The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Occidental Petroleum. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Biogen. Chris Verrone was a buyer of Ford. Guy Adami was a buyer of Xilinx. Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls AAL, AMD, AMRN, ASHR, BABA, CSCO, CVE, DVN,
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Officials from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office in Florida have been interviewing customers of JetSmarter about the private jet company’s business practices and communications, according to JetSmarter customers. The scope and nature of the inquiries are unclear. In a statement to CNBC from JetSmarter and its new owner Vista Global, the company denied JetSmarter
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Tesla‘s first-quarter loss was “catastrophic” and the electric auto maker’s board should hold CEO Elon Musk responsible, management expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told CNBC on Thursday. “When is the board going to wake up?” asked Sonnenfeld, a senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management. “You know what they are? They do understand cruise control
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Against a backdrop of plentiful jobs and an early-year surge in the stock market, Americans’ financial happiness has hit a new high. The American Institute of CPA’s quarterly Personal Financial Satisfaction Index, released Thursday, is up 11% from the previous reading and 27% higher than a year ago. “People are feeling more comfortable with their
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Photo Credit: AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall) U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to cancel your student loan debt. Here are five questions. Student Loan Forgiveness: Elizabeth Warren Proposal This week, Warren (D-MA) and a 2020 presidential candidate, proposed a bold plan to cancel student loan debt for tens of millions of
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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Facebook popped more than 7% in extended trading Wednesday following the release of the social media giant’s first-quarter earnings. Facebook reported earnings per share of 85 cents, which was not comparable to analysts’ estimates due to a $3 billion legal expense related to a
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Billionaire philanthropist and former tech executive Melinda Gates is urging parents in the United States to vaccinate their children because it “saves lives.” In an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick that aired Wednesday, Gates said she is “very frustrated” by the growing misinformation efforts of anti-vaccination activists, a vocal fringe in the U.S. who oppose
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said too many Wall Street watchers assumed that businesses’ first quarter earnings results would be horrid and now the stock market is rallying on companies besting expectations. Analysts based their 2019 predictions on the Federal Reserve-induced fourth-quarter sell-off and prolonged U.S.-China trade war, but never revised their outlooks as the
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Americans are more optimistic than they’ve been in years about life in retirement. Yet one question remains: Will they have enough money? According to a new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, confidence among U.S. workers has rebounded to pre-recession levels, with more than two-thirds (67%) saying they are very or somewhat confident they’ll
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Check out the companies making headlines midday Wednesday: Domino’s Pizza — Shares of Domino’s Pizza surged 8.9% on stronger-than-forecast quarterly earnings. The company reported earnings of $2.20, 11 cents higher than a Refinitiv estimate. Anadarko Petroleum — The energy company’s stock jumped 12% after Occidental Petroleum announced a bid of $76 a share for Anadarko,
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