Month: September 2024

Getty Images Small business owners are collectively breathing a sigh of relief at the Federal Reserve’s widely-anticipated decision to cut interest rates last week, and new data show owners expect to put that increased capital to work. CNBC and SurveyMonkey’s Small Business Survey for Q3 found that owners said lower interest rates will lead them
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In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Southwest Boeing 737 is at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, USA, on July 2, 2024.  Robert Smith | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday and detailed a host of changes to its business model as
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Costco on Thursday reported ho-hum quarterly results, with a small topline miss being more than offset by strong profitability to deliver an earnings beat. The report didn’t blow us away, but it still offered plenty of reminders on why Costco investors should stick around. Total revenue in its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter totaled $79.7 billion,
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PeopleImages Progress toward narrowing the gender pay gap has mostly stalled, in part due to something researchers call the “gender promotion gap.” “Women have noticeably lower promotion rates compared to men in the same firm, in approximately the same position,” Kelly Shue, a professor of finance at Yale School of Management, said at CNBC’s Women &
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