Month: March 2020

President Donald Trump should have asked Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates to assist the U.S. government with its response to the coronavirus, New York Times’ Thomas Friedman told CNBC on Thursday.  Friedman, a foreign affairs columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, said the U.S. has a logistics problem and a “cure problem” for the disease and the founders of Amazon
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The U.S. stock market will drop as much as 30% from last month’s highs as global economies go into coronavirus-driven recessions, said economist Mohamed El-Erian, who correctly predicted earlier in the week the selling would continue until a bear market was reached. The former CEO of investment powerhouse Pimco said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Thursday that investors should not expect a quick
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Luis Alvarez Investing is a young person’s game. I mean, I can understand the argument for ignoring short-term market dives when it’ll be decades before you need to actually touch the money. But what about retirees who need income today? Should retirees and near-retirees be cashing out of stocks on fears that a worldwide pandemic
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(L-R) Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Steve Granitz | WireImage | Getty Images Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, Hanks revealed Wednesday. Hanks and Wilson
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If coronavirus infections decline and Congress passes a fiscal stimulus package, Invesco’s Kristina Hooper says, stocks will make a sustainable comeback. She made the call as the Dow was plunging into a bear market, which reflects a 20% or more drop from 52-week highs. “I don’t think we’ve hit a bottom yet,” the firm’s chief
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The stock market’s recent extreme volatility has made it advantageous for investors to pick individual equities, Bank of America strategist Savita Subramanian told CNBC on Wednesday.  “This is an environment where passive, ETF investing might not be the most prudent way to invest,” Subramanian said on “Fast Money.“  That’s because the market’s sell-off in response to concerns
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Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington on March 27, 2019. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Wednesday told employees that it was immediately suspending hiring and implementing other measures to preserve cash as the rapid spread of coronavirus roils the air travel industry.
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Michael Corbat, CEO, Citigroup, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC CEO Michael Corbat said Wednesday that the current turmoil caused by the coronavirus isn’t one stemming from the financial system.  “This is not a financial crisis,” Corbat said during the White House meeting. “The banks
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