Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp.’s shares climbed Friday after billionaire founder Jia Yueting apologized for making “inappropriate” comments about boosting the share price of LeEco’s main listed unit to 100 yuan. The remarks, made to investors at a public forum, was the latest slip-up for a technology conglomerate that in past months has struggled to deal with a cash squeeze, pay its suppliers and respond to criticism about its capital-intensive business model.

While unemployment has fallen significantly and inflation is starting to tick higher, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says she does not believe that the central bank has fallen behind the curve and needs to start pushing interest rates up more quickly. But Yellen says that it would be “risky and unwise” to allow the economy to overheat by keeping interest rates too low for too long.

While unemployment has fallen significantly and inflation is starting to tick higher, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says she does not believe that the central bank has fallen behind the curve and needs to start pushing interest rates up more quickly. But Yellen says that it would be “risky and unwise” to allow the economy to overheat by keeping interest rates too low for too long.

Futures for U.S. markets pointed to a mixed open for the final trading day of the week and the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency as doubts mount over just how good the erstwhile reality TV star will be for the economy. The S&P 500 gained 0.08%, while Nasdaq added 0.13%, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.12% at 9:04 p.m. EST.

As part of the deal, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media will finance about a quarter of all Paramount’s films over the next three years.

Thanks to that gap, the sports apparel giant might seem like a no-brainer purchase to prospective shareholders. It is, after all, one of the fastest-growing companies on the market and is staring at a massive global sales opportunity in categories like footwear, active wear, and connected fitness.

Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. said in a filing on Thursday that its chairman was sorry for saying the company should be valued at 100 yuan per share. The remarks by Jia Yueting were intended to show the company is committed to achieving rapid growth, an appeal to investor Sunac China Holdings Ltd. to work together on the company’s development and an effort to boost investor confidence, Leshi said in the filing.

Though a handful of surprising and/or one-time factors helped Big Blue beat estimates, earnings quality is still deteriorating. IBM reported Q4 revenue of $21.8 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.01, topping consensus analyst estimates of $21.6 billion and $4.88.

Whenever China’s GDP figures are released, foreign correspondents fly into action with plenty of analysis about what they might mean. Plenty of economists think that GDP is a massively flawed form of measuring the health of any economy but in this country it is even worse.

Instead of running one system to manage payroll and another to manage time entry and tracking, and still another to assist with tasks such as recruiting, training, and performance reviews, Paycom customers can log on to one integrated system — running on a single cloud-based database — that handles it all, including compliance with government regulations. This lets companies focus on their own business instead of the ever-changing complexities of the tax code or various labor laws.

China’s economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century. China’s growth is a key driver of the global economy and a major concern for investors around the world.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept.