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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:07 am: Jobs report approaches The Labor Department’s report on nonfarm payrolls for January will set the tone for Friday. The consensus expectation is for a net gain of 158,000 jobs

Edward ‘Ed’ Hyman, chairman of Evercore Partners Inc. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Evercore ISI Chairman Ed Hyman said he sees no economic growth in China in the first quarter due to the deadly coronavirus. The market pullback Friday “is still a worry about the virus,” Hyman said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the

eBay’s headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S. Bloomberg |  Getty Images The e-commerce giant eBay more closely resembles the New York Stock Exchange than it does Amazon, at least in the eyes of Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher. “I’m not sure that it’s been fair for the market to hold eBay accountable as an e-commerce company

A frozen section of the Ross Sea at the Scott Base in Antarctica on November 12, 2016. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Antarctica just broke its hottest temperature ever recorded at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit as climate change continues to accelerate, according to measurements from an Argentinian research station thermometer. The reading was taken

Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam FAFabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is to step down as on Feb. 14 and will be replaced by Thomas Gottstein.  The news follows a long drawn-out spying scandal at the bank. An internal investigation by law firm Homburger into the spying scandal which

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett Interview Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun finally got his $4.5 million charity auction dinner with Warren Buffett last month. In a Facebook post, Sun, founder of the Tron cryptocurrency platform, said he and several of his guests had an “Amazing dinner w/ Warren Buffett finally!”

A Qualcomm sign is seen at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Qualcomm – The semiconductor company’s stock dropped about 4% in extended trading though the company beat analysts’ estimates on both the top and

Steve Eisman Olivia Michael | CNBC Steve Eisman, one of the investors who famously bet against the subprime mortgage crisis, said he has killed his money-losing bet against Tesla amid its “cult-like” rally. “I covered it a while ago,” Eisman told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday. “Look, everybody has a pain threshold. When a stock becomes

Visitor walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Ford – The automaker’s stock dropped 10% in extended trading after the company missed on earnings but beat revenue in its fourth-quarter

Shares of Tesla are roaring higher — but some are worried Elon Musk’s electric carmaker might be a speculative bubble that sometimes occurs in financial markets, especially near the end of bull markets. Rising more than 110% in 2020 alone, some believe Tesla has become unmoored from its fundamentals, fueled by short covering and the

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Alphabet — Google parent company Alphabet‘s shares slid 4% after hours despite beating earnings estimates for the fourth quarter, as the company came in light on revenue. The company reported earnings of $15.35

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla Inc., speaks during an event at the SpaceX launch facility in Cameron County, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Bronte Wittpenn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Tesla — Shares of Tesla jumped 11.3%,

Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher expects the bond rush to intensify. According to the firm’s global head of rate strategy, coronavirus fears will drive more investors into the U.S. Treasury market as a safe haven play and drive yields sharply lower. The benchmark 10-year Treasury Note yield is already down 22% so far this year.

Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers Christian Petersen The world’s premiere athletes are getting an early look at venture capital deals — partially thanks to their social media game. Athletes’ Twitter and Instagram followers give them a direct line to fans, which in some cases can be used to promote portfolio companies

A Columbia Sportswear Company sign hangs in front of their store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets shopping mall on November 17, 2019 in Central Valley, New York. Gary Hershorn | Corbis | Getty Images (This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening

Ada Calhoun, who’s written about the financial struggles of middle-aged women today Gilbert King The summer of 2017 was a difficult one for Ada Calhoun. The 41-year old freelance writer watched a bunch of her projects fall through. She racked up $20,000 in credit card debt, and had next to no savings behind her. Childcare

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbles 603.41 points The Dow plummeted 603.41 points, or 2.09%, to close at 28,256.03. The S&P 500 shed 1.77% to 3,225.52. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.59% to 9,150.94. Stocks ended January on a disappointing note after concerns around

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a closed two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, September 18, 2019. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters In public, Federal Reserve officials repeatedly have said they don’t pay attention to President Donald Trump’s long-standing criticism of monetary policy. In private, though, it may be a

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon Katherine Taylor | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Amazon – The e-commerce giant’s stock surged more than 10% in extended trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. Amazon reported earnings of $6.47 per share on revenue of $87.44 billion, while analysts

WASHINGTON — In a move aimed at loosening some of the reins put on Wall Street following the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve moved Thursday to eliminate a restriction on bank ownership of venture capital funds. The intent is to get rid of the 3% limit previously set under the Bank Holding Company Act, more

Brian Armstrong, co-founder and chief executive officer of Coinbase Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase has opened new custody operations in Dublin to help its non-U.S. institutional clients store their assets. Mostly known for its retail investment platform, Coinbase has been making an institutional push over the years,

David Solomon, Goldman Sachs Adam Galica | CNBC Coming soon to your smartphone: a Goldman Sachs digital checking account. The bank is working to release a digital wealth management tool this year and a checking account in 2021, Goldman executive Eric Lane said Wednesday at the New York-based bank’s first investor day. “We aspire to

Customers look at Apple’s new iPhone 11 series smartphones at an Apple retail store at the IFC Mall in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Take a look at the companies making headlines after the bell. Apple – Apple stock rose 2.5% after it reported strong fourth-quarter

Consumer confidence in the U.S. grew more than expected in January as the outlook around the labor market improved, data released Tuesday by The Conference Board showed. The Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 131.6 this month from 126.5 in December. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected consumer confidence to rise to 128. Lynn Franco,

U.S. Treasury yields are sliding, and that could negatively impact financial institutions, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “Worries about a worldwide slowdown mean people will buy [U.S.] Treasurys, and when people buy Treasurys, interest rates go down,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Lower long-term rates translate to lower earnings for the banks, which is why

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw and Carter Worth looked at buying a put spread in the Nasdaq 100 ETF. Tony Zhang looked at buying a call spread in General Electric. Mike Khouw also illustrated selling a put spread in Tesla.  Disclaimer

Visa Inc. credit and debit cards are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 22, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Financial technology start-up Currencycloud, which powers cross-border payments for a number of popular finance apps, has raised $80 million in a funding round backed by Visa. Based in

Sean Connery, as James Bond. Bettmann | Getty Images There is now significant and potentially irreversible inequality in the world of media. If you’re looking for an equalizing force, don’t bet on it happening in 2020. Two major shifts in the past year have made scale — the concept of being as big as possible

Traders work on the floor during the Slack Technologies Inc. direct listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. June 20, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Markets can be overheated without nearing a meltdown. Stocks can be pricey without being on a precipice. It helps to recognize these nuances as Wall

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 10, 2020 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Active portfolio managers could get some help in the battle against passive investing if a new kind of financial instrument gains traction with investors: the “nontransparent ETF.” A nontransparent ETF