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
As the global death of Covid-19 nears 400,000, U.S. health officials are keeping a close eye on caseloads and hospitalization rates as states continue to relax their lockdown measures and reopen different types of businesses. U.S. cases have been climbing since Memorial Day, but New York City this week reached an optimistic milestone: on Friday,
Broadcom Corp. signage is displayed outside of the company’s headquarters in Irvine, California. Patrick Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Broadcom on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue, the mid-point of which was slightly below Wall Street estimates as its chip business was weighed down by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on global supply chains. The
A “Now Hiring” sign advertising jobs at Lowe’s is seen as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Homestead, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters Quite unexpectedly and rather suddenly, investors have been given a reset, a reprieve, a chance at a fresh start. What should they do with it?
Do you need to wear a mask while exercising? Is it safe to socialize outside? Should I wipe down my groceries when I get home? These are the questions that still remain as the country reopens amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Many infectious disease experts and epidemiologists have been fielding these types of inquiries from family and
Ravin Jesuthasan Source: Ravin Jesuthasan The coronavirus pandemic has destroyed tens of millions of American jobs. How many of them will come back? That might be one of the most pressing questions of the Covid-19 recession. Arguably no other downturn has threatened to leave American life so unrecognizable. What will the labor market look like
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
A cyclist wearing a face mask rides on the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, May 27, 2020. Michael Nagle | Xinhua via Getty Images New York City saw its first day without any confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to new data from the NYC Department of
Gap Inc.‘s first-quarter sales fell 43%, the clothing maker reported Thursday, as its stores were shut for much of the period due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Sonia Syngal said in a statement that sales continued to decline into May, after the first quarter ended, but the retailer had online growth of more than
Members of the Long Beach, New York CSEA civil service union hold a drive-by protest in front of Long Beach City Hall to protest further union layoffs on May 26, 2020. (Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images) The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May, defying expectations of a much bleaker
Roughly 2 out of 3 Americans who have lost jobs or had their paychecks reduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are worried about their ability to pay their bills, according to the latest TransUnion Consumer Financial Hardship Study. While about 60% of those surveyed are cutting back on their spending in an effort
Investors who were sitting on the sidelines during coronavirus will get some more time to partake in a new tax play. Qualified opportunity funds were created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. They offer taxpayers an incentive to invest capital gains they incur elsewhere into economically distressed communities, granting investors an attractive
Photo: Getty Along many of Missouri’s riverbanks, we’re seeing waterfront homes being swept away by the swift force of rising water. All that remains are the crumbling concrete foundations. In river cities like Kansas City, spring rainstorms can cause significant real estate damage. This is true for properties in flood zones, neighborhoods with flood risk,
Figures released earlier this week by Reapit, a CRM software provider that processes in excess of … [+] 30% of all UK property transactions, revealed just how quickly sellers, buyers, and renters have returned to market to get on with their plans and their lives. Getty According to the latest Nationwide House Price Index, U.K.
While more than a half of Americans expressed high confidence in their ability to pay their mortgage … [+] in June, the latest forbearance report as well as the still uncertain job market indicate potential troubles ahead. Getty Nearly 65% of Americans felt confident about paying their mortgage obligations late last month. Friday’s flurry of
“Shark Tank” investor Daymond John told CNBC on Friday that “the first step” for CEOs who want to address racial inequality in the U.S. is listening to their own employees. “Internally, have those tough questions being asked. Find out how your colleague or your staff feels that are of color and have the other individuals
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has already produced 2 million coronavirus vaccine doses that are “ready to go” once scientists figure out whether it
The Slack Technologies Inc. logo is seen behind the “Fearless Girl” statue outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s IPO in New York, U.S. June 20, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Slack shares fell as much as 17% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported first quarter earnings. Slack reported
Managers at the massive Bell facilities in North Texas had a problem. As 5,000 employees building helicopters needed to stay on the job, the company — a division of Textron — had to take steps to keep workers safe. One step included plans to take employee temperatures as they came to work. The company set
Kevin O’Leary, investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” isn’t one to shy away from offering business advice – from small business owners to anyone trying to save extra money or in need of career guidance. And on the debut of his CNBC web series “Money Dispute,” O’Leary helped a woman named Denise who was arguing with her family over an inheritance dispute. “There’s