CNBC Daily Open: Investors are looking for signs of weakness
Investors are looking more closely at fundamentals, that is, at whether stock prices can be justified by the company’s earnings.
Day: August 4, 2023
Mali demotes French, language of its former colonizer, in symbolic move
Mali’s new constitution moves French from an official language to a working one. It also strengthens the power of a regime that’s distanced itself from France.
Russell Henley’s strong finish gives him a 62 and a 1-shot lead at Wyndham
Russell Henley still thinks about a poor finish that cost him the Wyndham Championship two years ago.
Atlassian reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $939.1M, vs. $914.6M est., and forecasts Q1 revenue above expectations; TEAM jumps 22%+ (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Atlassian reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $939.1M, vs. $914.6M est., and forecasts Q1 revenue above expectations; TEAM jumps 22%+ — – Atlassian said that starting in the 2025 fiscal year, following a push to mo…
Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum calls on US for help after coup
Mohamed Bazoum warns that the region could fall to Russian influence via the Wagner group.
Washington State football coach Jake Dickert blasts conference realignment
“What are we doing?” asked Washington State football coach Jake Dickert when approached about college realignment and how it impacts the Pac-12 Conference.
Former City College professor charged with raping multiple victims from El Salvador, prosecutors say
A former City College chemistry adjunct professor has been charged with plotting to rape and sexually assault three women from El Salvador after convincing them to travel to the U.S. for a better life.
Trump news today: Jack Smith seeks protective order over Truth Social ‘threat’
Ex-president is expected to give a speech in South Carolina on Saturday night after being indicted and arraigned
2 Navy sailors accused of spying for China
Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested and accused of selling secrets to China. Mark Strassmann has the details.
Mexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in drug cartel lab
Mexican marines found 110 pounds (50 kilograms) of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel, the navy said Thursday.