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Gap shares surge as it raises guidance, touts ‘strong start’ to holiday
Hurricanes and unseasonably warm weather hit sales at Gap during its fiscal third quarter, but the apparel company still posted better-than-expected results, leading it to raise its annual guidance for a third time this year. Gap, which runs Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and its namesake banner, is now expecting fiscal...
Acurx Pharmaceuticals to add up to $1 million in bitcoin for treasury reserve, following MicroStrategy’s playbook
Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesThe board of Acurx Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday approved the purchase of up to $1 million in bitcoin to hold as a treasury reserve asset.Shares of the company were last lower by more than 6% after spiking about 8% in premarket trading."As demand for bitcoin grows, and...
The founder of the biggest gold ETF is still bullish 20 years later
The founder of the first gold-tracking ETF is still bullish on the commodity two decades later."Things are looking good for the rest of this year and for next year," George Milling-Stanley told CNBC's "ETF Edge" this week.The State Street chief gold strategist highlighted demand from both central banks and individual...
Trump and Fed Chair Powell could be set on a collision course over interest rates
Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump during a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be on a policy collision course in 2025...