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Avid traveler Laura Bowler is cutting back on her vacation spending, but that doesn’t mean she’s skipping resort trips.The New York resident says she’s currently cutting back on her spending after spending more than she expected in 2023, including on travel. She’s using travel hacks and perks to cut some costs, and she’s one of a growing number of people turning to hotel day passes as a cheaper option for relaxing.”It’s a nice way to escape reality and feel like you’re in a five-star hotel,” Bowler said, “but you can’t afford to stay there.”Hotel and resort day passes allow guests…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 24, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesInvestors will have to hang in there through the summer, when it looks increasingly unlikely that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.A wave of better-than-expected economic data and new comments from policymakers have not signaled any near-term policy easing, with traders again moving futures prices this week, ruling out a September rate cut and now predicting just one cut by the end of the year.The overall reaction was lackluster, with the stock…

Wall Street analysts say low-profile power management stocks could benefit from the growing need to power electricity-hungry artificial intelligence models. Eaton shares have risen more than 41% since the start of 2024 and are up about 103% over the past year. The company develops electrical components and power distribution systems and has a presence in a variety of end markets, including aerospace, automotive and charging. ETN 1Y Mountain Shares Over the past year, Wall Street has predicted that the surge in interest in AI will drive grid market growth in the race to meet evolving power demands, as well as…

Cows are photographed standing at a feedlot in Quemado, Texas, on June 14, 2023.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesU.S. health officials are preparing to monitor and respond to bird flu in humans, while stressing that the risk to the general public remains low. A strain of bird flu called H5N1 has been confirmed in dairy cows in nine U.S. states and two humans amid a global outbreak among poultry and other animals. The latest case, a dairy worker in Michigan, was announced Wednesday. A child in Australia also recently contracted bird flu, the country announced Tuesday.H5N1 has spread to more animal…

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As inflation remains at record levels, some stocks stand out for their ability to hedge investors against the impact of higher interest rates better than others. That’s the message from Trivariate Research, which argues that as inflation stubbornly remains above the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target, investors are increasingly concerned about the obstacles companies will face from rising borrowing costs and the need to raise prices. “The landscape changed after historically low interest rates in the U.S. fell post-COVID,” Trivariate Research founder and former Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Adam Parker wrote in a recent note. “As a result,…

United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters stand on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, Wednesday, September 20, 2023.Andy Rice | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is contesting the results of last week’s organizing vote by Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama — in which workers voted against union representation — and is asking federal officials to order a new election.The union has made more than a dozen claims that the German carmaker fired four pro-union workers, forced workers to attend anti-union rallies and interfered with workers’ ability to defend…

Investors will get another look at the inflation picture next week, but Wall Street is worried the Fed won’t cut interest rates this summer, as some economic indicators have improved. The news comes as stocks are wrapping up a strong month that included record highs. Weak inflation indicators released in early May and a better-than-expected earnings season have reignited investor enthusiasm and stocks are wrapping up a remarkable month of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 40,000 for the first time in history this month. But the outlook has been mixed in recent days, as some improving economic indicators…

Shares fell more than 13% on Friday after the human capital management software provider Workday cut its outlook for full-year subscription revenue as economic uncertainty and slowing hiring dented demand for its payroll services.Companies are slowing down their hiring of new employees as they grapple with the pressures of a prolonged period of high interest rates and surging inflation. If the losses continue, Workday’s market capitalization is expected to decline by about $9 billion.The company said after the market closed on Thursday that it now expects subscription revenue to be between $7.7 billion and $7.73 billion in fiscal 2025, down…

A look at companies catching the eye in midday trading: Ross Stores — The discount retailer jumped nearly 10% after strong first-quarter results. Ross Stores reported earnings of $1.46 per share on revenue of $4.86 billion, beating the $1.35 per share earnings and $4.83 billion in revenue expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Booz Allen Hamilton — The defense contractor’s shares rose 3.8% after quarterly revenue and earnings beat expectations. Booz Allen reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.33 per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting $1.23 per share. Revenue was $2.77 billion, slightly beating analysts’ expectations of $2.72…