Category : Markets

Goldman Sachs said on Thursday it has completed the acquisition of active exchange-traded fund provider Innovator Capital Management, expanding the Wall Street bank’s presence in the fast-growing active ETF segment. Active ETFs are among the fastest-growing areas of asset management, attracting investors with lower costs and flexible strategies at a......

Oracle on Monday announced it hired a new chief financial officer after the software giant moved forward with layoffs last week. The company announced that Hilary Maxson will serve as the new CFO, joining Oracle from French industrial conglomerate Schneider Electric where she served in the same role. Oracle said......

Tech giant Meta is planning to move forward with laying off about 200 employees in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company’s layoffs will affect 124 employees from its site in Burlingame, California, along with 74 in Sunnyvale. Those cuts are expected to take effect in late May, with the......

The parent company of luxury retailer Saks announced on Thursday that it entered into a restructuring agreement with its capital partners who committed to provide $500 million in financing when the company emerges from bankruptcy. Saks Global Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January after it missed a......

General Motors is planning to ramp up production of heavy-duty pickup trucks in Michigan this summer amid strong demand for gas-powered pickups despite elevated fuel prices. GM is planning to operate its Flint Assembly plant six days a week, up from five, starting in June to produce more trucks to......

German automaker Mercedes-Benz said on Tuesday it will invest $4 billion at its Alabama plant through 2030 to boost SUV production as it seeks to address significant U.S. auto tariffs. In total, luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz said it plans to invest more than $7 billion in U.S. operations in the coming......

Despite a 50% spike in oil prices and an escalating conflict involving Iran, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf reports a disconnect between market volatility and real-world economic health. “So, separate out the pure economy from markets and what people are nervous about in terms of what the future holds. The......

Global banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc is considering significant job reductions in the years ahead, as CEO Georges Elhedery bets on artificial intelligence to downsize middle and back offices, Bloomberg reported. The greatest impact is anticipated to be seen among non-client-facing positions in global service centers, but the evaluation is......

Rivian and Uber on Thursday announced a partnership worth up to $1.25 billion to accelerate the two companies’ plans for autonomous vehicles and deploy up to 50,000 fully autonomous robotaxis in the years ahead. Under the agreement, Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, subject to achieving......

The CEO of Kohl’s signaled that the company isn’t planning on closing additional stores this year after it shuttered more than two dozen locations last year. Kohl’s closed 27 stores in 15 states in 2025 as the department store chain looked to get on better financial footing amid declining sales, and the......