Brian Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Comcast Corp. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Comcast is set to report earnings for its third quarter of 2019 before the bell on Thursday. Here are the key numbers analysts will be watching: Earnings per share: 75 cents per share, per Refinitiv estimates Revenue:
Getty Images Tech start-ups trying to become banks will now have to take a slower, more traditional route. Fintech companies had welcomed a special bank charter that cleared a quicker path for them to become a bank. But that was dealt a blow this week as a federal district court in New York decided that
Jeffrey Vinik Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeffrey Vinik, the billionaire investor who relaunched his hedge fund earlier this year, is cutting his comeback tour short. “It has been much harder to raise money over the last several months than I anticipated,” Vinik said in a letter dated Wednesday to investors. The
MoMo Productions | Taxi | Getty Images Forget rent. Cash-strapped millennials who are starting families have a new cost on the horizon: child care. In 30 states and Washington, D.C., the annual cost of sending an infant to a child care center exceeds the annual in-state tuition and fees at a public college, according to
null Getty Today, the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program published a report, “The Time is Now: Next Steps Toward a More Secure Retirement for All,” based and consensus ideas from its Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings, which convened “more than 70 experts and industry leaders” to “share, evaluate, and refine solutions to the nation’s retirement
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column address whether to take retroactive benefits at 70, spousal benefits before retirement benefits, divorced spousal benefits with a public pension, when spousal benefits become available and filing early to allow spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
Halloween creepy house with bats and red light from the windows, Halloween theme Getty While going to a haunted house sounds like an exciting night out, living in a haunted house can be far less fun. After all, unlike new hardwoods or a renovated bathroom, haunted isn’t exactly a feature most real estate brokers will
CNBC’s Jim Cramer says the onslaught of earnings reports this week has brought Wall Street to the point of “maximum disorientation” and reminds investors how to balance the workload. The “Mad Money” host gives a read on railroad company CSX coming off its latest quarterly report in an interview with CEO Jim Foote. He chats
Stephen Schwarzman, billionaire and co-founder of Blackstone Group LP, does not believe a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka, Japan at the end of June is likely to result in a major trade deal. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Blackstone, the world’s largest manager of
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla shares surged more than 14% during extended trade after a big earnings beat. Tesla reported earnings of $1.86 per share
Leon Cooperman at the 2019 Delivering Alpa conference in New York on Sept. 19. 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman isn’t holding back anything regarding his feelings about Elizabeth Warren‘s presidential platform. Like many of her fellow Democrats vying for the party’s nomination, the Massachusetts senator has railed against the uber-rich like
Paul Tudor Jones Leanne Miller | CNBC Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has seen a marked uptick in support following his standout performance earlier this month at the Democratic debate in Ohio. And that includes billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones. “I love Pete, I love Mayor Pete, because I think he would be the best administrator
Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images Here’s something to remember amid college financial aid season: The IRS might want its piece of your scholarship. Sources of “free money,” including scholarships, assistantships and grants, are instrumental in helping families afford the growing cost of college. The average annual price tag for in-state students at a
I know you’ve got cash lying around you’d love to double. Heck, even the most buttoned-down investor wouldn’t turn down a quick 2X gain. So let’s go ahead and double your stake—and do it safely, too. Before you ask, no, this isn’t some wild pot-stock speculation: my 2X money plan only works on companies paying—and
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Trump’s infamous 5th Avenue shooting statement was made in 2016 and was invoked by one of his … [+] lawyers Wednesday. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Topline: As President Trump continues to fight efforts the obtain of his tax returns, a lawyer representing him in court argued that
Render of the Oceanix city concept. OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group “Coastal cities are literally the interface between man and nature. That is where it is happening,” spoke Marc Collins, the former tourism minister of French Polynesia and founder of Oceanix as we sat together in Bryant Park beneath the towers of Manhattan. Collins has a crazy
Zaza Pachulia retired from the NBA in 2019 after 16 seasons, two championships and about $60 million in career earnings. Pachulia, 35, grew up in the nation of Georgia and says he never focused on his formal education. He turned pro before going to college and figured his on-court success would translate directly to his
Tesla is expected to report third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The day before the call, analysts were expecting losses of 46 centers per share, with revenue of $6.42 billion for Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable energy company, according to data compiled by FactSet. The call will mark the first financial report from
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Facebook could be forced to abandon its own cryptocurrency project if the newly created group steering it decides to move forward without
Tiffany Advent Calendar Source: Tiffany&Co. Have a holly, jolly six-figure Christmas. As the countdown to the holiday season begins, Tiffany & Co. is offering branded advent calendars — with a steep price tag. Each Tiffany-blue, 24-day calendar will set you back $112,000. The luxury jewelry retailer released four exclusive “Ultimate Advent Calendars” that will include