Imagine you work for a company and your stock price has just skyrocketed. Think Nvidia, up more than 1,100% over the past few years to become a $4.5 trillion company. Or Broadcom and AMD, two other chipmakers whose shares are surging in the AI boom. Employees of these companies must be feeling pretty good right about now. What could possibly go wrong?
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We've likely all heard about the Dogs of the Dow strategy by now, which entails buying up the highest-yielding, often worst-performing stocks within the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the start of the new year. And while the approach might not help investors gain a market-beating leg up, I do think that some variant of the approach can be applied to other indices.
As their valuations skyrocket on the back of the AI boom, so do pay packages for employees whose compensation is tied to stock price. Some are anticipating paydays worth millions of dollars.
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General Dynamics delivered a broad-based earnings beat this morning that rewarded investors across all four business segments. The stock opened 4.5% higher on the results, though it settled to a more modest gain as the day progressed. The real story here isn't just that the company cleared expectations. It's the consistency of execution and the scale of the backlog driving confidence into 2026.
The French luxury goods house, which owns brands like Balenciaga, Gucci, and Yves Saint Laurent, reported 3.42 billion euros ($3.97 billion) in group revenue, down 5% year-over-year (YOY) compared to a 15% drop in quarter-two. It also beat Wall Street's estimate of a 9.6% decline, according to consensus estimates cited by Reuters. Kering attributed the reduced revenue YOY, in part, to a negative currency effect of 5%.
For high-income consumers ("the haves"): Strong spending power: Wealthy consumers are buoyed by high asset prices in stocks and real estate. The market melt-up, fueled by investments in areas like artificial intelligence, has increased their net worth. Insulation from interest rates: These individuals are less affected by higher interest rates, allowing them to continue spending on both luxury items and daily goods. Confidence in the economy: Their financial confidence remains strong, leading to continued investment and consumption.
Target is cutting about 1,000 corporate positions and eliminating 800 open roles as part of an effort to speed up business decision-making and drive growth under its new chief executive, Michael Fiddelke. Fiddelke, who will succeed Brian Cornell as CEO in February, has been focused on ways to speed up the way corporate teams work, turning the company into a leaner and faster organization to drive innovation. This includes eliminating layers of management.
Most investors treat tariff headlines like weather reports, something to grumble about and then ignore. On the other hand, Jim Cramer has never been shy about pounding the table when he smells a bargain and has his eye on two tariff-hit stocks. His logic is that if a good business is knocked down for a macro reason that does not touch its fundamentals, it's worth buying.
Shares of crypto miners rallied on Friday, with Bitfarms, Cipher Mining and Hut 8 extending gains after trading company Jane Street disclosed sizable positions in all three Bitcoin mining companies. Filings submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday show that Jane Street's trading affiliates own roughly 5.4% of Bitfarms, 5% of Cipher Mining and 5% of Hut 8, representing passive trading positions rather than activist holdings.
Ford posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on record revenue, but cut its 2025 outlook amid a New York aluminum plant fire and shifting trade rules that are reshaping the automaker's near-term path and product mix. In a pointed nod to Washington, CEO Jim Farley credited President Trump's latest tariff policies and domestic-production credits with tilting the field toward U.S.-built trucks-while signaling Ford will lean harder into profitable gas and hybrid models as federal emissions goals ease.
Trade policy uncertainty, competitive pressures, and supply chain disruptions are pushing chief financial officers to rethink how they set prices. Deloitte's latest North American CFO Signals survey finds that 95% of finance chiefs have adjusted their pricing strategies in the past six months, and 86% expect pricing to play an even greater role in financial performance over the next year.
Negotiation is one of the most consequential yet misunderstood leadership skills. It shapes deals, partnerships, and careers, yet even seasoned professionals still debate what truly defines a good negotiator. Remigiusz Smolinski is a professor at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. He is the founder of The Negotiation Challenge and cofounder of Discurso.AI. His research explores negotiation, leadership, and innovation.
Newmont ( NYSE: NEM) delivered a substantially stronger third quarter than Wall Street anticipated, with earnings per share of $1.71 beating consensus estimates of $1.44 by 19%, and revenue of $5.52 billion exceeding expectations of $5.27 billion by 4.7%.The gold producer's net income surged 95% year-over-year to $1.8 billion, driven by higher gold production and improved operational efficiency across its global portfolio.
