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Today Federal Reserve speakers: Fed governor Lisa Cook Economic data: the Energy Information Administration’s weekly petroleum status report, U.S. services PMI, global services PMI, ADP employment survey Earnings (a.

The monthly jobs report comes out Friday. Before that, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will post its first earnings report as a listed company. Also reporting: Walt Disney; tech companies Palantir and Advanced Micro Devices; ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft; private-equity firms Apollo, Carlyle and TPG; and fast-food chains McDonald's and Wendy’s.

In another heavy earnings week, we’ll also see reports from McDonald’s, Disney, Uber, Devon Energy, and more.

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July 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled that New York City cannot prohibit Uber Technologies and Lyft from deactivating drivers from their apps ‌without advance notice, ruling that the novel law is unconstitutional. District Judge Gregory ‌Woods in Manhattan said in a written ruling on Tuesday that the city's law adopted earlier this year benefits ​a small fraction of drivers while interfering with the ride-hailing companies' right to police the safety of their platforms.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading, as the big banks kicked off earnin

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In a classic “Friday news dump,” Apple filed a federal lawsuit in California against OpenAI, accusing its once-partner of stealing some of its trade secrets. Specifically, it’s alleging that two of its former employees brought proprietary and confidential information about its hardware to OpenAI when they joined. The lawsuit calls to mind Waymo’s trade secret theft lawsuit against Uber, filed in 2017. Similarly, a well-established tech giant publicly accused a fast-ascending private company, loc

Dollar General's (DG) core lower- and middle-income consumers are under pressure amid sticky inflati

Uber Technologies' board was sued on Monday by shareholders who accused management and directors of letting the ride-sharing ‌company cut corners on compliance, leading to thousands of lawsuits from victims ‌of sexual assault and harassment. In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders led by ​a Detroit pension fund said board members ignored repeated internal and external warnings about Uber's alleged failure to address sexual abuse by drivers. Shareholders said oversight failures were also a factor in lawsuits filed last year by the federal government, which accused Uber ‌of routinely refusing to serve ⁠disabled passengers, including people with service animals or stowable wheelchairs, and engaging in deceptive billing and cancellation practices.

The service will be accessible through the Uber app and is being developed in collaboration with Switzerland's Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), pending regulatory clearance.

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) plan to introduce commercial robotaxi services in the Greater Zurich Region later this year, extending their autonomous mobility partnership in Europe following a recent deployment announcement in Madrid. The service is expected to launch during 2026, pending approval from Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (FEDRO).

New wholesale inflation numbers have reached their highest levels since March and November of 2022, respectively.

At this point, any layoff news is not a surprise. And while the numbers often appear smaller in the company context, the impact on the people left to search for new jobs in this economy is significant. Despite the recent May jobs report, which said 172,000 new jobs were added, with over 90,000 ...

When the CEO of America’s largest appliance maker compares today’s demand to the 2008 financial crisis, it’s worth pausing before you swipe for that new fridge. On the latest earnings call, Whirlpool chief Marc Bitzer told investors that “this level of industry decline is similar to what we have observed during the global financial crisis ... Worried About a Recession? Here’s What Appliance Makers Say Before You Buy Big-Ticket Items

FEATURE Amazon com was disrupting things again on Tuesday. The online retail giant announced 30-minute rapid deliveries on “thousands of groceries and essentials.” The service is now in Atlanta, Dallas–Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, “with rapid expansion underway in dozens more U.

Earnings season marches on this week as investors will hear from big companies including Walt Disney, McDonald's and CoreWeave. Data on the U.S. jobs market will also be watched closely, culminating in April nonfarm payroll numbers Friday.

ON Semiconductor, Pfizer, Uber, McDonald’s, and many more will report earnings this week. Economic releases will include the April jobs report and purchasing managers index.

Markets enter a big week following last week's Federal Reserve meeting and mega-cap technology earnings convergence, with focus now shifting to Friday's April jobs report at 8:30am that will provide insights into labor market health amid geopolitical uncertainties and energy-driven economic pressures.

Electric vehicle stocks have faced a bumpy road lately, with softening demand, tariff worries, and high interest rates testing even the strongest players. Investors wonder if newer entrants like Rivian can scale fast enough to compete against Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) volume machine or Ford’s (NYSE:F) established truck network. Rivian’s (NASDAQ:RIVN) latest quarterly results offer a mixed ... Rivian Tops Q1 Estimates, but Investors Investors Rightly Remain Wary

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come throughout next week,  including earnings results out from companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Paramount Skydance (PSKY), Disney (DIS), Novo Nordisk (NVO), Pfizer (PFE), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), McDonald's (MCD), and Coinbase (COIN); a wave of fresh commentary from top Federal Reserve officials; and April's jobs reports due out next Friday. May 8.