Nationwide out-of-stock rate for baby formula had risen to more than 73%

baby formula

The percentage of baby formula that is out of stock in the United States has risen to 73.58 percent. On ‘Fox Business Tonight,’ radio presenter Tammy Bruce adds that when there is accountability, there is a “more of an attempt to make things go smoothly.” The incidence of baby formula out-of-stock continues to grow as … Read more

US officials deny allegations of dark web javelin missiles

javelin missiles

Officials insist that the reports were distributed by known Russian disinformation social media accounts. According to Moody’s Analytics head economist Mark Zandi, price gouging is not a big driver in America’s 40-year high inflation. Officials in the United States have dismissed rumours of Javelin missiles sales on the dark web as nothing more than Russian … Read more

Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Janet Yellen denies wanting to cut spending

Janet Yellen

Earlier this week, Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen conceded she was ‘wrong’ about inflation. American Rescue Plan (ARP), which Biden signed into law in March 2021 “too much government money was flowing into the economy,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Despite a book suggesting she feared “too much government money was flowing into the economy,” U.S. Treasury … Read more

Google disabled RCS ads in India due to massive abuse by businesses

RCS

Google said last month that RCS texting in the Android Messages app had surpassed 500 million monthly active users. Google confirmed in a statement that “some firms are exploiting our anti-spam measures to send promotional messages to users in India.” As a result of that, Google said it is disabling the feature as it “works … Read more

BoB to benefit from the govt’s push for infrastructure: Hasmukh Adhia

Hasmukh Adhia

The banking industry of course would be benefited due to increase in the demand for bank credit and Bank of Baroda would be a key beneficiary of these developments,” he said. Indian economic Growth Bank of Boaroda spending infrastructure Bank of Baroda (BoB) Chairman Hasmukh Adhia believes the government’s emphasis on greater infrastructure spending and … Read more

Elon Musk wants to decrease 10% of Tesla employment

Elon Musk

Tesla is laying off 10% of its salaried workforce. On Friday, CEO Elon Musk sent an email to all employees. Tesla shares fell 8% following reports of the company’s headcount decrease. When asked about Musk’s dismal economic prognosis on Friday, President Joe Biden stated that while Tesla was cutting back, Ford and others were building … Read more

Cruise has got approval for a commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco

cruise robotaxi

Cruise, General Motors’ majority-owned autonomous vehicle unit, revealed on Thursday It had received final licences to run a commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco. After the California DMV approved autonomous vehicle deployments by Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo. The California Public Utilities Commission gave Cruise its permission. Cruise, a General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle business, announced on … Read more

OPEC+ hikes output quicker than predicted, as Russia’s war roils global oil markets

OPEC

Oil-producing allies decided to increase output by a larger-than-expected amount in July and August. In both July and August, OPEC+ will boost output by 648,000 barrels per day. The group has gradually returned the approximately 10 million barrels per day it promised to withdraw from the market in April 2020. OPEC and its oil-producing partners … Read more

Winklevoss twins Gemini is laying off 10% of its staff, said that ‘crypto winter’ arrived

Winklevoss

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, billionaire bitcoiners, are laying off 10% of Gemini’s workers. Twins stated that the business is in a “contraction phase” known as “crypto winter,” which has been  “further compounded by the current macroeconomic and geopolitical turmoil.” Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, billionaire bitcoiners, are laying off 10% of Gemini’s workers, a first for … Read more

Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says it’s ‘very hard’  for the Fed to pause rate hikes

Lael Brainard

Lael Brainard, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, stated that she does not expect the central bank to stop raising interest rates anytime soon. “We’ve still got a lot of work to do to get inflation down to our 2% target,” she said. Despite concerns about inflation, Brainard voiced optimism in the economy. Federal Reserve … Read more

Midday market movers include Microsoft, Chewy, GameStop, MongoDB, & others

Microsoft

Microsoft — Microsoft shares rose 0.8 percent after falling earlier in the session after the firm reduced its earnings and revenue estimate for the fiscal fourth quarter. Meta Platforms — The parent company of Facebook surged 5.4 percent after Sheryl Sandberg announced her resignation as chief operating officer. GameStop reported $1.38 billion in revenue in … Read more

After-hours stock swings include Lululemon, RH, Okta, and others

Lululemon

Lulu’s Athletica — Following the release of its quarterly financial results, shares of the athleisure apparel manufacturer increased by around 1%. RH After an early jump on the reporting of good results and revenue for the most recent quarter, shares of the premium home furnishings company fell 2.2 percent. Lululemon Athletica — Following the release … Read more

Stock futures are barely higher ahead of May employment data

US stocks

Stock futures are barely higher ahead of May employment data. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were both up 0.1 percent. The S&P 500 is up 0.5 percent and on track for its second consecutive good week. Traders are anticipating the nonfarm payroll report on Friday. Stock futures gained Thursday evening as investors focused … Read more

Coinbase has put its hiring on hold for the foreseeable future

Coinbase

Coinbase has extended its hiring freeze for the “foreseeable future,” two weeks after announcing it would do so. Coinbase has lost more than 70% of its value this year due to economic upheaval and a drop in cryptocurrencies, which has resulted in a drop in users. “We have decided to pause hiring for as long … Read more

