Four Fun Things | Cup of Jo

Are you a side sleeper? Back? Stomach? I sleep on my belly and prefer to be completely untouched ā€” even someoneā€™s gentle hand on my back will keep me awake. The guy Iā€™m dating right now knows this and does something so sweet: heā€™ll ā€œdrop me offā€ on my side of the bed, by rolling […]

GPC, GM, VZ, PM and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Genuine Parts ā€” Shares fell about 20% on the back of the company’s weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. During the period, Genuine Parts earned $1.88 per share, excluding items, below the $2.42 per share that analysts polled by FactSet were expecting. It also slashed its […]

SAP CEO urges Europe not to regulate AI, says will put region behind

Christian Klein, Co-CEO of German software and cloud computing giant SAP, speaks during a press conference to present SAP’s financial results for 2019 on January 28, 2020 in Walldorf, southwestern Germany. – German software giant SAP reported a bottom line undermined by heavy restructuring costs, but lifted forecasts for the year ahead. Daniel Roland | […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CAKE, SHW, MMM

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Cheesecake Factory ā€” Shares gained more than 3% after activist investor JCP Investment Management built a stake in the company and asked it to consider spinning off three of its brands into a separate company. General Motors ā€” Shares were down slightly even after the automaker […]

Klarna produces more startups than any other European fintech: Accel

Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON ā€”Ā More startups are being spun out of Swedish digital payments firm Klarna than any other financial technology unicorn in Europe, according to a new report from venture […]

HSBC embarks on major restructuring, names first female CFO

Aaron P | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images HSBC on Tuesday unveiled a new geographic setup andĀ consolidated its operations into four business units, amid a key overhaul that delivered the lender’s first female finance chief. The bank’s shares were flat in early London trade Tuesday. The U.K.-listed stock is up more than 6% […]