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U.S. Treasury to auction $121 bln next week in refunding, up $9 bln from last quarter

The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it would sell $121 billion in notes and bonds next week. That’s up from $112 billion last quarter. Beyond the increases announced in this quarter, Treasury said it did not expect to make any further increases in auction sizes “for at least the next several quarters.”

New York Community Bancorp stock slides as it cuts dividend, posts surprise loss

Lender reduces payout to 5c from 17c as it builds up capital to meet larger-bank requirements after it acquired ailing Signature Bank

Employee costs in the U.S. rise at slowest pace in 2 1/2 years

he cost companies pay to employ workers rose 0.9% in the fourth quarter to mark the smallest increase in two and a half years, another sign that rapid wage growth after the pandemic is waning.

Alphabet results could bode well for Amazon and Meta, says Wedbush

Google parent Alphabet’s Inc.’s fourth-quarter results could spell good news for Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. who are on deck this week, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.

Boeing beats on everything, boosted by strength in commercial airplanes business

Boeing assuaged investor fears for the moment on Wednesday, as the aerospace and defense giant’s fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations in all of the key metrics, amid strength in the closely watched commercial-airplanes business.

ADP jobs report shows 107,000 private jobs created in January

Businesses created just 107,000 new jobs in January, paycheck company ADP said, in another sign that hiring has slowed since last fall.

Cigna to sell Medicare Advantage business to Health Care Service for $3.7 billion

The deal comes at a time when managed-care companies are grappling with rising medical costs from Medicare Advantage customers.

Mastercard scores a profit beat but its stock falls as spending growth slows

Mastercard’s earnings come after rival Visa beat with its own results last week but spooked Wall Street a bit by showing a spending slowdown.

This money manager nailed two big stock turning points. Here’s are his next ‘rocket ship’ ideas.

Our call of the day comes from Thomas Hayes, founder and chairman of long/short equity manager Great Hill Capital, who has made prescient stock calls in that period and shares some “rocket ship” investing ideas.

Elon Musk has turned X (Twitter) into a free-for-all — and here’s the proof

From discourse to discord: Data show how social media site has changed under Tesla founder’s direction.

AMD earnings could make its pricey stock even more expensive, this analyst says

AMD’s outlook “does suggest numbers this year are going to need to come down once again,” Bernstein says.

‘The cautionary signals are off the charts.’ Ominous warnings point to a market correction – particularly in tech

Corporate insiders are buying less and selling more of their own company’s shares
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