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Target to offer a limited Pride Month collection after conservative backlash

Target will limit the availability of its 2024 Pride Month collection after last year’s conservative blowback over its LGBTQ+ themed merchandise. The retailer said in a Thursday fact sheet that it plans to offer a collection of products including adult clothing and “home and food and beverage items” to celebrate Pride Month this June. It

Dow jumps more than 400 points as weak jobs report raises Fed rate cut hopes: Live updates

Dow gains 450 points, major averages notch winning week Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stocks closed higher Friday and capped off a winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 450.02 points, or 1.2%, to settle at 38,675.68. The S&P 500 surged 1.3% to finish

Stock market today: Stocks climb as Fed rate-hike fears fade, with Apple on deck

US stocks strode higher Thursday in a calm after the Fed day storm, as investors set aside rate worries for now to focus on Apple (AAPL) earnings and the coming monthly jobs report. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose roughly 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained about 0.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC)

Asia markets extend gains as investors assess business activity figures from around the region

Muslim devotees are breaking their fast and having their meals on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, also known as Jumat-ul-Vida, at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly extended gains from Monday as tech shares rebounded on

Elon Musk is throwing his weight around Tesla, comes in like a wrecking ball

We are getting more information on the ongoing layoffs at Tesla. Several employees describe the situation as Elon Musk “throwing his weight around” to solidify his status after being mostly absent over the last year. But he is coming in like a dangerous wrecking ball. Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Musk was

Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?

U.S. World Business Arts Lifestyle Opinion Audio Games Cooking Wirecutter The Athletic Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT May 1, 2024, 11:20 a.m. ET The Latest Baby aspirin is routinely prescribed to people who survive heart attacks. But there’s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, life-threatening high blood

Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump

Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump  BBC.comStock futures fall after Meta Platforms, IBM report quarterly results: Live updates  CNBCMeta's Miss Sparks Fear in Tech World With Big Earnings Looming  Yahoo FinanceZuckerberg burns some goodwill on Wall Street as he plows forward with metaverse  MarketWatchMeta’s stock plunges on ‘aggressive’ AI spending plans  CNN...