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Tierney L. Cross / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysRussell Vought took over as CFPB’s acting chief last weekIssuing a dozen directives Saturday, Vought asked CFPB staff to pause investigations and enforcement activities.He announced forgoing accept some federal funding the CFPB was scheduled to draw, citing excess funding.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a consumer watchdog, has begun losing some of its powers and funding under the Trump administration.Russell Vought, the director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) took over as the interim head of CFPB last week and issued roughly a dozen directives via an email to the agency’s…

The author (middle) started making friends in her 20s.Courtesy of the authorI had a hard time making friends when I was in school and college. I turned to books instead and would read about how to make friends to see if I could learn something.I finally learned how to make friends, and here are my tips for doing so. Making friends never came easily to me. I had the social disaster trifecta: introverted, shy, and relatively awkward.Throughout school and college, I always envied people who could befriend everyone around them. And while I’d much rather read a book on the…

Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysSuperstar rapper Kendrick Lamar has built his wealth from his successful music career, and has an estimated net worth of $140 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.Lamar is one of the most awarded rappers in Grammy history, with 57 nominations and 22 wins, and also won a Pulitzer Prize for his album “Damn.”Lamar has earned most of his money through his music career, brand partnerships and real estate.Pulitzer-prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is fresh from a clean sweep at the 2025 Grammys, where his hit song “Not Like Us” won five Grammys, including Song of the…

Coming up: January CPI inflation, retail sales, Jerome Powell congressional testimony, earnings from Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Cisco, and Shopify Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysConsumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for January is among the pricing data scheduled for release this week.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to give a regularly scheduled update to Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Shopify are among the consumer-focused companies scheduled to report this week, while drugmakers Moderna and Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ financials are also expected.Technology firms Cisco and Applied Materials are on the corporate earnings calendar, while investors also expect updates from Robinhood and…

David Paul Morris / Bloomberg / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysMcDonald’s is set to report fourth-quarter earnings on Monday morning, with analysts mostly bullish on the fast-food giant’s stock. Analysts expect a slight rise in McDonald’s revenue, and decline in adjusted profit from a year ago.The latest quarter could also reveal any negative impact on sales that McDonald’s felt after an October E. coli outbreak linked to onions used in the company’s Quarter Pounder burgers.McDonald’s (MCD) is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings before the bell Monday, with analysts mostly bullish on the fast-food giant’s stock.Nine of the 14 analysts covering the stock tracked…

Noah Berger / Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at AWS re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024Key TakeawaysAmazon shares dropped Friday after the tech giant said it plans to spend over $100 billion this year to support its AI goals and offered a softer-than-expected sales forecast.Analysts have remained largely bullish about the stock’s upward trajectory, but some cut their price targets in the wake of Thursday’s earnings call.Shares of Amazon dropped about 4% Friday, though even with Friday’s losses, they’ve gained nearly a third of their value over the past 12 months.Amazon (AMZN) shares dropped Friday and some…

Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysThe S&P 500 slipped 1.0% on Friday, Feb. 7, as the latest labor market data revealed that the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in January.Concerns about the trajectory of mortgage rates weighed on shares of D.R. Horton and other homebuilders.Expedia shares took off after the travel website topped quarterly forecasts, benefitting from strong holiday travel demand.Major U.S. equities indexes moved lower to close out the trading week as the January jobs report showed slower-than-expected hiring but a downtick in the unemployment rate. Despite the slump in job additions, the overall resilience in the…

Piotr Swat / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysAir Products and Chemicals shares tumbled Friday after the company’s earnings outlook for the current quarter missed expectations.The gas supplier’s results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 were roughly in line with analysts’ estimates.The report followed the appointment of a new CEO and a proxy battle that saw activist investor Mantle Hill get three of four nominees voted onto Air Products’ board.Air Products and Chemicals (APD) shares tumbled Friday, a day after the company’s earnings outlook for the current quarter missed expectations.The industrial gas supplier posted adjusted earnings of…

Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty ImagesAs Super Bowl LIX commences on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, millions will watch Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles.Whether you’re in it for the game, the food, or the halftime show, here are numbers to explain everything you need to know about the big game.The GameThe NFL is the most popular professional sport, according to a survey by Morning Consult. The data services company found that 34% of Americans would consider themselves avid fans, while 28% say they’re casual fans of the pro football league.More fans want to see the Eagles dethrone Kansas, the two-time…

Bloomberg / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysSupermicro shares have surged ahead of a second-quarter update expected Tuesday on hopes the firm will be able to submit its delayed filings and preserve its public listing.The company also said this week it is ramping to full production availability of its AI data center solutions platform.Supermicro has until Feb. 25 to submit its delayed annual report from its fiscal year ended last June, or it could face delisting by the Nasdaq. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares surged Friday, extending gains ahead of the company’s second-quarter update expected after markets close Tuesday.Shares of the server maker and Nvidia…