A Bank of America customer uses a bank card Kelsey Kaspar | Bloomberg | Getty Images A glitch at the Federal Reserve on Thursday delayed direct deposits and other financial transactions at banks across the U.S. A statement from Federal Reserve Bank Services said its automated clearing house (ACH) network began “experiencing a disruption on December
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Steve Marcus | Reuters Joe Biden’s fundraising network is about to get a big boost just in time for 2020. Marc Lasry and Blair Effron, two of the most influential and prolific Wall Street Democratic fundraisers, are lining up behind the former vice president
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 11, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the new North American Free Trade Agreement will give the U.S economy a boost. “I think we are going to
Blend Images – Jade | Getty Images An increase in spending by “young free spenders” in China are helping the local fitness industry, according to McKinsey’s bi-annual survey of the consumer released Thursday. Despite U.S.-China trade tensions and a slowdown in domestic economic growth, these so-called young free spenders “have significantly boosted their purchases” from
A booth of Micron Technology at an industrial fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Micron jumped 4% during extended trading after the chipmaker posted a first-quarter beat on the top and bottom line. Micron earned 48 cents per share excluding certain items
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Tech dealmakers have been on a hot streak. But they may need to toss out their old M&A playbooks as the landscape changes, according to a new report from Bain Wednesday. Heading into 2020, executives are faced with higher valuations, competition from corporate giants names like Intel and
A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — The streaming giant’s stock rose more than 3% after the company disclosed figures
A FedEx plane is parked at Ontario International Airport on February 4, 2019. Check out the companies making headlines after hours on Tuesday: FedEx — Shares of the shipping giant fell nearly 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company posted weaker-than-expected earnings. In the company’s second quarter, FedEx reported adjusted earnings per share
A man browsing the channel selections on TV at his home in Las Vegas. Getty Images In 1996, Bill Gates said “content is king,” and his words became a truism in the media and telecommunications industry. But over the last ten years, it turned out that content distributors — AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Netflix —
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow maintained a cautious optimism around the trade agreement struck by China and the U.S. He told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Friday the deal should lift business confidence, but “we will see how it works. We will see if the Chinese stay with their word.” China and the U.S. agreed
China has been uncharacteristically quiet ever since news broke that the U.S. had agreed to a phase one trade deal in principle with the Chinese. But that will change soon on Friday. Chinese officials are set to hold a press conference regarding the trade talks on Friday, at 10:30 p.m. Beijing time and 9:30 a.m.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters With trade tensions toned down, stocks have clearance to rally into year-end, a traditionally positive time for stocks. Stocks surged to record highs in the past week, as the U.S. and China moved to announce a phase one trade deal
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Washington, December 7, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters The trade deal agreed to by the U.S. and China diffuses tensions between the world’s two largest economies, and could help boost corporate profits and the global economy next year, analysts say. That would be a positive for stocks and
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Disney. Chris Verrone was a buyer of Alibaba. Dan Nathan was a buyer of Starbucks. Guy Adami was a buyer of Eli Lilly. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Guy Adami is long CELG, EXAS, GDX, INTC. Guy Adami’s wife,
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. stocks on Friday were set to add to their Thursday rally as China and the U.S. neared the signing of a “phase one” trade deal, removing a key uncertainty for investors less than three
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Donald Trump is not expected to impose new tariffs on China this weekend, but he may not have much of a trade deal to show either. That promise, however,
A Lululemon sign hangs in front of their store at the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets shopping mall on November 17, 2019 in Central Valley, New York. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Lululemon Athletica slipped 5% during extended trading Wednesday despite the
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear the central bank will not move on interest rates unless it sees a significant and persistent move in inflation, which has been stubbornly below the Fed’s target. Markets took Powell’s comments as dovish, meaning the Fed is leaning toward an easing policy and keeping interest rates low
A customer reaches for a video game inside a GameStop store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GameStop – Shares of the video game retailer cratered 16% after GameStop slashed its full year profit forecast and reported a surprise third-quarter
Alphabet CEO, Larry Page. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | GettyImages 2019 is the year of CEO departures. In November, 148 chief executives left their posts, according to business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Only five more CEOs need to depart for 2019 to be the highest year on record, and we already