Bally’s shareholders wage battle over ownership, development projects
An exterior view shows the Tropicana Las Vegas at dusk on March 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker | Getty Images As the famous Tropicana in Las Vegas closes its doors Tuesday, its operator Bally’s Corporation is facing its own existential battle. At stake: ownership, its status as a publicly traded company and […]
Long-term Treasurys selloff for third day after ADP jobs report
A selloff in U.S. government debt picked up momentum Wednesday morning after data showed private-sector hiring in March was its strongest in eight months.
Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint
Shares of U.S. health insurers fell Tuesday after the Biden administration didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans as much as the insurance industry and investors had hoped. Shares of CVS Health fell more than 8% on Tuesday, while UnitedHealth Group‘s stock slid nearly 7%. Shares of Elevance Health dropped more than 3% and Centene‘s […]
Ken Griffin’s Citadel hedge fund outstrips rivals with gains in first quarter: report
The Miami hedge fund outperformed rivals in generating positive returns across all its funds
Iowa-LSU game was biggest betting event for women’s sports
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, celebrates after beating the Lousiana State University Tigers 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena in Albany, New York, on April 1, 2024. Andy Lyons | Getty Images The superstar women’s college basketball matchups Monday night attracted more than just […]
High cost of upgrading to a nicer home is locking up the market
The spring housing market is defying expectations that prices would cool and competition would ease. Higher mortgage rates usually cool both prices and demand, as they did last year, but that’s not the case now. There are still too few homes for sale because current homeowners can’t afford to move, and it’s keeping prices high. […]
My elderly parents are hoarders. I see them once a year. They say cleaning up their ‘junk’ will be my problem after they die. What can I do?
“They have lived in the same house in New Jersey for 50 years and they don’t throw anything away.”
Vanguard voting for Iger over Peltz in Disney proxy fight: report
Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort’s Zootopia-themed attraction at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Disney’s largest shareholder, index fund manager Vanguard, plans to support management over Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners in Wednesday’s […]
Tesla’s delivery woes suggest the EV maker has an Elon Musk problem
Tesla Inc.’s “significant miss” on its first-quarter delivery numbers rattled Wall Street on Tuesday — and the disappointing numbers indicate that at least one of the electric-vehicle maker’s problems is Chief Executive Elon Musk.
GM first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales fall 1.5%
The 2024 Buick Envista. GM DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday reported a 1.5% decline in first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales compared to a year ago, as the overall auto industry normalizes after years of disruptions and volatile results. The Detroit automaker said the decline to 594,233 vehicles sold during the first three months of the […]
