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More than 1,000 tech companies have made layoffs in 2023, according to the website Layoffs.fyi

Oil futures end lower on Friday, but score gains for the month and quarter.

Citi issues buy ratings on Huntington Bancshares and Zions, while rating First Citizens and New York Community Bancshares at neutral.

Nio’s and Alibaba’s stocks got a nice boost Friday, after the Cyberspace Administration of China proposed the easing of cross-border data-security controls.

The French business sector is dominated by the already wealthy, and ordinary French citizens pay the price.

Excessive bearishness is a bullish indicator, writes Mark Hulbert.

You’re paying more for less. It’s a good time to save some money and start churning your subscriptions.

It’s likely October will start with a U.S. government shutdown. What will that mean for markets? Citi looks at history as a guide.

What the world needs right now, is some hope, or a recession could be self-fulfilling says BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.