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China gears up for big week ahead of U.S. elections, stimulus hopes

A flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Zhejiang province, China, on May 10, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters…

How China’s consumers are spending this Singles Day shopping festival

Employees package and sort express parcels at an e-commerce company on Nov. 1, 2024, around the Double 11 Shopping Festival…

Berkshire Hathaway’s cash fortress tops $300 billion as Buffett sells more stock, freezes buybacks

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024.…

Berkshire Hathaway BRK earnings Q3 2024

Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett…

Election mentions jump on company conference calls as Nov. 5 approaches

Voters walk to cast their ballots during early voting in the presidential election at a polling station at the C.…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: INTC, AMZN, BA, CVX

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cardinal Health — The health-care services provider gained 5.5%, hitting a…

Here’s where the jobs are for October 2024 – in one chart

The jobs report for October came in much weaker than expected, and employment growth across different industries painted a mixed…

U.S. jobs report October 2024:

Job creation in October slowed to its weakest pace since late 2020 as the impacts of storms in the Southeast…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMZN, AAPL, TEAM

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Amazon — The e-commerce giant popped 7% after posting stronger-than-expected earnings…

Megacap tech gets new BlackRock ETF

 BlackRock’s iShares is trying to appeal to investors who want to diversify beyond from the so-called Magnificent Seven. The firm…