Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Arabia is willing to support crisis-stricken Lebanon, but wants to see a realistic reform plan first, its finance minister said during the G-20 Summit in Riyadh on Sunday. Asked if the kingdom would
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Investor Paul Meeks is bracing for a bear market in technology. Meeks, who’s known for running the world’s largest tech fund during the dot-com boom, sees 20% pullback risks growing as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. “There is some comeuppance due, and unfortunately I think the coronavirus is that exogenous variable that is a catalyst to
A medical worker prepares a flu vaccine for a student in a middle school in Xian, China on November 9, 2009. China Photos | Getty Images The coronavirus outbreak is bringing attention to the fast-growing vaccine industry. The vaccine market has grown sixfold over the past two decades, worth more than $35 billion today, according
A trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 19, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Trying to time the market can be dangerous, but there are certain signals that the professionals look for when trying to gauge future risk in stocks which could be helpful for regular investors
A contractor prepares a sliding door for a home under construction at the Toll Brothers Inc. Enclave at Rye Brook housing development in Rye Brook, New York Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Owning a home has long been the individual investor’s opportunity to hold real estate. But the American millennial population is waiting
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett thinks stocks are the place to be invested in for the long haul if interest rates and corporate taxes remain near current levlels. “If something close to current rates should prevail over the coming decades and if corporate tax rates also remain near the low level businesses
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked window glass occurred during a demonstration on the strength of the glass. Robert Hanashiro | USA TODAY | Reuters Small investors are flocking to high-flying growth stocks after the brokerage industry made trading free. In the months since major
Wells Fargo will pay $3 billion in criminal and civil settlements with the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission over its fraudulent fake-account scandal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. “This case illustrates a complete failure of leadership at multiple levels within the bank,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna. “Simply put, Wells Fargo
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:33 am: Hedge funds are crowding into a few stocks Goldman Sachs notes that “the typical hedge fund now carries 69% of
A contractor for First Solar Inc. works on construction of the Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center South project in Imperial County, California. Sam Hodgson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Dropbox — Shares of the data services company soared 13% during extended trading after the company announced
Houston Texans’ outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus proved his worth this year, recording 48 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. All this has earned the 2012 first-round pick four additional years with the franchise — and a deal worth $54 million, $28.5 million of which is guaranteed. The deal makes
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida doused talk of a rate cut, saying in an interview Thursday with CNBC that he doesn’t think most market participants really expect one or that it is noted. “Market pricing for rate cuts is a little tricky, because there’s market expectations for rates, there also can be term and
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Zillow — Shares of the real estate information company climbed 8% in extended trading after the company reported strong fourth-quarter financial results. Zillow had revenue of $944 million in the quarter, while analysts were expecting $815 million, according to
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, January 24, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters A bubble has formed in defensive and low-volatility stocks as coronavirus fears drove a record number of investors to those pockets of the market, according to JPMorgan’s quant guru
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Dish Network (DISH) – The satellite TV provider beat estimates by 10 cents a share, with quarterly earnings of 69 cents per share. Revenue also beat forecasts. Pay-TV subscribership declined, but at a slower pace. Garmin (GRMN) – The maker of GPS and
Chinese students of Fuyang No.5 Middle School study in a classroom at night for upcoming National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) on May 29, 2018 in Fuyang, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images As local governments in China delay the re-opening of schools to limit the spread of the new virus, parents and institutions are
Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. Richard Branson Virgin Galactic IPO NYSE Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Shares of the iPhone maker fell 2.7% after Apple said that it
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – The retail giant reported quarterly profit of $1.38 per share, missing estimates by 5 cents a share. Revenue also fell short of forecasts, and Walmart gave a full-year forecast that was short of the Street’s outlook. CFO Brett Biggs told
HSBC logo is displayed outside a branch of in the United Kingdom. Matt Cardy | Getty Images HSBC is scheduled to report its earnings for the full year of 2019 this afternoon — and investors are expecting the largest bank in Europe to warn of challenging times ahead. Analysts have expected HSBC’s report card for
N26’s logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Customers of the German online bank N26 say they feel “outraged” and “betrayed” by the firm’s decision to leave the U.K. Berlin-based N26 announced last week that it would no longer be able to operate in the country