Month: May 2020

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 3.74 million Global deaths: At least 263,000 Most cases reported: United States (1,227,430), Spain (220,325), Italy (214,457), United Kingdom (202,356), France (174,224).  The data above was compiled by
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Spirit Airlines aircraft seen at Los Angeles International Airport. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Lyft — The rideshare company’s stock soared 15% in extended trading after Lyft reported first-quarter earnings. The company reported 21.2 million active riders in the first quarter, a
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Chicago-based millennial Alex Sanchez earned more than $230,000 last year. The bulk of his income came from his day job: He works about 60 hours a week as an overhead lineman for an electrical utilities company. Between his $120,000 base salary, $10,000 annual bonus and overtime pay, he makes more than $200,000. The 25-year-old also brings
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Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett made a lot of news at Berkshire Hathaway‘s first virtual annual meeting on Saturday, including revealing that he sold all his airline stocks and didn’t see any value in any major acquisitions amid the coronavirus pullback in stocks. The 89-year-old
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conduct a news conference after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol, March 14, 2017. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are pushing the Federal Trade Commission to take
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Getty The Internal Revenue Service has issued a series of questions and answers regarding the CARES Act coronavirus-related relief for retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. That’s helpful as folks consider tapping these accounts in the economic downturn.  As of April 17, Fidelity Investments found that 164,950 individuals (nearly 1 out of 100) covered under
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At least 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the past six weeks. mpi43/MediaPunch/MediaPunch/IPx Topline: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps Americans confined to their homes, nearly every industry has been negatively impacted by the disease, and businesses losing out on cash flow have started laying off workers. Here’s who’s axed staff so far: Airlines
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Gap Inc. is preparing to reopen 800 of its apparel shops by the end of May, as states such as Texas and South Carolina slowly begin to lift lockdown restrictions that were put into place due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The San Francisco-headquartered company, which owns Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, joins a growing list of
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In February, Barbara Corcoran, founder of real estate brokerage firm Corcoran Group and judge on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” was nearly scammed out of $400,000. “Scammers found their way to me in the most clever and simple way,” she tells CNBC Make It.  The scammers emailed Corcoran’s bookkeeper pretending to be her assistant. The message contained
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors cannot ignore the rising popularity of plant-based meat products.  “This movement is happening. You’ve got to get on the bus or … get left behind,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”  Cramer acknowledged there are not huge sales just yet for a company like Beyond Meat, which after-the-bell Tuesday
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