Stocks moving the most at noon: Meta, McDonald’s, Teladoc, Ford and more

Stocks moving the most at noon: Meta, McDonald’s, Teladoc, Ford and more

Pavlo Gonchar | light flare | Getty Images Find out which companies are making headlines in the midday business. Meta Platforms – Shares of the company formerly known as Facebook jumped 17% after posting mixed first-quarter results. The company posted a beating in profits, but a disappointing shortfall. It also saw the number of daily…

What Ford, a 9-to-5 workweek pioneer, is learning about the hybrid office

What Ford, a 9-to-5 workweek pioneer, is learning about the hybrid office

Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan, January 19, 2021. Aaron J. Thornton | Getty Images After several setbacks and delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Co. finally began to welcome its employees back to its offices earlier this month. This was also accompanied by a significant shift in the company’s workplace policy…

Wealthy investors aren’t convinced that big stock market losses mean it’s a time to buy

Wealthy investors aren’t convinced that big stock market losses mean it’s a time to buy

It’s been a tough year for an investor, and the wealthy are no exception. Losses in the stock and bond markets this year have made portfolio conversations between Wall Street investment advisers and clients more difficult. The most conservative portfolios performed as badly if not worse than the riskiest portfolios, with bonds offering little protection….

A club reserved for women executives settles in San Francisco thanks to money from Google

A club reserved for women executives settles in San Francisco thanks to money from Google

Chief Co-Founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan Photos courtesy of the chef As companies see record numbers of women quitting their jobs in “the big quit”, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is pouring money into an initiative that could help them stay. Launched in 2019, Chief is a membership company for female executives that is designed…