Customers ride an escalator at The Galleria shopping mall after it opened during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston Texas, May 1, 2020. Adrees Latif | Reuters U.S. consumer sentiment inched higher in the early part of May following massive stimulus measures undertaken by the government to sustain the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic,
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Consumer spending plunged by a record 16.4% in April, but one category saw a bounce: nonstore retailers. Included in this category, which saw an 8.4% month-over-month increase, is online shopping. With much of the country under shelter-in-place orders during April, consumers increasingly turned towards e-commerce giants like Amazon for their shopping needs. As the pandemic
In a press conference May 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 66% of new hospitalizations in New York for Covid-19 were people who had been staying home. “This is a surprise: Overwhelmingly, the people were at home,” Cuomo said. “We thought maybe they were taking public transportation, and we’ve taken special precautions on public transportation,
U.S. President Donald Trump’s name appears on the coronavirus economic assistance checks that were sent to citizens across the country April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News that the U.S. government has deployed millions of stimulus checks for up to $1,200 per individual has made headlines. But still many individuals
Agatha Kulaga, co-founder and CEO of Ovenly Source: Agatha Kulaga There’s no doubt the coronavirus pandemic has hit small businesses hard. For some, like retail and wholesale bakery Ovenly, it meant completely shutting down their operations. The New York-based business had to lay off its entire staff of 66 employees, said Agatha Kulaga, the co-founder and
TOPLINE As House Democrats try to pass a new $3 trillion coronavirus relief package later on Friday, the bill faces opposition from Republicans and moderate Democrats who take issue with its cost; meanwhile, progressives argue that the legislation doesn’t go far enough. The House will vote on the legislation Friday evening and not all democrats
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An employee tends to marijuana plants at the Aurora Cannabis Inc. facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Jason Franson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aurora Cannabis posted a smaller loss compared with the prior quarter as customers in the United States and Canada stockpiled cannabis ahead of lockdowns, sending its U.S.-listed
U.S. government debt yields moved lower Friday as investors awaited a host of fresh economic data. At around 4:45 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower at 0.6153% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond declined to 1.2802%. Yields move inversely to prices. Nervous investors are keeping a close
In April, the unemployment rate rose by more than 10%, with at least 26 million Americans out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With more time spent at home to stop the spread of the virus, many people are turning to side hustles as a way to make more money in trying times. Curious
shot of 401k paper Kameleon007 Save more now If you’re not currently saving enough to get the entire company match, you may want to start doing so, said Arielle O’Shea, investing and retirement specialist at NerdWallet. “Take advantage of that match while you have it,” O’Shea said. If you’re already meeting the match, there’s not much
Restauranteur Geoff Tracy sits for a photograph at Chef Geoff’s restaurant in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Images Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Many business owners who want to cash out and retire are worried they won’t be able to do that for years because of Covid-19. Nothing could be
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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 4.4 million Global deaths: 302,025 Most cases reported: United States (over 1.4 million), Russia (252,245), United Kingdom (234,439), Spain (229,540), Italy (223,096) The data above was compiled by
Nearly 36.5 million people have filed unemployment claims in the past two months as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with 2.981 million of those claims being filed for the week ending May 9. Though the pandemic has undoubtedly impacted millions of Americans, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women are disproportionately feeling the
A person walks at the Wall Street subway stop in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were flat on Thursday night following a sharp rally during the regular session as investors awaited several key data sets. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were just below the flatline while S&P 500