Enrique Lores, CEO, HP Scott Mlyn | CNBC HP shares closed up less than 1% on Thursday after the PC maker reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates. HP stock was halted during the afternoon as shares suddenly rose. The company released its earnings report shortly after, though it had planned to announce the
People wearing face masks crossing a street at Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district on Feb. 16, 2021. Zhang Wei | China News Service | Getty Images Hong Kong’s plan to increase the stamp duty on stock trading will not harm the competitiveness of the city’s financial markets, Financial Secretary Paul Chan told CNBC on Friday.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday questioned “are prices real” on Wall Street anymore, as he exasperatingly tried to explain GameStop‘s rally of as much as 175% over the past two days. “I think the average American right now is trying to figure out how do I find a stock that triples,” Cramer said. “‘Forget what
UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 25: Activists call on Congress to pass the $15 federal minimum wage hike. … [+] But Republican opposition and Senate rulings make it unlikely in Biden’s relief package. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Bad news this week for low income workers. This
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A Feb. 18 rally celebrating the California Labor Commissioner’s order for a McDonald’s franchise to rehire and compensate workers who went on strike for coronavirus protections was held on Feb. 18, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The fight for a $15 federal minimum wage just hit a major roadblock. On Thursday, nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth
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Renee Montgomery of the Atlanta Dream. Adam Pantozzi | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Kelly Loeffler, the former U.S. senator who lost her seat in the Georgia runoff elections last month, is no longer a WNBA team owner. The Women’s National Basketball Association announced Friday that it and the NBA board of governors have
Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff speaks at the grand opening of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco in May 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares were down as much as 4% in extended trading on Thursday after the enterprise-software company issued earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates, but Salesforce came up short
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett, the 90-year-old “Oracle of Omaha,” remains a firm believer in the American dream, saying in his closely watched annual shareholder letter to “never bet against America.” “In its brief 232 years of existence … there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America,” the chairman
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Robinhood fired back at Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger, who earlier this week said the free-trading app was having a “regrettable” impact on investors. The longtime business partner of Warren Buffett on Wednesday addressed the running controversy over Robinhood and similar applications, noting dangers from the allure
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Stony Brook, N.Y. First day of the 2020 fall semester at Stony Brook University. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Some of the most selective colleges and universities are seeing a surge in applications for incoming freshmen this fall. Yet other schools are struggling. That may present an opportunity for families to try to
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Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers and their landlords are engaged in a high-stakes game of risk right now. And it will be a few years until we find out which party is on the winning side. As thousands of
A Banner hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of the Virgin Galactic (SPCE) IPO in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Virgin Galactic delivered fourth quarter results after the market closed on Thursday, with the company disclosing its next spaceflight test is delayed to May and pushing the
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Covid relief bill backed by Democrats could trigger billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare and other federal programs, like ones that support unemployed workers and student-loan borrowers, if it’s ultimately passed. The funding cuts would take effect in 2022 and last for several years.
Warren Buffett during an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on February 24, 2020. It turned out to be another year during which the billionaire investor shied away from game-changing acquisitions in a pricey market even after a sudden market cash and as his company holds a massive cash balance. Gerald Miller | CNBC This is
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