In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images On Starbucks’ fourth-quarter earnings call, newly installed CEO Brian Niccol told investors he needed to spend more time in China to understand the challenges. The company’s same-store sales
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In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft‘s better-than-expected earnings report wasn’t enough to prevent the stock’s steepest selloff in two years, as investors instead
In this article BOOT FISV CMG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Chipotle is seen on one of its restaurants in Manhattan, New York City. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Tech giants’ earnings results, as well as those of other large names, are influencing the stock market. However, a hit or a miss
Collectively, Americans are having a harder time keeping up with their credit card bills. Part of the problem: Carrying a balance comes at a high cost. Credit card rates spiked along with the Federal Reserve’s string of 11 rate hikes starting in March 2022. The average annual percentage rate rose from 16.34% at that time to
In this article GSAT AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sofia Pitt, CNBC Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. The tech giant’s deal with Globalstar includes $1.1 billion in cash, of which $232 million
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger holds an artificial intelligence processor as he speaks during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shares jumped 15% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected revenue
Pgiam | Istock | Getty Images The IRS has announced new 401(k) contribution limits for 2025. In its release Friday, the agency increased the employee deferral limit to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024. The change applies to workplace plans, including 401(k)s, 403(b)s and most 457 plans, along with the federal Thrift Savings Plan. The
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A staple of Disney’s theme park’s celebrations, the giant Mickey pumpkin statue towers over guests on Main Street. Disney It’s time for Disney parks to swap pumpkins for poinsettias. In the thick of its busiest season, Disney’s domestic theme parks have already begun to transition
Amazon reported a much better-than-expected third quarter Thursday, with strong growth across online sales, its cloud business and advertising. Margin initiatives lead to soaring profits. Additionally, the fourth-quarter forecast was exactly what was needed to keep investors happy. Revenue increased 11% year over year to $158.88 billion, beating expectations for $157.2 billion, according to estimates
Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s monstrous cash pile topped $300 billion in the third quarter as Warren Buffett continued his stock-selling spree and held back from repurchasing shares. The Omaha-based conglomerate saw its
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett sold another big chuck of his Apple stake, downsizing Berkshire Hathaway‘s biggest equity holding for four quarters in a row. The Omaha-based conglomerate held $69.9
Mrs | Moment | Getty Images Rebecca Finch couldn’t think of a better gift for her 86th birthday. She received a notice in early September from Navient that the lender would forgive the private student loan on which she was a co-signer. “We’ve waived the remaining balance on your private student loan in the amount
Blended Families May Be At Greater Risk For Family Disputes Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can bring out the worst in people. This can happen in blended families with aging parents. When the adult children are faced with issues over their aging parent in common, some siblings feel entitled to
A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation. Astranis The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the economy. Since then, GPS is estimated to have generated more
In this article CVX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chevron beat third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, returning a record amount of cash to shareholders. The oil major’s quarterly profit, however, declined substantially compared to the year-ago period due to lower margins on refined product sales, lower prices
In this article LW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A close-up of a logo for Lamb Weston printed on a Stealth Fries pack in Lafayette, California, on Jan. 22, 2021. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Company: Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Business: Lamb Weston is a global producer, distributor and marketer of value-added
Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images The IRS has unveiled the individual retirement contribution limits for 2025. In its announcement Friday, the agency said the 2025 IRA contribution limit will be $7,000, unchanged from 2024. IRA catch-up contributions for investors age 50 and older will also stay the same, at $1,000. The annual individual limit applies to contributions to
The author and his wife have enlisted the help of a free consultant to guide them until Medicare’s December 7th deadline. My wife and I have been covered by traditional Medicare since we each turned 65. In addition, we have had a secondary insurance plan that was heavily subsidized by my wife’s former employer. Similar
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility on the day of a vote on a new contract proposal during an ongoing strike in Renton, Washington, U.S.
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shares jumped 7% on Friday and neared an all-time high after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, driven by growth