Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Williams-Sonoma — The home goods retailer’s stock was up 2% in extended trading after the company posted a double beat on earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter. Williams-Sonoma reported earnings of $2.13 per share excluding some items on revenue of
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Boeing (BA) – Boeing is seeking access to $60 billion in public and private liquidity for the U.S. aerospace industry. Boeing has already told the government it cannot meet its liquidity needs under current market conditions. Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla was ordered to halt production
Revolut, one of Europe’s biggest fintech (financial technology) firms, has launched a “money management” product for children, which can be monitored by parents via the app. The online-only bank, which currently has more than 10 million users worldwide, announced Wednesday it was launching Revolut Junior, an app aimed at kids between the ages of 7
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son (L) and WeWork founder Adam Neumann. Getty Images SoftBank may be walking away from part of its bailout of WeWork by not completing its $3 billion tender offer for the office space startup, according to people familiar with matter. SoftBank had planned a $3 billion tender offer for WeWork shares, which
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) – The biotech company said it aims to have a potential drug for COVID-19 ready for clinical trials by early summer, earlier than previously expected. The drug is designed to both treat and prevent COVID-19. Pfizer (PFE), BioNTech (BNTX) –
Traders and financial professionals work during the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 14, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Stock futures traded higher on early Tuesday morning after Wall Street suffered massive losses on Monday amid concerns over the economic blow from the coronavirus
An exterior view shows MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. MGM Resorts International — Shares of the resort company were
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 03, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With stocks nosediving again, Wall Street strategists are mostly punching in the dark because of the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak and economic impact. But they are giving clients some
The U.S. Federal Reserve‘s latest moves — which include cutting interest rates to zero — deserve applause, even though the American economy could still head into a recession given the uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak, a former Fed official said. “I think recessionary conditions are definitely a risk and we’re dealing with so much uncertainty
Traders work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Stock futures plunged Sunday night even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive monetary stimulus campaign to curb slower economic growth amid the coronavirus outbreak. While the central
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters An economic slowdown is inevitable in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus, but the U.S. will eventually avoid a technical recession, JPMorgan economists said. As the outbreak situation continued to worsen, JPMorgan
An aircraft operated by British low cost airline Easyjet moves past other aircrafts as a rainbow is seen at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on March 9, 2020 in Schiphol, Netherlands. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Shares of major U.S. airlines got a respite Friday on expectations that the government will provide targeted financial relief from the
Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ulta Beauty — Share of Ulta Beauty rose about 3% around midday, paring gains along with the broad market. The stock surged as much as 15% at its session high after the makeup retailer posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Ulta reported fourth-quarter profit of $3.89
Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic has stoked concerns of a global economic recession as it spreads across the world, igniting one of the sharpest oil price plummets in the last 30 years and causing the biggest stock plunge
The Citibank Corporate Office & Headquarters is viewed in midtown Manhattan. Kevin Winter | Getty Images This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. An employee from Citigroup’s Manhattan office tested positive for the coronavirus, the Wall Street firm said Friday. The employee was diagnosed in Singapore on Friday while on personal travel.
Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Bitcoin lost its allure as a safe-haven asset this week. The world’s first and most widely held cryptocurrency dropped 50% over the past two days. Bitcoin — sometimes referred to as “digital gold” — fell more than 30% Friday to its weakest level since March 2019, according to
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walt Disney (DIS) – Walt Disney announced it will close Disneyland and other theme parks in Southern California through the end of the month, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. NBCUniversal and CNBC parent Comcast (CMCSA) is taking similar action, closing its Universal
Market researcher James Bianco calls the Federal Reserve’s move to pump $1.5 trillion into the market the “nuclear option” to calm investors gripped by coronavirus fears. Only, it didn’t work Thursday. Instead, stocks saw their worst day since the 1987 Black Monday market crash. “Financial markets are not recovering. It’s incredible to think that a
Mario Tama | Getty Images News In these difficult, confusing and, at times, scary days, it’s easy to get turned around in the market. Though we’ve never seen anything like the health scare that’s happening real time right now, we have seen financial markets deal with massive unknowns and take hits in the last twenty
People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase on Thursday told managers to implement a plan to have employees based in offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City to start working from home in shifts beginning on Friday. “We are asking