Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 27, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images Bob Iger is stepping down as CEO. The media mogul, who has been at the helm of
Macy’s reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday that outpaced expectations, helped by a boost from last-minute shoppers who lifted sales in the days leading up to Christmas. Shares climbed as much as 6% in premarket trading, before they dropped and opened flat. “Taken as a whole, 2019 did not play out as we intended for Macy’s,
Stock futures were up just slightly in overnight trading after stocks’ worst two-day rout in more than four years amid heightened concern the coronavirus will upend global economic growth. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96 points, while the S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%. To be sure, futures trading this early may
The Nasdaq-100 Index shed more than 2% on Tuesday, and based on one key technical indicator, it may be headed for even steeper declines. On Monday, the tech-heavy index’s 14-day RSI reading fell below 50, breaking its longest streak above 50 on record, according to data from Sentimentrader. RSI, or relative strength index, is a
John Fedele The annual income of older Americans could drop significantly from one year to the next for a variety of reasons. It might be retirement or the death of a spouse, perhaps, or the sale of a business. Yet it might take Medicare — which charges higher earners more for premiums — a couple
Gail Warrior Gail Warrior Gail Warrior, who created one of the largest woman- and minority-owned construction companies in the U.S., remembers her first experience applying for a business loan back in 2000. She was chief executive of Dallas-based Warrior Group, a modular construction company that had just won a government contract to build a barracks
Amazon Go Grocery spans 10,400 square feet and includes about 5,000 different items. Source: Lauren Thomas, CNBC SEATTLE — Amazon is cracking further into the $800 billion U.S. grocery industry, keeping the likes of Walmart, Kroger, 7-Eleven and Instacart on their toes. The online behemoth on Tuesday is opening its first, full-size, cashierless grocery store.
A Home Depot store in Miami, Florida. Getty Images Home Depot is set to report earnings for the fourth quarter before the bell Tuesday and update investors on whether its significant investments in the company are paying off. Here’s what analysts expect, based on Refinitiv data: Earnings per share: $2.10, adjusted Revenue: $25.76 billion Same-store
A man pushes his shopping cart past bread for sale at a Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, California on May 23, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Consumer confidence rose less than expected in February as people’s assessment of current conditions wavered, data released Tuesday by the Conference Board showed. The consumer
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he does not recommend investors rush back into the market as concerns about the coronavirus persist. “No reason to buy anything if it’s up because that’s just a sucker’s game,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street” as Dow futures were pointing to bounce. Cramer’s comments come after the Dow
Sophia Bera, CEO and founder of Gen Y Planning. When financial advisor Sophia Bera founded her Austin, Texas-based practice in 2013, she decided to work primarily with millennial clients. Bera, then 29, wanted to help her peers navigate their early careers and the thorny financial issues, such as managing student debt and buying a first
It goes without saying that death and taxes are two of life’s certainties. But what many people don’t know is that their Social Security retirement benefits might be taxed. And that means that they haven’t been using strategies proactively to reduce those levies and extend their income over their retirement years. William Meyer, founder of
People are wearing masks at Myeongdong on February 20, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Jong-Hyun Kim |Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As cases of the new coronavirus surge outside of China, world health officials said Monday that other countries should start preparing for epidemic outbreaks of COVID-19 to cross their borders. “It is time to
Nikolay Storonsky, chief executive of Revolut, on stage at the MoneyConf fintech event in Lisbon, Portugal. Seb Daly | Web Summit | Getty Images British financial technology start-up Revolut has raised $500 million in a fresh round of funding that values it at $5.5 billion. The investment round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital
Historic England is the country’s official list keeper of the most historically and architecturally significant places in England — places such as monuments, shipwrecks and battlefields. And pubs. Earlier this month, the heritage organization updated 11 English pub listings to reflect their cultural heritage and national importance, with one receiving a coveted Grade I designation.
Investors must take precaution about the stocks they want to put their money in because the coronavirus outbreak is disrupting supply chains of many companies, CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned on Monday. American businesses are “far too dependent” on manufacturing products in China, he said. The comments came after the three major U.S. stock indexes plunged
Jamie Grill | Getty Images If you don’t contribute to your 401(k) plan, you may be missing out on a big wad of cash from your employer. Most companies that offer these workplace retirement plans will match your contributions up to a certain amount. Depending on your salary and the matching formula used, that could
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on January 31, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Airline stocks fell Monday as fears about the spread of the coronavirus beyond China added to worries about travel demand and the broader economy, despite a drop in fuel prices. American
Stock futures bounced a bit on Monday evening following the market’s worst decline in two years on coronavirus fears. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 34 points, while S&P 500 futures were higher by 0.2%. The slight gains came even as after the bell United Airlines and Mastercard warned about the potential
A woman wear a protective mask in Venice, Italy, on February 23, 2020 due to concerns over coronavirus infection. The carnival was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. NurPhoto Ferrari has suspended tours of its factory and shut down museums near its headquarters following the outbreak of coronavirus in Northern Italy. Ferrari’s