Buildings in the Bardcode Project financial district in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting the allocation of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion investment portfolio, mainly affecting its holdings of US Treasuries, as it seeks to diversify its risk exposure and … Read more
Dow Jones futures were little changed overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Tesla shares fell after a private Cybercab event, while Samsara and Zscaler led gains drivers overnight. The August employment report is due before the opening. The stock market had a strong session, with all major indices moving above a key … Read more
A trade group representing American automakers is urging Congress to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the U.S. In a letter to top lawmakers, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation asked them Thursday to “enact a permanent ban on the sale, import and manufacturing of Chinese connected vehicles, hardware and software” in the U.S., … Read more
‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panel looks at how big box retailers outperform the competition on value, their innovation and their revenue models. Costco Next, an online marketplace that Costco members often consider one of the retailer’s most coveted hidden perks, has quietly disappeared from the company’s website. The service offered members up to 40% discounts on certain … Read more
Tesla posted a form Thursday for companies interested in purchasing Cybercab fleets or providing infrastructure for its network, the latest sign that the company’s aspirations for its gold-hued autonomous vehicle go beyond being a robotaxi operator. The robotaxi interest form, which was released ahead of the company’s Cybercab event in Austin, is not definitive proof … Read more
Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store in a shopping mall on June 21, 2026 in Hong Kong, China.Cheng Xin | Getty Images Lululemon shares plunged 15% on Thursday after the retailer reported another quarter of disappointing results and lowered its outlook for the year. The company reported a 4% decline in revenue and a 9% … Read more
The Netherlands withdrew billions of dollars of its gold reserves from the United States and Canada and transferred them to the United Kingdom amid global geopolitical tensions. On Wednesday, the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) said it had moved gold reserves to ensure it was “better prepared for serious crises.” is waging war in Iran and … Read more
Scientists at Google DeepMind and Google Research today launched a new AI model for weather forecasting that sees our changing atmosphere more clearly and predicts its behavior more frequently. WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought about by deep learning techniques, and Google says it will begin feeding the … Read more
Stock Market Today: Treasury Yields Pull Back on Fed Official’s Comments WSJ Stock Futures Rise as Falling Treasury Yields Signal Less Pressure on Fed to Raise Rates: Live Updates CNBCUS Stock Futures Rise as Traders Analyze Fed Speech, Earnings Bloomberg.com Stocks Rise, U.S. Yields Fall; yen jumps against dollar ReutersStock Market Today: Dow rises on … Read more
As I did with UG, I want to withhold my full opinion until I see them in person (that practical impression influenced me earlier), but on paper, I like these new Flight Officers. The light blue chronograph, with its tone-on-tone subdials and beige strap, is my pick of the bunch and makes me wish summer … Read more