For many of those self-isolating at home, spending habits have changed. Perhaps you’re eating out less — or ordering in more. Maybe you’re saving money on movies and concerts, but have signed up for an extra streaming service or two. Below, CNBC Make It spoke with five couples to see how their spending habits have changed
Month: May 2020
Nora Tam | South China Morning Post | Getty Images Tesla stock has risen more than 7% since Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweet a week ago that the company’s shares were priced “too high.” Shares of Tesla closed down down 10.3% last Friday on Musk’s tweet, but have quickly recovered those losses and then some –
You might be wondering why the stock market is doing so well when you’re doing so badly. Even if you’re coasting, you likely know people who are struggling. The reality is, small-town America doesn’t go under the lens of Wall Street, says Walid Petiri, owner of Financial Management Strategies, an advisory firm in Baltimore. Certain
For the past several years, restaurants have added more than half a million seasonal jobs in the summer as consumer spending ticks up and tourism bolsters business. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced the industry to change the way it operates, leaving questions about what the future looks like and how many jobs will be available
A Kohl’s store in San Rafael, Calif. Getty Images Kohl’s is better positioned than its mall-based, department store peers to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and draw customers back to shop, according to its CEO. Why? It boils down, in large part, to real estate. “We have always talked about our off-mall [stores] being a strategic
Lyft co-founder Logan Green Richard Drew | AP Lyft shares shot up as much as 17% after hours as the company reported Q1 revenue and rider numbers that beat expectations. Here’s how the company did: Loss per share: $1.31 Revenue: $955.7 million Active riders: 21.2 million Revenue per active rider: $45.06 Wall Street was expecting an adjusted loss
U.S. stock futures rose early Friday morning after more gains in tech led to the Nasdaq Composite erasing all of its losses for 2020. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up by 235 points, implying an opening gain of about 276 points on Friday. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also pointed to Friday opening
Mark Cuban, billionaire investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” says the so-called American Dream is “why I do the show and that kind of drives what I invest in.” “You can be anywhere in the country and start a company and make it to the carpet in front of us and potentially get a deal,” he
Mehmet Ali Ozcan | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A rally in bitcoin led the cryptocurrency market higher ahead of a major technical event for the digital coin and as industry participants report an increased interest from institutional investors. Bitcoin crossed $10,000 on Friday morning Singapore time, the first time it has hit that price
A driver adjusts his face mask as Uber and Lyft drivers with Rideshare Drivers United and the Transport Workers Union of America conduct a ‘caravan protest’ outside the California Labor Commissioner’s office amidst the coronavirus pandemic on April 16, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Mario Tama Self-employed workers trying to
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks with President Donald J. Trump and members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, April 02, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post The Small Business Administration is applying
Couples wearing face masks amid concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walks through a market in Seoul on April 22, 2020. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images The tulips were blooming in Seoul and Dr. Jerome Kim was strolling in his government-issued KF-94 mask with his wife when he got a text message alerting
Budweiser beer bottle labels during a Anheuser-Busch InBev NV news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Kyle Lam | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer maker, forecast a “materially worse” second quarter as coronavirus restrictions curb drinking across the globe, while noting some improvement in China. The
An airline pilot walks in front of a Tripadvisor store in Toronto Pearson airport. (Photo by Geovien So/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Geovien So | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Booking Holdings — The travel booking service’s stock whipsawed in extended trading after the
The coronavirus pandemic has forced schools to shut their doors and forced students to take their classes — and exams — online. This year, some 3.4 million students are registered to take AP Exams, which are designed to test high school students’ understanding of college-level material, online between May 11 and May 22. With schools across
Peloton machine Source: Peloton Many on Wall Street were convinced the usual playbook would occur when this market and economic downturn hit. Bubble-like tech stocks that led the way up would get crushed as a bear market exposed their hype and sent stock speculators scrambling. But the opposite has happened. The names skeptics used to
US President Donald Trump speaks about COVID-19, known as coronavirus, after signing a Proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 6, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The White House is weighing a second Tax Day delay, according to NBC News.
Odds are the screen you are using to read this was hauled in a truck at some point. More than 70% of freight in the U.S. is moved by truckers, making the job an essential part of the economy. Eight years ago, April Coolidge decided in her mid-40s to stop selling real estate and start
General Motors said Monday that it is suspending its quarterly dividend and stock buybacks to preserve cash during the coronavirus pandemic. JEFF KOWALSKY | AFP | Getty Images General Motors is taking steps to shore up its balance sheet as the coronavirus keeps plants shuttered and auto sales depressed, the company said Thursday. The company is
Cari Gundee rides her Peloton exercise bike at her home on April 06, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. Ezra Shaw | Getty Images Peloton‘s revenue surged 66% during the fiscal third quarter, as more people purchased its fitness equipment and tuned into its live classes, to try to break a sweat while stuck at home
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