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Skechers slides on Q4 sales miss, as retailers ‘conservatively manage’ inventory levels

Shares of Skechers USA Inc. fell 10.8% in extended trading Thursday after the comfort-footwear maker reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter sales amid a decline in its wholesale business.

Does New York Community Bancorp have another surprise in store for investors?

The bank’s shares fell 11% on Thursday, following Wednesday’s 38% drubbing.

Columbia Sportswear sees ‘challenging’ year ahead, as retailers slow to fill orders

Columbia Sportswear Co.’s stock drops more than 10% after the apparel maker called for a “challenging” year ahead and a warm U.S. winter has hampered sales.

Haley’s big donors include investor Paul Singer. Trump’s include a Mellon heir and an oil tycoon.

Wealthy Americans have been voting for White House hopefuls with their wallets, and the latest disclosures reveal their big contributions to candidates’ main super PACs.

Why gold prices are likely to reach a record high in 2024

Gold prices finished higher Thursday, as analysts looked to a “confluence of factors” poised to lift prices for the metal beyond a record high.

SALT tax deduction would double under this House bill introduced by GOP members

A deduction for state and local taxes could double for certain taxpayers under a bill heading to the full House of Representatives, after being left out of a bigger package that cleared the chamber on Wednesday.

Norfolk Southern stock on pace for biggest gain since 2020 on report of investor-led shakeup — but one analyst notes skepticism

Shares of railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday were on pace for their biggest percentage gain in nearly four years, after a report claiming an investor group is looking to take over the company’s board and unseat its chief executive.

One thing that Republicans and Democrats agree on about the economy? The cost of raising kids. 

Voters from both parties agree that raising kids will stretch your budget thin these days.

‘Fix this now’: FAFSA delays slammed by Republican lawmakers

The overhaul of the critical form has been plagued with challenges.

Etsy’s stock is having its best day in seven months after Elliott takes ‘sizable’ stake

Marc Steinberg, a partner at the hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, was named to Etsy’s board of directors.

Larry David says he was an ‘idiot’ for starring in an FTX crypto ad in 2022

The ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star also says he ‘lost a lot of money’ on crypto

Oil falls as Middle East tensions ease with talk of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Oil futures turned lower Thursday as tensions in the Middle East appeared to ease.
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