Jim Cramer recommends buying Deere stock for a ‘absurd’ price

Jim Cramer

 Jim Cramer recommended investors to buy Deere stock before the start of the next trading session on Thursday. Stock plunged because investors expected a blowout quarter owing to the present agricultural bull market Jim Cramer recommended investors to buy Deere stock before the start of the next trading session on Thursday. “I’ve told you to … Read more

Jim Cramer urges investors to be ready to buy homebuilding stocks when they fall

Jim Cramer

Despite common knowledge, Jim Cramer says investors should buy shares of homebuilding businesses the next time they fall. “I believe these equities will fall again, but when they do… I believe you have to pounce,” the “Mad Money” host added. Jim Cramer suggested Thursday that, contrary to popular belief, investors should buy homebuilding companies the … Read more

Frontier will pay a $250 million breakup fee, if officials reject Spirit’s takeover

Frontier

Frontier is proposing Spirit a $250 million reverse breakup fee. JetBlue Airways is attempting to purchase Spirit and has launched an aggressive takeover bid. JetBlue’s bid included a reverse breakup fee of $200 million. Frontier Airlines’ parent company said on Thursday that if regulators do not approve the planned merger of the two discount carriers … Read more

Lululemon improves its guidance as customers spend despite rising pricing

Lululemon

Despite broader economic difficulties, Lululemon expects its commercial growth to continue. The athletic gear retailer outperformed Wall Street in terms of earnings and revenue. “Our product pipeline remains very strong and it’s the bedrock of the business,” CEO Calvin McDonald said. Customers aren’t complaining about rising costs on Lululemon leggings and sports bras, according to … Read more

Starbucks union sets a $1 million fund to compensate striking baristas for lost salary

Starbucks

Workers United is establishing a $1 million fund to assist Starbucks baristas on strike. The fund will offer workers more clout in their campaign to unionize and bargain collectively. As of Tuesday, 100 Starbucks locations had decided to join Workers United. Starbucks’ organizing union is building a $1 million fund to cover lost wages for … Read more

OPEC: Saudi Arabia Gives a Nod to US with an Increase in Oil Production

OPEC

The tiny supply increase, equivalent to only 0.4 percent of world demand in July and August. Producers raise the size of the monthly supply increase by 50%. Suggestion comes amid mounting pressure in United States for assistance in lowering prices. OPEC+ agreed to accelerate the opening of its oil streams in the summer months, a … Read more

Rosneft intends to pay annual dividend as oil prices rise

Rosneft

For 2021, the board recommends a price of 41.66 rubles per share. It’s possible that foreign investors will have trouble being paid. Rosneft PJSC, Russia’s oil powerhouse, promised record dividends as oil prices rise, however some overseas investors may struggle to get the payout. The board recommended 23.63 rubles per share, bringing full-year dividends to … Read more

Texas state senator, blames handling of Uvalde school shooting: ‘Everyone failed here.’

Texas state senator

While there were definitely huge failings in the law enforcement response to this week’s school massacre, Roland Gutierrez, the Texas state senator who represents the community of Uvalde, has stated that the culpability for what happened is shared far more widely. On Sunday, Mr. Gutierrez, a Democrat, spoke with Dana Bash, host of CNN’s “State … Read more

Colombia presidential election will include an ex-rebel & businessman

Colombia presidential election

Colombia presidential election: Colombian voters chose a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June, hoping that a new face will be able to bring them out of the economic wreckage caused by the virus. Leftist Sen. Gustavo Petro led the field of six candidates with slightly … Read more

Texas shooting: DoJ will review police reaction as Abbott is booed at memorial site

Texas shooting

Texas shooting: The US Department of Justice will look at the police response to the Uvalde school shooting. Spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement that “at the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the US Department of Justice will conduct a Critical Incident Review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in … Read more

Uvalde shooting: Chris Murphy says Congress is ready to act in  aftermath of Uvalde

Uvalde shooting

A Connecticut senator who received accolades last week for his impassioned response to the Uvalde shooting on the Senate floor now believes Republicans are eager to sit down and discuss solutions to address mass shootings. On CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Sen. Chris Murphy told anchor Margaret Brennan that he’s seeing more interest from … Read more

Zelensky goes to front lines as situation in Luhansk has ‘seriously intensified.’

Zelensky

Ukraine war: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited soldiers in Kharkiv on a rare visit to the front lines. Several weeks ago, his country’s army were successful in driving Russian forces from their positions near the northeastern city. “I feel boundless pride in our defenders. Every day, risking their lives, they fight for Ukraine’s freedom,” Mr … Read more

Biden visits Texas shooting monument as US Department of Justice initiates an inquiry into police reaction

Biden visits texas

President Joe Biden visits Texas the site of the horrific Texas school shooting to pay his respects to those who died. Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, arrived in Uvalde and first visited the memorial outside Robb Elementary School. They took a minute to admire each of the 21 white crosses constructed … Read more

Jon Stewart criticises Americans for tweeting about Memorial Day

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart has chastised Americans for posting about Memorial Day on social media but failing to support soldiers who are sick and dying as a result of hazardous exposure to burn pits. “Where are the American people?” he demanded. On Saturday afternoon, the TV presenter and veteran advocate joined the stage at the Rolling to … Read more