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Job openings fall
Markets end up; job openings down in April; Paramount outlines alternative to Skydance merger; Toyota recalls 100,000 cars.
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Job openings remain stuck at an elevated level
Job openings total 8.1 million, again; Bath & Body Works forecasts subdued sales; Volvo launches first EV battery passport; E-Trade considers kicking Keith Gill off platform, WSJ reports.
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Return of the Meme stock
Markets end mixed; Meme stocks soar; manufacturing weakens; Spotify raising prices.
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Airfares are likely to keep rising this year
Airline industry group says higher jet fuel costs will push ticket prices higher; OPEC+ extends oil production cuts into 2025; China’s manufacturing sector rebounds; more women become CEOs of S&P 500 companies.
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Feds preferred gauge of inflation cools
Markets end mixed; Core PCE inflation cools; Gap shares pop; Anchor Brewing finds buyer.
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge holds steady
PCE inflation was at an annual rate of 2.7%; Cconsumer spending slowed in April to a 0.2% annual gain; eurozone inflation climbs to 2.6%; Saudi monarchy to sell $12 billion in shares of oil giant Aramco.