Category: Business

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. McDonald’s — Shares were down slightly in the premarket after the fast food giant reported second-quarter results that missed analyst expectations . McDonald’s also said its same-store sales — a key metric for restaurants — declined broadly. Revvity — Shares gained 6% after the life sciences…

US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 20, 2024, on his way to Camp David. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is under siege from within his own party, as more Democrats — in private and in public…

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Center for Brooklyn History hosted a discussion on Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter and author Dana Mattioli’s new book, “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.” It documents Amazon’s relentless pursuit to dominate industries and reshape the global economy.   Dana Mattioli’s “The Everything War:…

“Street photography is really about photographers going out into the streets and finding something on their own that transcends time and place and says something about life, society, or philosophy,” Keith added. “Basically looking for sublime moments in daily life — people watching fireworks, people at a protest — things like that.” According to Keith,…

There’s a 40% chance President Joe Biden will not seek reelection, according to Stifel. Brian Gardner, the firm’s chief Washington policy strategist, is out with a research note that calls it a “make or break week” for the president’s campaign as Congress returns from its Fourth of July recess. “There’s a 60% chance, more likely…

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., June 20, 2024.  Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters President Joe Biden’s fundraising operation started showing cracks in its once formidable armor, almost 10 days after his disastrous presidential debate performance. Some of Biden’s campaign bundlers have stopped making calls…

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech at the Treasury, to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new Labour Government will take to deliver economic growth, in London on July 8, 2024.  Jonathan Brady | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s new finance…

Supporters wave the national flag of France during a campaign meeting of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party’s President and lead European Parliament election candidate Jordan Bardella and President of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen, ahead of the upcoming European Union (EU) parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on…

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage poses in a boxing ring on July 3, 2024 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images One of the biggest surprises of Britain’s election night so far has been the gains seen by the right-wing Reform UK party, which is forecast to win numerous parliamentary…

FILE – A Morehouse College student lines up before the school commencement, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs. Navigating…