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Larry Page, co-founder and chief executive officer at Google Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Google’s parent-company Alphabet edged nearly 1% higher after the company announced that Larry Page will step down as CEO and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 14, 2019 Spencer Platt | Getty Images It’s December, markets are dropping and it feels like we’ve been here before. Stocks dropped the first two trading days of December and investors are having deja vu. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled nearly

Buildings along Victoria Harbor at night in Hong Kong, on April 29, 2019. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Law Ka-chung stepped down as chief economist at the Hong Kong unit of a Chinese state-owned bank and has alleged he was forced to do so because he is a native of Hong Kong, the

Rob Bernshteyn, CEO, Coupa Software Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Shares of Coupa Software slipped more than 2% during extended trading after the cloud services company reported third-quarter earnings. Coupa posted earnings of 20 cents per share on revenue of $101.8 million in the third quarter. The

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Lucas Jackson | Reuters This year is shaping up to be one of the best ever for investors of all stripes with nearly every single asset class on track to finish 2019 in the green. From stocks to government debt to corporate bonds to

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere testifies before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing in Washington, February 13, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters For about the last two decades, the cable industry has been fueled by three revenue streams: cable television, landline phones and high-speed broadband. Recently, though, cable’s prized triple play has

Big tech platforms have consumer data histories to inform advertising strategies, but lack of personalization in ads is still a big problem for the e-commerce industry. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Monday before you hit the door. 1. U.S. manufacturing rebounds? Manufacturing, the

Black Friday shoppers wait to purchase goods at a Best Buy store on November 29, 2019 in Emeryville, United States. Black Friday is traditionally the biggest shopping event of the year, and marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Philip Pacheco | Getty Images News | Getty Images Black Friday brick-and-mortar retail sales fell

Boys run past burning tires set up by Iraqi protesters during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, November 26. Alaa al-Marjani | Reuters The resignation of Iraq’s prime minister helped trigger a drop in oil prices, but analysts say that may not be the right response by investors, as Iraq’s future may have just become

Getty Images Banks are battling to get consumers using their credit cards for holiday shopping. But faster mobile payment options are making that more difficult. As consumers shop on their phones, analysts say they may end up using whichever card is automatically stored instead instead of considering rewards. Gerard du Toit, banking consultant at Bain,

The “big story” for Apple this holiday shopping season won’t be what products consumers buy but how they pay for it, according to D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Tom Forte. “AirPods Pro [is] a good product, but I think the story for Apple’s holiday sales this year is in payments with the Apple Card,” he

The Charging Bull near Wall Street is pictured in New York. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Stocks have had a bang-up year so far, and they’re heading straight into the month that is often the best of all. The S&P 500 is up more than  25% for the year so far. Thanksgiving week was technically very

European markets are set to open lower on Friday amid strained relations between the U.S. and China over protests in Hong Kong. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is seen falling 15 points to 7,396, Germany’s DAX down 21 points to 13,219 and France’s CAC off by 4 points at 5,905, according to IG data. Sentiment

Jennifer Yen pulls to shopping carts full of items at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Denver, Colorado. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Friday before you hit the door. 1. Black Friday Black Friday, the day retailers have long relied on to boost sales, is losing its grip

Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images Barclays has rebalanced its equity focus away from the U.S. and toward Europe and emerging markets for 2020. In its 2020 outlook, published Wednesday, the British lender said it expects European equities to deliver further gains, setting a target for the Stoxx 600 of 430 by the end

European markets are set to open lower on Thursday, as investors monitored friction between the U.S. and China over the Hong Kong protests. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 is seen down 10 points at 7,405, Germany’s DAX down 22 points at 13,259 and France’s CAC off by 9 points at 5,914, according to IG index data.

Flextronics International Apple factory employees work on Apple Mac Pro computer assembly in Austin, TX, November 20, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Economists are boosting their fourth quarter growth forecasts after the trade deficit narrowed and business investment showed a surprise pickup in October. The CNBC/Moody’s Analytic’s rapid update of economists forecasts showed a median

British lender NatWest has launched a digital bank to compete in the U.K.’s thriving fintech space. NatWest — a subsidiary of RBS — launched cloud-based bank Bo on Wednesday, with the service going live on both Apple’s App store and Google Play. Those who sign up to the digital bank will be sent a bright

European markets are set to open higher on Wednesday, as investors track positive mood music around U.S.-China trade talks. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 is seen climbing 6 points to 7,414; Germany’s DAX is seen 18 points higher at 13,261; and France’s CAC up by 6 points at 5,941, according to IG index data. President Donald

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin waves to the media prior to a meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, November 14, 2019. Pavel Golovkin | Pool via Reuters OPEC and Russia are likely to extend their oil production deal at least through midyear, but if they were