and Anuja Bharat Mistry (Reuters) -Dollar Tree missed market expectations for holiday-quarter sales and...

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Williams-Sonoma shares surge to record high on Q4 results, new $1 billion buyback plan

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Williams-Sonoma shares surge to record high on Q4 results, new $1 billion buyback plan

Stock Focus Report March 13, 2024

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Williams-Sonoma, which owns home furniture retailer Pottery Barn,...

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Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch

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Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch

Stock Focus Report March 13, 2024

By Joseph Ax and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched...

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Arm’s shares rise as Wall Street eyes IPO lock-up expiration

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Arm’s shares rise as Wall Street eyes IPO lock-up expiration

Stock Focus Report March 12, 2024

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Shares of Arm Holdings, the British chip designer backed by Softbank...

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Boeing whistleblower found dead of apparent suicide

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Boeing whistleblower found dead of apparent suicide

Stock Focus Report March 12, 2024

(Reuters) -John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company’s production issues,...

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Tesla, rivals get low marks for automated-driving technology

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Tesla, rivals get low marks for automated-driving technology

Stock Focus Report March 12, 2024

By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving...

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Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget is campaign pitch for spending, tax goals

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Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget is campaign pitch for spending, tax goals

Stock Focus Report March 12, 2024

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden sketched his policy vision...

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