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Dan Gilbert, CEO, Quicken Loans Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage lender in America, is planning an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.  The company, founded and owned by Detroit-billionaire Dan Gilbert, has filed its IPO prospectus confidentially, the people said, and may flip it to be public

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor William Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) of a blank-check investment vehicle that could raise more than $1 billion and be the biggest of its kind,

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, smiles as he speaks during the Economic Club of Washington’s Milestone Celebration event in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is introducing a new digital credit line for U.S.-based merchants with partner bank Goldman Sachs, CNBC has learned exclusively. Small

Nikola Motor’s Tre semi-truck. Nikola Motor Company Speculative traders are betting big that Tesla won’t be the only successful company of the future named for inventor Nikola Tesla. Shares of Nikola Corporation, which makes battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks, advanced more than 20% on Tuesday, after more than doubling on Monday. The company began trading on June 4

A sign in front of a Hertz rental car office on August 8, 2017 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images To get a slice of one of the market’s most epic rallies, investors are snapping up stocks everywhere including shares in bankrupt companies, which in theory will be worth nothing. Hertz, Whiting Petroleum, Pier

The Federal Reserve Bank building Kevin Lamarque | Reuters In addition to signaling a possible turn in the economy, the big job gains in May give the Federal Reserve some more wiggle room before its next policy move. Markets will be watching this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting more for what the central bankers

Companies prepare offices to reopen. Source: Karen Firestone When governors, mayors, and national leaders told us to stay home and work remotely, back in what seems like the Ice Age, we were thrust into a state of shock, disorientation, and, ultimately, acceptance. Two and half months later, we have grown accustomed to Zoom, Covid-19 news

Kenneth Fisher, chief executive officer of Fisher Investments, speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Gillianne Tedder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Money-manager Ken Fisher said last week that legendary investor Warren Buffett’s decision to sit on the sidelines during the coronavirus crisis is likely due to

Mohamed El-Erian, who in early March correctly called a coronavirus-driven bear market, told CNBC on Monday he’s reluctant to buy the latest stock rally. “For me personally, it’s an uncomfortable bet to continue to bet on a huge recovery,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on “Squawk Box.” “I don’t like doing this. But

Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The ride hailing app company’s shares were initially priced at $72. Mario Tama / Getty Images Which stocks are primed to

The Wall Street Bull (The Charging Bull) is seen during Covid-19 pandemic in New York, on May 26, 2020. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Company: Synalloy Corp. (SYNL) Business: A chemical manufacturing company operating through two segments: metals and the specialty chemicals. Stock Market Value: $78 million ($8.62 per share) Activist: Privet

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday raved about the May jobs report, saying the 2.5 million jobs added last month was evidence the U.S. economy was bouncing back from the coronavirus-induced devastation. “We’re back,” he said on “Squawk Box.” ”I think there were a lot of people who felt that the layoffs would be permanent and it’s obvious that

Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC Following a “superb” jobs report, Jim Cramer noted that hedge funds managers who made big bearish predictions about what the pandemic would do to the market and economy were wrong. And the relentless higher price action that many doubted was right. “The market got it right,” CNBC’s Cramer said

President Donald Trump arrives for a photo opportunity with sheriffs from across the country on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, September 26, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters President Donald Trump, during a White House address to trumpet the surprising May surge in jobs that signaled a rapid economic recovery good be

Online broker Charles Schwab received antitrust approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, sources told CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday. Shares of Schwab jumped nearly 7% in premarket trading following the report. TD Ameritrade rose more than 9% before the opening bell.  Schwab announced last November it would buy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday warned young investors about the potential pitfalls of daytrading in speculative stocks, especially the really cheap ones. “It’s a little disheartening to see all the $1 to $3 stocks that people are gunning,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” ”If you want to try and make money and it’s legal,

Zoominfo Source: zoominfo ZoomInfo is aiming to price its initial public offering $1 ahead of its already-buoyed price range, two sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. The company had already raised their IPO price range Tuesday morning, but now could target as high as $21 a share and rake in nearly $1 billion. ZoomInfo,

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft docks with the International Space Station on May 30, 2020. NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The inaugural SpaceX astronaut mission successfully completed the first leg of its journey on Sunday, docking with the International Space Station. “It’s been a real honor to be just a small part of this nine year

Investors have been “doubling down” on sustainability over the last quarter — and sustainable funds have actually outperformed the broader market, according to an analyst at BNP Paribas Asset Management. That’s a departure from historical precedents where people shifted their focus from sustainability to near-term profits in tough times, Gabriel Wilson-Otto, head of stewardship, Asia

Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprises. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of law enforcement supplier Axon Enterprise spiked more than 9% in premarket trading after protests against police brutality turned violent in many cities across the country.   Axon, formerly known as Taser International, sells electrical weapons and body cameras for law enforcement officers. The stock’s jump