Quantum computing stocks rip higher on Microsoft’s ‘quantum ready’ directive newsthirst.

D-Wave Systems Inc. logo of a Canadian quantum computing company is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Quantum computing stocks rallied Wednesday, spurred by a directive from Microsoft urging businesses to get “quantum-ready” in 2025, and as investors returned to “risk on” trades after December core inflation came in…

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DOT sues Southwest, fines Frontier for ‘chronically delayed flights’ newsthirst.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Las Vegas on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Department of Transportation on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights, and fined Frontier Airlines for late-arriving flights. The lawsuit follows a…

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Bitcoin approaches $100,000 again as a cool inflation reading fuels risk appetite newsthirst.

Mustafa Ciftci | Anadolu via Getty Images Bitcoin extended its rebound on Wednesday, hovering just below $100,000 after another encouraging inflation report fueled investors’ risk appetite. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 2% at $99,246.38, bringing its 2-day gain to nearly 7%, according to Coin Metrics. The CoinDesk 20…

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Bond yield relief boosts HD, SWK. Check on Eli Lilly after Tuesday slide newsthirst.

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks were sharply higher Wednesday after a softer-than-feared consumer inflation report . The data follows a cooler wholesale inflation reading on Tuesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the rally, up…

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Wells Fargo WFC earnings Q4 2024 newsthirst.

Wells Fargo shares climbed Wednesday after the bank posted better-than-expected earnings and issued strong guidance on net interest income for 2025. Here’s what the bank reported for the fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Adjusted earnings per share: $1.42 vs. $1.35 expected Revenue: $20.38 billion versus $20.59…

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Citigroup (C) earnings Q4 2024 newsthirst.

Jane Fraser speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg via Getty Images Citigroup reported its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday morning ahead of Wall Street’s opening bell. Here is how the company did relative to LSEG analyst consensus estimates: Earnings: $1.34 a share,…

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Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs newsthirst.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee team-building events that…

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Trump to create External Revenue Service for tariff collection newsthirst.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will create an “External Revenue Service” to collect “Tariffs, Duties and all Revenue from Foreign sources.” Trump did not give any further details about the proposed government entity….

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