Category: Business & Markets

Nasdaq to Buy Financial Software Company Adenza in $10.5 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal

Nasdaq is buying Adenza, a company that makes software used on Wall Street, for $10.5 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition from owner Thoma Bravo, an investment company, includes $5.75 billion in cash and 85.6 million shares of Nasdaq common stock. Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman has been pushing the company further into tech, expanding…


Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises, and S&P 500 Hits Highest Level in More Than a Year

NEW YORK—Wall Street climbed Monday ahead of a big week for central banks around the world, vaulting the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 40.07 points, or 0.9 percent, to 4,338.93 and its highest close since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 189.55, or…


Rio Tinto Deepens Pact With World’s Biggest Steelmaker

Iron ore leader Rio Tinto has signed a pact with the world’s biggest steelmaker as investors demand ways to curb the climate impact of the steel and mining industries. Under the memorandum of understanding signed with China Baowu in Shanghai, the two companies pledged to play a leading role in transforming one of the world’s…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 12)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $3.05 to $67.12 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $2.95 to $71.84 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 11 cents $2.48 a gallon. July heating oil fell 5 cents to $2.31 a gallon. July natural gas rose 2 cents to $2.27 per…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 12

Wall Street closed higher ahead of a big week for central banks, carrying the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.9 percent Monday. The Dow added 189 points, while the Nasdaq rose 1.5 percent. Stocks have been cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession…


[ATL:NOW, 6/13 at 9:30AM ET] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…


Disruptions at West Coast Ports Continue Amid Labor Negotiations

Continuing labor disruptions at West Coast ports are causing concerns, as peak shipping season begins. Work slowdowns, due ongoing contract negotiations, have particularly affected cargo-processing operations at the two key California major ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Dockworkers belonging to the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have continued to “disrupt operations” at West Coast…


George Soros Gives Up Control of $25 Billion Empire

Billionaire financier and political activist George Soros told The Wall Street Journal that he had ceded control of his $25 billion empire to his son, Alex Soros, who suggested he’d be even more politically engaged than his father. George Soros, 92, told The Wall Street Journal that he had handed the reins of his Open…


Persistent Inflation, Federal Reserve Rate Hike to Headline the Economic Week

Inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting will headline this week’s economic events—but retail sales numbers, regional central bank manufacturing index readings, and consumer sentiment will be other important data investors will watch. The May consumer price index (CPI) report will be released on June 13. The consensus estimate is an annual print of…


Persistent Inflation, Federal Reserve Meeting to Headline Economic Week

Inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting headline this week’s economic events, although investors also will be watching other important data such as retail sales numbers, regional central bank manufacturing index readings, and consumer sentiment. The May consumer price index (CPI) report will be released on June 13. The consensus estimate is an annual print of…