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The videogame retailer and original meme stock’s shares were soaring Thursday.

With signs that many U.S. workers no longer feel a $100,000 salary guarantees a middle-class lifestyle, social-media discussions about how to find a more lucrative job have sprung up — and one prominent suggestion on a recent Reddit thread echoes age-old career advice.

Shares of Gap Inc. rose after the clothing retailer reported second-quarter profits and revenue that were better than expected and offered an upbeat full-year forecast despite a difficult backdrop for the apparel industry.

Many 1-year CDs will come due right when interest rates are set to drop.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is stepping into the spotlight again by taking part in a CNN interview that’s due to air at 9 p.m. Eastern. What questions on financial topics is she likely to get?

But courts block effort to curtail conflicts of interest

Dollar General’s stock was tumbling toward its worst day ever on Thursday, after the discount retailer reported fiscal second-quarter profit and sales that missed expectations and slashed its full-year outlook, citing a “financially constrained” core customer.

Retailer expects 2024 operating income of $455 million to $465 million, below the analyst projection of $469 million

Pending home sales hit a fresh record low in July as declining mortgage rates failed to spark increased activity, in part because of the uncertainty over the election.

Germany’s CPI data showed inflation in August fell below the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since March 2021

The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened 6.3% to $102.7 billion in July, according to the Commerce Department’s advanced estimate released Thursday. That’s the largest deficit since May 2022.

The U.S. economy grew at a 3% annual pace in the second quarter instead of the 2.8% rate originally estimated, revised government data released Thursday show.