Peter Navarro, director of the National Trade Council, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images A House oversight subcommittee has opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro after the
Month: August 2020
Eric Yuan, founder and chief executive officer of Zoom Video Communications Inc., center, celebrates during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 18, 2019. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zoom Video Communications shares rose as much as 10% in extended trading on Monday after the
The Dow is coming off its best August since “Ghostbusters” dominated the Billboard’s top 100 list 36 years ago. But it’s the next four weeks that could give investors a scare. Ally Invest’s Lindsey Bell predicts volatility will make a big comeback due to seasonal trends combined with rising uncertainty. “In September, you usually see
To celebrate Warren Buffett’s 90th birthday on Sunday, Bill Gates wrote a blog post honoring the pair’s 29-year friendship — and what may be the most important guidance Buffett ever gave him. Gates and Buffett first met in 1991 and bonded over their common love for math and numbers, Gates said in his post. Since then, Gates and Buffett
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the grand reopening of Apple’s flagship Apple Fifth Avenue retail store on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Shares of Apple and Tesla rose sharply on Monday, the first day after their recently announced stock splits took effect, as investors continued to
Apple split its stock on Monday. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images Two of the most valuable and popular public companies – Apple and Tesla – completed stock splits on Monday. Wondering what that entails? And what, if anything, it means for your investments? Let’s start with how the process of a corporate stock
Lesson #1: Keep it simple. Maxwell Ryan While parents and administrators were hoping school would resume in the fall, that simply isn’t case for many children. While some schools have opened back up, others are entirely online or using a hybrid model. Then there are parents who are opting out altogether in favor of traditional
An active senior couple with helmets and ebikes standing outdoors on a road in nature. getty I’ll bet that 95% of all baby boomers living in single-family homes and condos have a bicycle or two hanging from the rafters of the garage or clinging to the back of a storage cage somewhere. Most of them haven’t
CRYPTIC: Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and restricted securities sound alike but are not … [+] the same. It’s important for employees to know which they have. getty Grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units (RSU) have become the equity compensation of choice for many public companies and some larger private companies. They may
Dr. Nita Patel, Director of Antibody discovery and Vaccine development, lifts a vial with a potential coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images American vaccine developer Novavax announced Monday that it’s
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Honeywell (HON), Amgen (AMGN), Salesforce.com (CRM) – Honeywell, Amgen and Salesforce become members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of today, replacing Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Raytheon Technologies (RTX). Apple (AAPL) – Apple begins trading on a post-split basis today,
The coronavirus pandemic has uprooted most aspects of daily life. But some entrepreneurs are finding opportunities in crisis by sowing the seeds for a new future. CNBC Make It’s Karen Gilchrist speaks to three Singaporean start-ups to discover how their businesses are shaping a post-pandemic world. 07:36 Sun, Aug 30 20208:20 PM EDT
Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Getty Images Mutual funds managed by women are outperforming those managed by men this year as higher relative exposure to technology names drives performance, according to new research from Goldman Sachs. The firm found that 43% of women-managed funds — as defined by those with at
A waitress serves diners at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 29. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus has spared no generation of American workers. But a recent survey found that young professionals could be bearing the brunt of the financial stress. One big consequence of that pressure
Many places with lake houses have activities year-round. getty Nothing says summertime bliss like hanging out in a lake town, watching the glowing sun set in the company of friends and family, sightseeing, visiting the local farmers market for fresh veggies and kicking back in a cozy cabin. “At a time when many Americans are
HECM Reverse Mortgages can enhance retirement security getty “I am 64, have a house worth $370,000 with a mortgage balance of $170,000 at 3%, and $260,000 in a savings account at 1.5%. Should I use my savings, which I don’t need today for living expenses, to pay off the mortgage?” I would. Paying off the
NAPLES, CAMPANIA, ITALY – 2020/06/12: A medical technician works in the laboratory of the Infectious … [+] diseases department for coronavirus (COVID-19)handling samples of coronavirus COVID 19 tests at the microbiology laboratory of Naples. (Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images) KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Daily rapid home testing may be what allows us to
China on Monday announced that manufacturing activity expanded in the month of August as the country continued to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for the month of August came in at 51.0 as compared to 51.1 in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. However, the pace of expansion missed
European stocks are set to open higher on Monday as dovish U.S. monetary policy signals gave a boost to global risk assets. Germany’s DAX index is seen climbing 116 points to 13,145, France’s CAC up 44 points at 5,049 and Italy’s FTSE MIB up by 210 points at 20,006. In the U.K., markets are closed
The coronavirus pandemic has uprooted most aspects of daily life — and much of the economy built around it. But out of crisis comes opportunity. And for some young entrepreneurs, the pandemic has unearthed green shoots for a new future. In Singapore, fast-growing start-ups in the food, retail and technology industries have been working to respond
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