Biden campaign taps friend groups, social media, with unpredictable results
Andrea Dyess, 57, was already a Joe Biden fan, but after meeting him in her neighborhood of Racine, Wisconsin, in May, she has been talking to anyone who will listen about giving him four more years in the White House. Dyess was on a street corner with her two young grandchildren trying to catch a […]
Trafigura agrees to pay $55 million to settle CFTC charges
A unit of global commodities trader Trafigura has agreed to pay a $55 million civil fine to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges of fraud, manipulation and impeding whistleblower communications. Trafigura Trading LLC, a Houston firm that is part of Trafigura Beheer BV, violated U.S. law and regulations by trading gasoline with material nonpublic […]
Lennar’s home delivery forecast falls short of estimates, shares dip
Lennar Corp forecast its third-quarter home deliveries below analysts’ estimates on Monday, a sign that demand for new homes is expected to remain sluggish as mortgage rates hover at a two-decade high. Shares of the U.S. homebuilder fell as much as 1.9% after the bell. With the current 30-year fixed mortgage rate nearly at 7%, […]
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, GameStop, Dollar Tree, Nvidia and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity company popped 12% after posting a strong outlook and a first-quarter results beat. CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings of 93 cents per share on $921 million in revenue, which came in over the earnings of 89 cents per share on $905 million in revenue […]