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Pleased With SEC Chair Atkins: Sen. Lummis

Congress voted this year to pass the GENIUS Act, which paved the way for stablecoins, a favorite tool of the crypto industry, to be used more widely in the financial system. The immediate focus is now a crypto market-structure bill that would make sweeping changes to oversight of digital assets. Cynthia Lummis, Republican Senator from Wyoming speaks on "Bloomberg Crypto" (Source: Bloomberg)

H&R Block Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable January 6, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 4, 2025. H&R Block has paid quarterly dividends consecutively for over sixty years since the Company became public in 1962.

Aktien New York Schluss: Anleger nehmen Gewinne nach Höhenflug mit

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Nach ihrem jüngsten Rekordlauf haben die Anleger an den US-Aktienmärkten am Dienstag Druck aus dem Kessel gelassen. Die Investoren hinterfragten zunehmend die hohen Bewertungen gerade von Technologiewerten, hieß es am Markt. In d...

BERNSTEIN RESEARCH stuft NOVO NORDISK auf Outperform

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX Analyser) - Das US-Analysehaus Bernstein Research hat die Einstufung für Novo Nordisk auf "Outperform" mit einem Kursziel von 540 dänischen Kronen belassen. Florent Cespedes befas...

DraftKings, Flutter Drop as BofA Downgrades on Gambling Market Risks

DraftKings Inc. and Flutter Entertainment Plc shares dropped on Tuesday after Bank of America Corp. downgraded the online sports betting operators, citing a variety of risks to the gambling market including the increasing prevalence of prediction markets.

The World’s Bond Markets Have Turned Into a Giant Blob

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Jabil to buy Hanley Energy Group for up to $783 million

Jabil (JBL) said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Hanley Energy Group, a provider of energy management and critical power solutions for data centers, in an all-cash deal valued at about $725 million, with up to $58 million in contingent consideration based on future revenue performance. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter o...

Jabil to acquire Hanley Energy Group for $725M

Jabil (JBL) “announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hanley Energy Group, a provider of energy management and critical power solutions servin...

Whitestone REIT Receives Unsolicited, Non-Binding Acquisition Proposal

HOUSTON, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR), a neighborhood-focused owner and operator of open-air shopping centers in Texas and Arizona, today announced that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from MCB Real Estate to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for cash consideration of $15.20 per share. MCB Real Estate owns 9.2% of Whitestone REIT’s common stock.

Risk-Off Sentiment Returns, NYC Election Day | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 11/4/2025

On todays episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, Emily Graffeo and Matt Miller discuss consequential off-cycle elections taking place, including New York Citys mayoral election and the New Jersey gubernatorial race. Myles Miller and Romaine Bostick join the show to provide updates. Also on todays show, Williams Companies Chief Executive Officer Chad Zamarin talks gas infrastructure demand amid the AI boom, and Partnership for New York City CEO Kathryn Wylde Weighs in on Zohran Mamdanis lea...

Pinterest Projects Weak Holiday-Quarter Sales, Shares Tumble

Pinterest Inc. projected revenue for the current quarter that fell short of analysts’ estimates, a sign that the search platform’s advertising business may not be growing as quickly as expected despite the upcoming holiday shopping season. The stock plunged more than 19% in after-hours trading.