Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty Images The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% in August, the Labor Department said Friday. While more people becoming unemployed may sound alarming, especially against the backdrop of lingering worries about a recession, labor economists cited “good” reasons for the increase. A higher unemployment rate was “the best news
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Heidi Gutman | CNBC Although it has now established more consistent messaging to the market, the U.S. Federal Reserve needs to do two more things to re-establish its credibility, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor to Allianz. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell struck a hawkish tone during his speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium
General view of Emirates NBD Bank on January 3, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tom Dulat | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Banks with exposure to Turkey have faced losses ever since the country’s currency began steeply depreciating in 2018; now, lenders in several oil-rich Gulf states in particular are set to take
In this article LULU PD AVGO Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a Lululemon store in San Francisco, California, on Monday, March 29, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Lululemon — Shares of activewear brand Lululemon jumped 9.4% after the company reported quarterly
In this article OKTA SIG LE CIEN CPB HRL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Hormel Foods (HRL) – Hormel fell 4.2% in the premarket after issuing a mixed batch of quarterly results and guidance. The food producer’s quarterly revenue beat forecasts, but earnings were slightly short. The same was also true
Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bed Bath & Beyond — Shares of the beleaguered retailer tumbled 21.3% after it outlined a strategic plan that only confirmed investor fears that the company will struggle to turn around its business. Bed Bath also filed to sell an undisclosed amount of stock in
In this article DIS PSTG OKTA NTNX MDB FIVE The inside of one of Five Below’s existing locations. Five Below Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Pure Storage — The tech stock jumped 7% after the data storage developer surpassed profit and revenue expectations. Pure Storage also issued strong third-quarter and full-year revenue
The logo of Swedish payment provider Klarna. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images Klarna on Wednesday reported a dramatic jump in losses in the first half, adding to a deluge of negative news for the “buy now, pay later” pioneer. The Swedish payments firm generated revenues of 9.1 billion Swedish krona ($950 million) in
In this article CRWD HPQ CHWY PVH Chewy CEO Sumit Singh (C) rings the opening bell to commence the day’s trading for the Chewy Inc. IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), June 14, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Chewy — Chewy shares slumped 8%
In this article GS Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs will lift all its Covid-19 requirements in most offices beginning Sept. 6 in an effort to incentivize its employees to return to the office more than two years into the pandemic. According to a memo sent Tuesday and obtained by CNBC, the
In this article BBBY BIDU FSLR BIG BBY TWTR Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy gained 2.6% in the premarket after the electronic retailer beat Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, while comparable store sales declined less than expected. Big
Negative economic growth in the year’s first half may be a foreshock to a much deeper downturn that could last into 2024. Stephen Roach, who served as chair of Morgan Stanley Asia, warns the U.S. needs a “miracle” to avoid a recession. “We’ll definitely have a recession as the lagged impacts of this major monetary
John C. Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Lael Brainard, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, walk in Teton National Park where financial leaders from around the world gathered for the Jackson Hole Economic
Bankruptcy filings from Celsius and Voyager have raised questions about what happens to investors’ crypto when a platform fails. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin dropped below $20,000 on Monday as investors dumped risk assets after the Federal Reserve affirmed its commitment to an aggressive tightening path. The world’s largest digital
The China Securities Regulatory Commission and U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced Friday both sides signed an agreement for cooperation on inspecting the audit work papers of U.S.- listed Chinese companies. Pictured here is the CSRC building in Beijing in 2020. Emmanuel Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — The risk
On Aug. 24, President Biden announced the cancellation of $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers making less than $125,000 annually. But student loans account for less than 10% of household debt in America, which reached $16.15 trillion during the second quarter of 2022. “We shouldn’t be panicked about the level of household
In this article VSCO AMWL TDOC DG ELY DLTR Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar Tree (DLTR) – The discount retailer’s stock slid 6.6% in the premarket after cutting its full-year earnings forecast, due to the impact of pricing-related investments at its Family Dollar stores. Dollar Tree reported better than expected profit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivered a stern commitment Friday to halting inflation, warning that he expects the central bank to continue raising interest rates in a way that will cause “some pain” to the U.S. economy. In his much-anticipated annual policy speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell affirmed that the Fed will “use our
In this article SGEN PTON FTCH AFRM Electronic Arts (EA) signage is displayed on the back of a chair at the company’s campus in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electronic Arts (EA) signage is displayed on the back of a chair at the company’s campus in Burnaby, British Columbia,
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Electronic Arts (EA) – The video game company’s stock jumped 6.2% in the premarket on a Swedish media report that Amazon.com (AMZN) will announce an offer today to buy EA. Gap (GPS) – Gap rallied 6% in premarket trading after the clothing retailer reported an unexpected