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U.S. productivity, economy’s secret sauce, falls for first time in almost 3 years

Swings in output and employment resulting from the tariff war will make it hard to gauge productivity, economists said.

FanDuel owner Flutter Entertainment boosts earnings guidance even after costly March Madness

FanDuel owner Flutter Entertainment on Thursday boosted its guidance because of acquisitions and currency swings even after nursing losses from a U.S. college basketball tournament devoid of upsets.

Burger King parent saw slower start to the year as revenue and earnings miss marks

Restaurant Brands is the latest fast-food giant to cite weak first quarter demand.

Jobless claims fall in latest week, with no sign of recession or layoffs

Companies are holding on to workers, despite uncertainty over trade policy and the contraction in first-quarter GDP.

Empty shelves, for-lease signs and job layoffs point to recession by summer

Stop the trade flow and you stop the economy — as Americans are about to learn.

Krispy Kreme scraps dividend to save cash, and the stock sinks to record low

Krispy Kreme’s stock suffering a record plunge after the doughnut seller scraps its dividend, reassesses its McDonald’s arrangement and reports downbeat results.

Molson Coors says less beer is being drunk due to worries about tariffs and the economy

Stocks drops after beer brewer’s biggest earnings miss in four years and a lowered full-year outlook as consumer confidence falls as the economy slows.

Here’s the real reason Berkshire Hathaway holds almost $350 billion in cash right now

If America itself was a stock — ticker symbol “USA” — Warren Buffett would like the product, but not the management.

Bank of England lowers rates in unusual three-way split

The Bank of England on Thursday lowered its interest rates for the second time this year as the U.K. central bank responds to cooling inflation and signs of a slowing economy.

Markets are resilient — but this bank says it could fall apart quickly. ‘Fundamentals remain dire.’

HSBC is warning clients that the odds are stacked against resilience for markets staying intact.

Global growth bellwethers Maersk and Toyota lower guidance on tariff impact

Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Japanese auto giant Toyota each sounded the alarm on tariffs on Thursday as both lowered their guidance.

‘We live modestly’: My wife and I have $900K in stocks and $380K in savings and CDs. Are we holding too much cash?

“My investment adviser says we have too much invested in cash instruments.”
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