As U.S. grocery stores respond try to keep shelves stocked during the coronavirus outbreak, some major chains have begun to limit purchases of food items and ramp up hiring. Texas grocery chain H-E-B is limiting purchases of at least a dozen popular food items, including eggs, milk, bread and boxed pasta. Limits vary by item. Eggs, pasta
Month: March 2020
Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ulta Beauty — Share of Ulta Beauty rose about 3% around midday, paring gains along with the broad market. The stock surged as much as 15% at its session high after the makeup retailer posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Ulta reported fourth-quarter profit of $3.89
Chesnot | Getty Images Investors likely won’t get their fix for newly public companies for a long time thanks to the financial turmoil caused by the spreading coronavirus. Logistics issues aside for investment bankers unable to travel, market volatility like this scares off companies who want to raise capital. The initial public offering calendar is
Hero Images | Getty Images This week’s market activity probably wasn’t the shot of confidence you were hoping for if you’re retired or planning to retire soon. And your first instinct is probably to protect your retirement income. Yet experts caution that the worst way to do that is to take dramatic actions with your
Natale Servino, general manager of Servino Ristorante Jeniece Pettitt | CNBC Servino Ristorante, an upscale Italian restaurant in Tiburon, California, is a short drive or ferry ride from San Francisco, where scores of software and internet companies have emerged over the past decade. Normally the 42-year-old restaurant, with picturesque views of the Bay, benefits from
Brian Cornell, the Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation, reaches out and shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after the president declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump and
Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic has stoked concerns of a global economic recession as it spreads across the world, igniting one of the sharpest oil price plummets in the last 30 years and causing the biggest stock plunge
The end to the record-long bull market is now a reality. However, entering a bear market doesn’t always mean a recession is upon us, history shows. This week, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average entered bear markets, ending their historic 11-year bull runs. A bear market marks a 20% decline from all-time highs. As a
DenisTangneyJr Students at Georgetown College in Kentucky received a one-two punch of bad news this week. Amid the coronavirus, classes would be moved online until at least April and most students would need to vacate their dorms. Oh, and they shouldn’t expect a refund. “[T]he college is not in a financial position to offer any rebates
The Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Bliss cruise ship passes through John Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay, Alaska, July 11, 2019. Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has brought the bulk of the cruise industry to a standstill as Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruises announced Friday the suspension of operations. Norwegian Cruises
The Citibank Corporate Office & Headquarters is viewed in midtown Manhattan. Kevin Winter | Getty Images This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. An employee from Citigroup’s Manhattan office tested positive for the coronavirus, the Wall Street firm said Friday. The employee was diagnosed in Singapore on Friday while on personal travel.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer praised President Donald Trump’s latest response to the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, calling the private sector involvement “a very big deal.” “These are real companies, and they want to do something about it,” Cramer said on “Closing Bell.” “This is not a bunch of bureaucrats who are saying, ‘We ought to do
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden reacts while giving a speech during a campaign event at Tougaloo College on March 08, 2020 in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Jonathan Bachman | Getty Images Former vice president Joe Biden’s $4 trillion tax plan would raises taxes on higher income households both in life and at death, according
The House Democrats’ coronovirus economic package is generous, and complex. Getty How should the federal government mitigate the economic effects of the emerging pandemic’s disruption? The White House has not yet provided a specific package of legislative proposals, but for its suggestion of a cut in the payroll (FICA/Social Security) tax which The Hill and
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the earnings test, spousal benefits at full retirement age, working for a short time at a job not taxed by Social Security, filing a restricted application for divorced spousal benefits and whether filing for a benefit before FRA is required. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of
Resident with visitor flickr Editorial/Getty Images As the coronavirus spreads, many nursing homes and assisted living facilities are discouraging family members from visiting loved ones, and they are screening those who do come. President Trump created additional confusion last night when he urged facilities to “suspend all non-essential visits.” What should you do? There is
A 12-step guide to being somewhat safe and comparatively happy. Decon ready Forbes Are you afraid of venturing out into public? Join the crowd. This guide for hermits is aimed at retirees. Read it if you are (a) not obliged to go to an office, (b) over 60 and (c) an empty-nester. Panicky? Yes. But
Getty Yes, I know, I am just as keen to write about other topics than the public pension funding woes, as readers are to read about them, but I nonetheless find myself revisiting an article I wrote back in January, “Six Key Charts That Prove Why There Is No Alternative To Pension Reform In Illinois.”
The spreading coronavirus affects the financial health of millions of low-wage workers. Getty The evolving coronavirus pandemic is shining a light on massive disparities in the U.S. labor market. It is not enough to have a job. People also need good jobs to be financially secure, especially when facing the challenges associated with the spread
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 12: Designer Serena Williams speaks with Anna Wintour at the S By … [+] Serena Presentation during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Place on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Getty Images Unless you are a pro athlete, movie star,
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