John Moore | Getty Images News | Getty Images More than 20 million Americans are eagerly anticipating a $300 boost to their weekly unemployment benefits. The sum would nearly double weekly aid for the average worker and help lift millions out of poverty. But it’s unclear when exactly that cash will hit workers’ bank
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Pfizer (PFE) – Pfizer and the government struck a deal for the drugmaker and partner BioNTech (BNTX) to provide 100 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, increasing the total that Pfizer has agreed to provide to 200 million. The extra 100 million
Long-time tech investor Paul Meeks expects 2021 to be another winning year for the Nasdaq. But Meeks, who’s known for running the world’s largest tech fund during the late 1990s, warns two popular names that went public this month won’t reap the benefits: Airbnb and DoorDash. “I would short DoorDash here. It’s just crazy overvalued
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A $300 enhancement to unemployment benefits will nearly double weekly jobless aid for the average American. Workers in some states will see an even greater windfall relative to current benefits. Congress passed a Covid relief bill that pays an extra $300 to all recipients of jobless aid. The legislation
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Peloton (PTON) – Peloton is acquiring rival fitness equipment maker Precor for $420 million, in a deal that will give it more market share as well as increased manufacturing capacity. The acquisition prompted KeyBanc Capital Markets to raise its price target on Peloton
CFRA’s Sam Stovall is delivering yuletide optimism to investors. The firm’s chief investment strategist believes another fiscal stimulus measure coupled with Covid-19 vaccines hitting the marketplace will help stocks stage a year-end rally. “We’re familiar with the Santa Claus rally popularized by the Stock Trader’s Almanac,” he told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “Going back to
European markets are set to trade lower on Monday as investors monitor a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus strain that has shut down much of the U.K. Britain’s FTSE 100 was seen opening down by 75 points at 6,442, Germany’s DAX off by 190 points at 13,448 and France’s CAC falling 94 points to
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla joins the S&P 500 index as of today, following a high-volume day of trading Friday as index fund managers prepared for its inclusion. Tesla will have the 6th largest market cap in the index, behind Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet,
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2020. Tom Brenner | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures rose in overnight trading on Sunday as Congress managed to seal a coronavirus stimulus deal hours before a shutdown deadline.
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla‘s S&P 500 inclusion will be officially completed at the open of trading Monday. The electric car maker will have a
Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading. FedEx — Shares of the shipper slid more than 3% in after hours trading despite FedEx beating top and bottom line estimates during the second quarter. For the period the company earned $4.83 excluding items, on $20.56 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expected
A Lufax flag on display during an event in Shanghai, China to launch the company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — Investor appetite for Chinese companies in U.S. stock markets rose to a six-year high in 2020 despite tensions between the two countries. China-based companies raised
People wearing face masks are seen inside a Tesla showroom at a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 30, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Shares of Tesla traded more than four times their 30-day average volume on Friday as passive funds bought the stock ahead of
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company jumped more than 1% to a new all-time high ahead of Tesla’s inclusion in the S&P 500. The stock will be added to the benchmark index before the opening bell on Monday based on Friday’s closing prices. There
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Darden Restaurants (DRI) – The restaurant operator reported quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share, beating estimates by 3 cents a share. Revenue came in below forecasts, however, as same-restaurant sales fell 20.6% compared to a FactSet estimate of an 18.3% decline. Darden
U.S. stock index futures were flat in overnight trading on Thursday, after the major averages closed at new highs. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 5 points. S&P 500 futures were unchanged, while Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.04%. The major averages were coming off a record-setting session, which saw all three
Bitcoin course’s graph is seen on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application on February 12, 2018. Chesnot | Getty Images Digital currency exchange Coinbase is going public as renewed investor interest in cryptocurrencies has pushed bitcoin to an all-time high. On Thursday the company announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Accenture (ACN) – The consulting firm earned $2.32 per share for its fiscal first quarter, compared to a consensus estimate of $2.05 a share. Revenue beat estimates as well. Accenture also raised its full-year forecast, with demand for digital and cloud services remaining
Institutional Investor Hall of Famer Richard Bernstein sees a risky market dynamic. He’s questioning why so many investors prefer momentum names in technology when the economy is getting ready to boom. “The whole innovation disruption thing is becoming a sucker’s bet,” the Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO and CIO told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. “Fundamentals
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made a key adjustment to its efforts to support the economy, while upgrading its outlook for growth. As expected, the Fed held benchmark interest rates near zero following the conclusion of its two-day meeting. Investors were watching whether the Fed would present outcomes-based guidance in which it would state the