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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: McDonald’s – McDonald’s fired CEO Steve Easterbrook after determining that a consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy. He’ll be replaced by McDonald’s USA President Chris Kempczinski. Under Armour – Under Armour said it is the subject of a U.S. accounting probe, confirming an earlier
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The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Disney. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Target. Brian Kelly was a buyer of the Gold Miners ETF. Dan Nathan was a buyer of the 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.  Disclosure Trader disclosure: Brian Kelly is long GLD.
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering making an ad-supported version of its Peacock streaming service free for everyone, bucking the trend of charging for streaming products, according to people familiar with the matter. It would be the first free streaming on-demand video service from a major U.S. media provider. Previously, Comcast had planned on making Peacock free
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Metal worker Andy Mattingly operates a siphoning crucible in the pot room at Century Aluminum Company in Hawesville, Kentucky, May 14, 2019. Bryan Woolston | Reuters An update on manufacturing activity Friday could provide a much more useful picture of the economy than the October employment report, which is expected to be unusually weak due
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank would need to see a sustained and significant uptick in price pressures before considering future rate hikes. “We just touched 2% core inflation to pick one measure. Just touched it for a few months and then we’ve fallen back,” Powell said from Washington. “So
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A customer browses the Mattel Barbie dolls section of a now closed Toys ‘R’ Us store. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Mattel spiked more than 12% during extended trading after the company announced that its audit committee completed its independent investigation into
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