Adam Hester America is a resilient nation. Americans are optimistic, innovative, forward-looking and compassionate. And when a crisis occurs, America’s best qualities shine through and burn brightly. We are in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis that has caused a momentous disruption to our nation’s and the world’s economy as businesses have been ordered
A Halliburton oil well fielder works on a well head at a fracking rig site January 27, 2016 near Stillwater, Oklahoma. J. Pat Carter | Getty Images Leading fracking firm Halliburton reported a $1 billion first-quarter loss and $1.1 billion in impairment charges on Monday as it gave a bleak outlook for North American oilfields
One conundrum that some investors face is how to capture the safety of bonds while trying to get in on riskier stock-like returns. Enter convertible bonds. These hybrid investments are corporate-issued bonds that pay interest — generally higher than U.S. Treasury rates but lower than those on regular corporate bonds. After a predetermined length of
A man wears a protective mask as he walks on Wall Street during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters U.S. stock futures opened lower on Sunday night as investors weigh the latest news on the coronavirus front along with another decline in crude prices.
Go inside the KitKat factory in Japan to see how the candy is made, including unconventional flavors like cheesecake and wasabi.
miodrag ignjatovic Younger Americans are eager to eat and drink out in public again. They will, however, likely shy away in large numbers from festivals, sports venues and international trips for a while once conoravirus lockdowns are lifted across the U.S., perhaps preferring to shop online from home while waiting to see how vaccine trials
Pedestrians pass by a J.C. Penney sign in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC America’s department stores are on a sinking ship, racing for a lifeboat that might not be big enough for all of them. For J.C. Penney, the bankruptcy clock is ticking after it skipped a mid-April interest payment. Its turnaround plans have been sidelined
The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to work from home over the past month, and likely into the foreseeable future. Understandably, working remotely is easier for some employees than others, as coordinating with colleagues sprawled across the map can prove to be a difficult test of patience and technology. But what do you
CNBC Make It is posting a new financial task to tackle each day for a month. These are all meant to be simple, time-sensitive activities to take your mind off of the news for a moment and, hopefully, put you on sturdier financial footing. This is day 12 of 30. If you’ve used the same password
A FedEx worker unloads packages from his delivery truck on March 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Following a rush for groceries and cleaning supplies, more Americans are looking to crack open a book. As people remain sheltered in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, online shopping has surged as
NoDerog | iStock | Getty Images Millions of Americans received stimulus checks from the U.S. government this week to help stave off the negative economic effects of the coronavirus. But many people are still asking: Where is my money? If you haven’t received your payment yet, take heart: Millions more Americans are slated to receive
► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs Revolutions, conflicts and surprise election results all constitute political risk. Companies need to tackle these to take advantage of areas with high potential returns. Michael Skapinker investigates for FT Special Reports series on corporate longevity. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 2,259,317 Global deaths: At least 154,694 US cases: More than 706,779 US deaths: At least 37,079 The data above was compiled by
CNBC Make It is posting a new financial task to tackle each day for a month. These are all meant to be simple, time-sensitive activities to take your mind off of the news for a moment and, hopefully, put you on sturdier financial footing. This is day 11 of 30. Balance sheets, which list out all
filadendron As small businesses sought emergency federal loans, financial advisors not only assisted clients, but also applied for aid to bolster their practices. The Paycheck Protection Program, the $349 billion small-business loan offering, ran out of money on April 16 after being open for close to two weeks. More than 1.6 million businesses were approved
From 2007 through 2019, I wrote the weekly Activist Spotlight column at Barron’s. I have now joined the CNBC team and will be writing the weekly update exclusively for CNBC readers. Due to the coronavirus crisis we have delayed the launch of this column, but we believe now is the right time to start focusing
andresr/Getty Images This week was supposed to include Tax Day, when personal income taxes are traditionally due. Instead, it marked a different big milestone: the beginning of the coronavirus stimulus payments. Now, Congress has updated its timeline on when subsequent rounds of payments can be expected. Here’s the latest, according to the House Ways and
Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase & Co. bank branch near the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase says it has closed more small business relief loans than any other bank, but it still has a huge mountain of applications from business owners who are now in limbo.
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks with President Donald J. Trump and members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, April 02, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post Veterans and their family members will
A man wearing a face mask walks across the street in San Francisco. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new health order Friday requiring city residents and workers to wear face coverings at essential businesses and on public transportation. The order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, but will not be enforced
The historic $2.2 trillion stimulus package dramatically expanded unemployment insurance benefits for the millions of workers losing jobs and wages during the coronavirus pandemic. But while the relief bill was signed into law on March 27, it’s taken weeks for the U.S. Department of Labor to roll out guidelines to states, which administer unemployment programs, on how
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket emblazoned with the famous NASA “worm” logo for the Demo-2 mission/ NASA NASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27 for the launch of Demo-2, the first launch of NASA astronauts from the U.S. since 2011 and the first crewed launch for Elon Musk’s space company. As its name implies, Demo-2
Charlie Munger Lacy O’Toole | CNBC Speculation about what Berkshire Hathaway‘s Warren Buffett is doing during this crisis is a common topic among investors these days, with most expecting the “Oracle of Omaha” to make a classic value purchase during this tumultuous time or a rescue cash infusion to a struggling company he likes over the
Scientist Xinhua Yan works in the lab at Moderna in Cambridge, MA on Feb. 28, 2020. Moderna has developed the first experimental coronavirus medicine, but an approved treatment is more than a year away. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Biotech stocks surged Friday after new details on a closely watched clinical
Horseshoe crab blood is a vital resource to the medical field. It’s unique in more ways than one: the blue color and its ability to identify bacterial contamination in small quantities. Horseshoe crab blood contains a special amebocyte that is separated and then used in FDA testing. There’s a lot of questions as to how
A wave of new high-rise offices is cropping up in a section of London known for two things: the insurance industry and skyscrapers. The FT reports on whether there is enough demand from insurers to fill them or if London’s new skyscrapers will be empty ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://on.ft.com/2eZZoLI ► Subscribe to the
June 13 (Bloomberg) — Behind two sets of ornate doors at Tiffany’s New York flagship store is a top-secret room. The Salon houses Tiffany’s most over-the-top pieces. The way you gain access is by referral or spending a lot of cash. With wedding season in full swing, Jeff Bennett, Tiffany’s vice president for the New
Lyft driver Steven Smith uses a sanitizing wipe to disinfect his vehicle as he waits to get a call from a passenger in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Smith and other Lyft drivers have seen a decline in ridership amidst the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place in response to the global outbreak of the
Chad Springer It’s obvious we are living in highly uncertain times. Markets are extremely volatile, and monetary and fiscal policies change from day to day. Most clients are extremely anxious, unsure of how the market is going to move and how those moves will impact their portfolios. While financial advisors must continue being proactive –
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