Month: March 2020

The coverage on this live blog has ended — but for up-to-the-minute coverage on the coronavirus, visit the live blog from CNBC’s Asia-Pacific team. All times below are in Eastern time. Global cases: At least 101,587, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 3,460, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. US cases:
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The “Fast Money” traders share their first moves for the market open. Steve Grasso was a buyer of Snap. Brian Kelly was a buyer of SPDR Gold Shares. Karen Finerman was a seller of S&P 500 ETF puts. Guy Adami was a buyer of FireEye.  Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Brian Kelly is Long Bitcoin, Ethereum. Long GLD,
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Source: Leidos A government contractor Stifel deemed “The Terminator” could be one of the best bets to lead the market back after the coronavirus sell-off, according to Wall Street analysts.  Analysts have been getting behind Leidos as the outbreak has spread around the world. In the last three weeks, Wells Fargo and Stifel upgraded the stock to
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Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “No Time To Die.” MGM The coronavirus outbreak may have pushed ”No Time to Die” to trade its April box-office release in favor of a November one, but that doesn’t mean other Hollywood blockbusters are going follow suit.  As the number of countries reporting new cases of COVID-19 grows,
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Customers wearing protective masks wait in line to enter a McDonald’s restaurant during lunch time in Shanghai, on March 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks baristas are washing their hands every 30 minutes. McDonald’s employees are cleaning surfaces like door handles, self-order kiosks and table tops more frequently. Reusable mugs are
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Investors who have long time horizons should continue to take advantage of the stock market’s pullback due to coronavirus fears, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Friday.  “Long-term investors should think seriously about buying these dips,” Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, said on “Squawk on the Street.“ Kudlow, formerly a longtime CNBC commentator, said
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The recent stock market meltdown may have dented Americans’ retirement savings, but there’s a silver lining: The downturn made one common retirement strategy less costly for investors. The strategy, known as a Roth IRA conversion, involves changing a traditional, pre-tax retirement account — such as a 401(k) plan or a qualified individual retirement account — to an
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Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, July 1, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing‘s 737 Max was “marred” by technical problems, a lack of transparency and other issues, according to preliminary findings of a House investigation, released on Friday, into the beleaguered plane.
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