A high speed production line of insulin is pictured at the factory of Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, in Chartres. Jean-Francois Monier | AFP | Getty Images Diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it expects its business to grow at a slower pace in 2020 compared to last year with insulin prices
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Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan,. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galici | CNBC Here are the most important things to know about Thursday before you hit the door. 1. Uber another loss? Uber is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings after
Steve Eisman Olivia Michael | CNBC Steve Eisman, one of the investors who famously bet against the subprime mortgage crisis, said he has killed his money-losing bet against Tesla amid its “cult-like” rally. “I covered it a while ago,” Eisman told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday. “Look, everybody has a pain threshold. When a stock becomes
Sirinarth Mekvorawuth / EyeEm LendEDU, a website that compares loans, credit cards and insurance for consumers, engaged in a pay-to-play scheme that saw the online marketplace accept money from financial firms in exchange for higher ratings and post fake customer reviews, according to the Federal Trade Commission. LendEDU and three company officers deceived the public
McDonald’s worker prepares french fries to go. Getty Images America’s franchisees are poised for another year of growth in 2020 as the U.S. economy chugs along, bolstered by a strong consumer. But facing an election year and a historically tight jobs market, franchise establishment growth is slowing to its lowest rate in the past four
Medical officers spray Indonesian nationals with antiseptic as they arrive from Wuhan, China’s center of the coronavirus epidemic, and before transferring them to the Natuna Islands military base to be quarantined, at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, February 2, 2020. Antara Foto | Reuters Jarred Evans spent his fourth night of quarantine
Merck & Company, Inc., d.b.a. Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is an American pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images Merck said on Wednesday it intends to spin off its women’s health, biosimilar drugs and older products into
A Qualcomm sign is seen at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Qualcomm – The semiconductor company’s stock dropped about 4% in extended trading though the company beat analysts’ estimates on both the top and
Signage is displayed at the FirstEnergy Corp. Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The best two sectors so far this year are the fast-growing tech sector and stodgy old utilities, continuing an odd race that has been going on for more than 18 months. The utilities
Young female barista has a disappointed expression on her face as she counts her tips at the end of the day. Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to tipping, most Americans believe they are better than average. But some may be overestimating just how generous they are. A new survey from
A United Airlines passenger aircraft prepares to leave its gate and taxi to the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is buying a flight-training academy in an effort to speed up hiring of more than 10,000 pilots by the next decade as about half
General Motors CEO Mary Barra Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors lost $194 million in the fourth-quarter heavily due a 40-day labor strike against the company that cost it four weeks of vehicle production and eroded any profit. The strike, according to the automaker, cost it $2.6 billion in earnings before interest
Visitor walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — Ford was the biggest loser in the S&P 500 in early trading, with shares plunging more than 9% after the
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he sees why the stock market was headed for a higher open in the first trading session since President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address. “Previous presidents have not cared about the stock market because they don’t think it’s that big,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “But
Research shows that kids who learn to manage money when they’re young will be able to better handle their finances as adults. Yet, up until recently, only 17 states required high school students to take a class in personal finance. Now, a new report from the Council for Economic Education found that the number of
Stuck in a sales slump, Macy’s is shrinking to grow. The department store chain announced Tuesday it plans to shut 125 stores over the next three years and slash about 2,000 corporate jobs, as it closes its Cincinnati headquarters and tech offices in San Francisco. Macy’s said it plans to exit weaker shopping malls, and
Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations as its limited-time carne asada drove customers to its restaurants. Shares of the company rose 1% in extended trading. Ahead of its earnings release, the stock hit an all-time high of $890.17 during morning trading Tuesday. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall
Shares of Tesla are roaring higher — but some are worried Elon Musk’s electric carmaker might be a speculative bubble that sometimes occurs in financial markets, especially near the end of bull markets. Rising more than 110% in 2020 alone, some believe Tesla has become unmoored from its fundamentals, fueled by short covering and the
Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on January 7, 2020 in a milestone for the company’s new Shanghai “giga-factory”, but which comes as sales decelerate in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. STR The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund dumped 39,000 shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter
These days college affordability is a huge concern, and as a result, more students and their families are wary of applying to pricey private schools. That is a mistake. Yes, annual tuition and fees plus room and board at four-year, private universities is much higher — $49,870, on average — compared to public institutions —