Marketplace Minute

Stocks rise; investors eager for corporate bonds as rates fall; Amazon abandons plans to acquire iRobot; labor market data due this week.

Alaska and United Airlines over the weekend resumed some 737 Max 9 flights; U.N. agency aiding Palestinians faces funding cuts; White House sets new rules for pay equity; Ikea stores aiming to bring prices back to inflation-adjusted prepandemic levels.

Stocks close mixed; goods and services spending rises; prices up 2.6% over the last year; pending home sales jump

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.2% between November and December; Jetblue informed Spirit Airlines that their merger deal may be off; Intel surprised investors with a gloomy forecast.

Stocks rise; GDP grows at second-fastest pace since 2021; inflation slows down; unemployment claims rise

U.S. GDP growth was 3.3% in Q4 of 2023, stronger than expected; Biden administration releases $5 billion for infrastructure improvements throughout the country; Southwest, American earnings struggle in Q4 2023.

Stocks close mixed; new manufacturing orders pick up; business optimism increases; mortgage applications rise

Boeing will pause work tomorrow on its 737 production line; business activity picked up this month; a password crackdown delivered an upsurge of subscribers to Netflix; eBay, TikTok announce job cuts.

Stocks close mixed; streaming companies focusing more on live sports; Procter and Gamble sales rise; GE engines help push up revenue.

United CEO Kirby considering alternatives after Max 9 grounding; Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $700 million to resolve multi-state investigation into talc product marketing; 3M signals challenging year ahead.