The collapse of the IPO of real estate ‘tech’ and SPAC stocks: House Flippers Opendoor and Redfin Come Unglued, after Zillow

The collapse of the IPO of real estate 'tech' and SPAC stocks: House Flippers Opendoor and Redfin Come Unglued, after Zillow

Real estate broker Compass Tech and Compass for renters and insurance sellers Tech Lemonade also collapsed. All eyes are on the SPAC deferred deal for Better.com’s “technical” mortgage broker. I can not wait. by Wolf Richter about Wolf Street. Even on Good Friday, the second day of a big recovery after five days of sharp … Read more

Starbucks workers in Mesa, Arizona, vote for union

Starbucks workers in Mesa, Arizona, vote for union

They won first in Buffalo. Now they have achieved a victory on the other side of the country. On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board announced that workers at Starbucks in Mesa, Arizona, voted 25 to 3 to join a union, with three votes against. This brings the number of company-owned stores with unions to … Read more

Foot Locker stock fell because Nike wants to go on its own

Foot Locker stock fell because Nike wants to go on its own

The retailer, which Nike did not explicitly mention in its earnings report, said Friday that no single supplier is expected to account for more than 60% of its total purchases for fiscal year 2022. Nike accounted for 75% of its sales in 2020 according to Foot Lockers (Florida) Latest annual report. Foot Locker, whose suppliers … Read more

Stocks rise after Ukraine panic, oil returns below $100

Stocks rise after Ukraine panic, oil returns below $100

A red London bus passes the stock exchange in London, Britain, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo Register now to get free unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose on Friday after a late Wall Street rally, as investors cheered coordinated Western sanctions on Russia that have targeted its banks but … Read more

Block Bitcoin Cash App Revenue Nearly $2 Billion in Q4

Block Bitcoin Cash App Revenue Nearly $2 Billion in Q4

Briefly Bitcoin revenue is up from the same quarter last year, as has earnings. The company has not mentioned any plans to expand into other cryptocurrencies. Cash App – the popular mobile payment service developed by Block (formerly Square) – has become a very popular way to buy Bitcoin. According to today’s earnings report, the … Read more

DOJ sues to block $13 billion deal by UnitedHealth Group

DOJ sues to block $13 billion deal by UnitedHealth Group

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block the $13 billion acquisition of a health technology company by a UnitedHealth Group company, in the latest move by the Biden administration to clamp down on corporate consolidation. The agency argued that UnitedHealth’s deal to buy health technology company Change Healthcare would give … Read more

Dow futures drop as Russia invades Ukraine; Crude oil prices rose

Futures Loom As World Awaits Putin's Ukraine Move; Five Stocks That Don't Suck

Dow futures fell early Thursday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military offensive in Ukraine on several fronts. President Joe Biden said there would be “other consequences” against Russia. Bond yields fell while crude oil prices rose and gold futures rose. X The battered stock market … Read more

Dow futures plunge as Putin begins Russian military action in Ukraine

Futures Loom As World Awaits Putin's Ukraine Move; Five Stocks That Don't Suck

Dow futures fell overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched military operations in eastern Ukraine. President Joe Biden said there would be “other consequences” against Russia. Bond yields fell while crude oil and gold futures rose. X The battered stock market attempted to recover on Wednesday, but … Read more