Stocks Rise Amid Flood of Profits: Today’s Stock Market News

Stocks Rise Amid Flood of Profits: Today's Stock Market News

GM withdraws guidance over car attacks GM shares were largely unchanged Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter results. Pras Subramanian from Yahoo Finance reports: Against the backdrop of difficult contract talks with the United Auto Workers (UAW), GM (GM) on Tuesday announced growth in third-quarter revenue and earnings, but withdrew its 2023 guidance on uncertainty …

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The stock market may ignore this “bad news” as gains begin

The stock market may ignore this "bad news" as gains begin

Published: October 23, 2023 at 14:32 ET BlackRock strategists aren’t holding their breath for U.S. companies to finally turn positive in the third quarter. While many investors had hoped that the S&P 500 SPX would finally break its streak of negative quarters and post slightly positive earnings growth in the third quarter, a team of …

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Call on billionaires to pay minimum tax – BBC News

Call on billionaires to pay minimum tax - BBC News

Author: Dearbail Jordan BBC News business reporter October 23, 2023, 09:45 Polish time Updated 55 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Billionaires should pay the minimum tax rate, according to a report that found some of the world’s mega-rich pay little or no tax. The EU Tax Observatory found that most people pay a higher …

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Economist: Latest NC employment news triggers warning signs | WRALTechWire

Economist: Latest NC employment news triggers warning signs |  WRALTechWire

Editors’ note: North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2023 was 3.4 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from August’s adjusted rate, reports the North Carolina Department of Commerce. What does it mean? WRAL TechWire reached out to NC State economist Dr. Mike Walden for analysis. North Carolina largely missed national job growth …

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Biblical references in Dave Ramsey’s finance textbook spark outrage in Florida school district

Biblical references in Dave Ramsey's finance textbook spark outrage in Florida school district

It’s a debt fight in Florida. Critics object to the use of famed money guru Dave Ramsey’s finance textbook in Pasco County schools, arguing that it alludes to the Bible, denounces all forms of debt and does not focus not on key mathematics skills. The district received nearly 60 letters opposing the use of Evangelical …

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