The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, April 26, 2020. Jeena Moon | Reuters As encouraging as the market comeback this month has been, Wall Street has little faith in it. A leveling out of
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The entrance to a Macy’s department store. Jeffrey Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Macy’s told analysts Thursday that it is well into the financing process to raise debt, to come up with additional liquidity during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been engaged in this process for a while,” Chief Financial Officer Paula Price
McDonalds and other local stores remain shuttered due to COVID-19 at Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York, NY. Eduardo Munoz | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report earnings before the bell Thursday. Wall Street is anticipating earnings per share of $1.57 on revenue of $4.65 billion, based on a survey of
In 2012, I quit my job in investment banking and retired at 34. A few years later, my wife also left her job and joined me in early retirement. We had a net worth of about $3 million. For nearly eight years, we saw our passive income streams (mostly from dividend-paying stocks, interest from savings, municipal bonds
I was biking up a big hill in Boston on a recent Sunday morning, an activity I’ve resorted to now that I can’t play tennis or go to spinning class. I was huffing and puffing, so I pulled down my face mask, which is required outdoor attire in my town. I noticed a runner coming
Peathegee Inc Homeowners in New Jersey are getting a little bit of breathing room on their property taxes. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting municipalities to shift the property tax payment deadline from May 1 to June 1. The Garden State is home to the highest levies on property in the nation, with
Phynart Studio Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, an astounding 53% of the American population felt anxious about personal finances. Undoubtedly, that percentage has grown significantly, with more than 26 million Americans becoming unemployed since then. The statistics are alarming, but it is not time to panic — it’s time to plan. Although many financial plans
The logo of DBS, Singapore’s largest bank. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, on Thursday said it set aside 1.09 billion Singapore dollars ($772.5 million) to cover potential losses from the coronavirus pandemic — which resulted in a 29% year-over-year fall in net profit in the first quarter. The Singaporean
In this photo illustration the American biotechnology company Gilead Sciences logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a computer model of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has been in “sustained and ongoing” discussions with Gilead Sciences to make antiviral drug remdesivir
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during a ceremony at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla shares rose more than 7% after hours as the company showed its third consecutive quarter with a profit. Here’s how the company did:
As the coronavirus pandemic has upended lives around the world, office professionals who’ve been sent to work from home for the foreseeable future have adjusted to a new way of living and working. For many, coworkers offer support and connection when it’s never been more crucial to make sense of stressful times. If there’s a
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the tax refunds. Residents in Midland, Texas, received the most money back from Uncle Sam when they filed their 2018 tax returns: an average refund check of $3,800, according to MagnifyMoney.com. The personal finance site analyzed 2018 tax filing data from the IRS, focusing on 157 metropolitan areas in
Market researcher James Bianco warns April’s big run will collapse. His reason: Investors are too bullish. “I understand the market has been up a lot since the March low. But what I see in the market is a retracement rally that looks very similar to the first type of rallies that you get in protracted
A Prime Air cargo plane, operated by Amazon.com Inc., sits on display with other passenger jets during the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, in Paris, France. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images As millions of would-be travelers stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, one airline has found an eager customer: Amazon.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tobias Schwarz | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft shares rose 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fiscal third-quarter sales growth of 15%, fueled by its cloud business. The company said in a statement that the coronavirus “had minimal net impact on the total company revenue” in the
We each have our own different challenges to deal with, but if there’s one thing we can all agree with, it’s that there’s never been a more urgent need for laughter, inspiration and escapism. Luckily, we have podcasts to keep us informed — but not to an excessive degree — about the coronavirus pandemic, while also
General Electric reported Wednesday a steep declines in first-quarter revenue and earnings as the industrial giant took a hit amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company posted a total revenue of $20.524 billion, which represents a year-over-year decline of 8%. GE Industrial profits fell 46% year over year to $1.096 billion from $2.017 billion. On an
mediamasmedia The stock market is acting strangely these days, with headlines about market rallies next to ones about historic unemployment figures and companies filing for bankruptcy. You can’t figure it out. But you may be wondering if you should take advantage of the upswing and pull some money out of the market. After all, before this recent rally,
Subway CEO John Chidsey on Wednesday defended the company’s franchisees who applied for small business loans to help offset the economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. “We literally have 10,700 franchisees in the U.S., and on average they own two restaurants apiece,” Chidsey said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “We are the ultimate mom-and-pop, if
[The stream is slated to start at 2:30 pm ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was scheduled to meet with the press via teleconference Wednesday afternoon following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The Fed just kept its benchmark interest
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