For the more than 33.5 million Americans who’ve filed for unemployment since mid-March, the stress of living during the pandemic includes dealing with the additional stress of job loss. Even in the most normal of circumstances, ”involuntary job loss is one of the most stressful events on the scale of stressful life events,” says Monique Valcour, an
Rick Bright, deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response for Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Toya Sarno Jordan | Bloomberg via Getty Images Covid-19 has the potential to eclipse the 1918 flu pandemic that killed more than 50
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester echoed Chairman Jerome Powell’s mostly pessimistic view on the economy, telling CNBC on Wednesday that while growth is likely to return by the end of the year, it could be slow. The central bank official said during a “Power Lunch” interview that unemployment is still likely to be near
Bill Miller, founder of Miller Value Partners, disagreed Wednesday with the assessment made by other major investors about the market’s valuation being too high. “If you look at the overall market … we’re trading around 17 times the consensus on bottom-up earnings for 2021, which is about the average for the last five years,” Miller
A view of new York State Department of labor office in Flushing Queens during coronavirus pandemic on April 12, 2020. (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto Democrats want to give Americans larger unemployment checks until next year. Certain workers — particularly those in lower-paying industries like accommodation and food services — stand to benefit
Offices of Cutera Inc. in Brisbane, Calif. Google Earth The largest public companies that tapped the government’s emergency relief fund for small businesses nearly all had ready access to other forms of capital, according to a CNBC analysis of filings. Even amid the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, these companies raised millions of dollars
The U.S. stock market has rebounded in recent weeks, though the S&P 500 is still down almost 15% from its all-time high in February. Declines in the market, along with the prospect of higher income taxes to come, are among the reasons experts say now is a good time to consider making a key change to your retirement
A man walks past Broadway show posters on Shubert Alley in Times Square after it was announced that Broadway shows will cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York, U.S., March 12, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters The Great White Way will remain closed through Labor Day. On Tuesday, The Broadway League, a trade
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: CyberArk Software (CYBR) – The cybersecurity company reported quarterly profit of 50 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of 36 cents a share. Revenue also beat forecasts. CyberArk said that due to the pandemic, it expected customers to make “more cautious” purchasing
Retail investors are trading more. The move to $0 commissions is likely a major factor. But there are more things occurring to encourage retail trading, including stay-at-home orders and market volatility. Add it all up and you get electronic brokers reporting trading volumes that are up 100% year over year. In the first quarter alone,
Borut Trdina | Getty Images Whether, how and where Americans start traveling again after the Covid-19 pandemic remains literally up in the air. However, some industry experts are seeing signs that at least some travelers — in particular, wealthier ones — expect to start going on vacation again during the year-end holiday season. And the
In the months since the novel coronavirus started spreading across the world, Bill Gates has been one of the most outspoken public figures with regards to the global response to the pandemic. However, Gates says he wishes he had “done more” to warn the world about the potential dangers of a global pandemic before coronavirus
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, along with one Boeing 787 at top, are parked at Grant County International Airport October 23, 2019 in Moses Lake, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Boeing said Tuesday that customers canceled 108 more orders for 737 Max jetliners in April, further whittling down the company’s backlog of planes as it faces the devastating impact
The historic consumer price drop in April may be more than a temporary setback. Michael Gapen, Barclays’ head of US economics research, warns widespread job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic is radically changing Americans’ spending habits. He suggests the damage will last years. “Whether this is a permanent shift will in part depend on
Relativity Space conducts a pressure test of a 3D printed tank. Relativity Space Relativity Space passed a key milestone toward its goal of launching a rocket that is almost entirely 3D-printed. The Los Angeles-based space start-up conducted a series of tests in December using a 3D-printed tank, which the company increasingly pressurized until it burst.
In the massive legislative package House Democrats unveiled on Tuesday to inject more relief into an economy battered by the coronavirus, unemployed Americans would get an extra $600 a week through the end of the year. In the stimulus bill Congress passed in March, many jobless Americans became eligible for that weekly payment on top
It’s no surprise that wellness expert and author Deepak Chopra is spending his days in quarantine, meditating, doing yoga and getting lots of sleep. “I’m so happy,” Chopra tells CNBC Make It. In fact, Chopra’s quarantine routine is similar to the quiet life he lead before the Covid-19 pandemic. Chopra, 73 and founder of non-profit
Republican Sen. Rand Paul challenged one of the Trump administration’s top health advisors on the coronavirus pandemic, questioning why the U.S. shouldn’t reopen schools in the fall when relatively few children die from Covid-19. “Shouldn’t we at least be discussing what the mortality of children is?” Paul asked White House coronavirus task force advisor Dr.
A customer looks at a newly purchased Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle at the Brent Brown Toyota dealership in Orem, Utah, on Monday, April 6, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images Toyota Motor on Tuesday said it expects profit to drop 80% to its lowest in nine years, as Japan’s biggest automaker grapples with
Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GrubHub, Uber — Grubhub shares soared more than 27% on news that ride-hailing company Uber has approached the company with a takeover bid. Uber’s offer comes months after other outlets reported that food-delivery service Grubhub had hired advisors to explore strategic