09:07 AM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Friday, with The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) lower and The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) advancing 0.8%. National Vision Holdings ( EYE ) shares were down more than 2% even after the company reported that preliminary data showed its...

09:05 AM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Bumble (BMBL) said Friday its executive chair, Whitney Herd, will succeed Lidiane Jones as chief executive officer, effective mid-March 2025. The company said Jones has resigned from her role for personal reasons but will remain CEO until the transition takes effect. Following Wolfe Herd's appointment as CEO, the company said Ann Mather, lead...

NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) raised CEO David Solomon's compensation 26% to $39 million for last year, according to a filing, and its board lined up an $80 million stock retention bonus that signals he will stay at the helm for another 5 years. John Waldron, the bank's president and chief operating officer was...

PARIS/LONDON - The secondary market for private equity funds saw record transaction volumes last year as buyout bosses and their investors looked for ways to generate cash amid a downturn in dealmaking. Paris-based Ardian said this week it had raised $30 billion in the biggest-ever secondary fund, a signal the industry is betting on an even busier time as exit...