Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from abuse is being gutted from the inside, according to some consumer advocates and legal experts. A new enforcement policy at the Consumer Financial Protection
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A customer holds boxes of 3M Co. 8247 R95 particulate respirators at a pharmacy in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of industrial giant 3M said Tuesday that the company is increasing production of its respiratory protection products, such as
A patient is transferred by an ambulance to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:03 am: Death toll of coronavirus surpasses 100 The total number of cases of the coronavirus reached
Harley-Davidson motorcycles are offered for sale at a Harley-Davidson dealership. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. 3M — Shares of 3M fell 5% after the conglomerate missed Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines for its fourth-quarter results. 3M reported $1.95 in adjusted earnings per share and $8.111 billion
Apple reported iPhone revenue of $56 billion for its fiscal first quarter on Tuesday, blowing past analysts’ estimates, proving that the new iPhone 11 is off to a strong start. IPhone revenue for the quarter rose 8% from a year earlier and climbed from the fourth quarter when Apple generated $33.36 billion in iPhone sales.
Further, more than three-quarters of those polled said they won’t pay off their balances in full by the end of January, which means they will also add hefty interest charges to those bills. From month to month, credit cards are one of the most expensive ways to borrow money. Card rates now stand at 17.4%,
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images Traders and hedge funds who use high-speed methods to gain an advantage in the stock market impose a “tax” on other investors, according to a study released Monday, costing as much as $5 billion per year across global exchanges. The Financial
There’s a “bear stampede” in the oil market as a new coronavirus spreads, but that may not be directly comparable to the sell-off in 2003 associated with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to an energy analyst. Oil futures slid for a sixth session on Tuesday amid reports of a rising number
U.S. Treasury yields are sliding, and that could negatively impact financial institutions, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “Worries about a worldwide slowdown mean people will buy [U.S.] Treasurys, and when people buy Treasurys, interest rates go down,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Lower long-term rates translate to lower earnings for the banks, which is why
Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images Many Americans believe they will live longer than their parents. For younger generations, that has led to a big concern: how they will provide financially for those extended years. That’s according to a new online poll from the Longevity Project and Morning Consult, which surveyed 2,200 U.S.
A father and daughter play with a digital tablet at an Estée Lauder store in Shanghai. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Chinese coronavirus is forcing Wall Street to turn sour on certain stocks. Bank of America downgraded shares of Wynn Resorts to neutral from buy and Oppenheimer downgraded shares of cosmetic company
2020 Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 9, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Steve Pope | Getty Images Once panned by Wall Street as a socialist with “crazy” ideas, Sen. Bernie Sanders is finally commanding attention from New York investors. And they
American multinational sport clothing brand Nike store seen in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Getty Images The deadly coronavirus, whose spread accelerated around the globe, is battering the stock market, and some U.S. companies are particularly vulnerable to the disease as their growth has been driven by Chinese consumers. Wall Street analysts
Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics’ fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday as demand for chips dedicated to the next generation of smartphones and low-emission cars helped offset a slowdown in more traditional products. STMicro’s results reflect a wider industry move towards more sophisticated semiconductors within the telecoms, auto, and manufacturing sectors, as equipment makers gear up
With more and more student loan borrowers falling behind, it’s clear many people need a way to make their monthly bills more manageable. Enter income-driven repayment plans, which some 8 million borrowers are enrolled in. In theory, the plans are simple: Borrowers’ bills are capped at a portion of their income. Some payments wind up
A Chinese health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering a subway station during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on January 25, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images More than 2,700 people in China are now said to have been infected by the fast-spreading coronavirus while more countries have
Visa Inc. credit and debit cards are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 22, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Financial technology start-up Currencycloud, which powers cross-border payments for a number of popular finance apps, has raised $80 million in a funding round backed by Visa. Based in
A worker prepares to load a silicon wafer machine in a clean room at the Texas Instruments semiconductor fabrication plant in Dallas, Texas. Jason Janik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Instruments forecast first-quarter revenue above market expectations on Wednesday on signs of stable demand for microchips, indicating that a prolonged slowdown in the semiconductor
If you were hoping to keep your bitcoin stash under wraps from the IRS, think again. As the 2019 tax season kicks off on Jan. 27, the taxman is expecting you to disclose whether you had any cryptocurrency transactions last year. The IRS asks the following question on the first page of Schedule 1 of
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 16, 2007 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Noah Graham | NBAE | Getty Images The world mourned the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Sunday, with everyone from athletes to world leaders
Sean Connery, as James Bond. Bettmann | Getty Images There is now significant and potentially irreversible inequality in the world of media. If you’re looking for an equalizing force, don’t bet on it happening in 2020. Two major shifts in the past year have made scale — the concept of being as big as possible
An employee works on the assembly line installing parts on the Duratech 35 V6 engine at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima, Ohio, U.S. on Friday, March 28, 2014. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to take a pretax hit of about $2.2 billion in the fourth-quarter
From a 401(k) plan to pet insurance for Fido, in today’s tight labor market, workers expect far more than just health insurance from their employers. For small businesses, that’s been a problem. There are more small companies and startups than ever before yet, because of their size, these firms have traditionally been at a disadvantage when
A laboratory technician works with a pipette at the Institute of Virology at the Charité Berlin Mitte, where investigations on coronavirus are underway. Christophe Gateau | Getty Images The third U.S. case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Orange County, California, the OC Health Care Agency’s Communicable Disease Control Division announced in a press release
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 10, 2020 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Active portfolio managers could get some help in the battle against passive investing if a new kind of financial instrument gains traction with investors: the “nontransparent ETF.” A nontransparent ETF
Procter & Gamble on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results. Shares of the company fell 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.42, adjusted, vs. $1.37 expected Revenue: $18.24 billion vs. $18.37 billion expected Excluding items, the
Just because the IRS is auditing fewer tax returns, don’t assume you can dupe the taxman. With much of the agency’s systems automated to spot certain discrepancies, and some parts of tax returns typically generating more scrutiny than others, the risk of hearing from the IRS still remains. “A lot of this is done by
Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Peloton Wedbush recently initiated coverage of the exercise equipment maker with an outperform rating and believes the sky’s the limit for the company. The firm called Peloton’s business an “enduring force” and is bullish on the company’s ability to hold and retain customers in its subscription business. “Today, this business is
Health care members make first aid to people as they cover their faces with sanitary masks after the first cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela | Getty Images President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned that the spread of the coronavirus presents a “grave situation,” as officials from central China to
Mike Rasnic sits on the front porch of his home which is surrounded by floodwater on March 22, 2019 in Craig, Missouri. Scott Olson | Getty Images The risks of climate change are already impacting investors, with increasingly frequent climate disasters like wildfires, drought, flooding and heatwaves threatening business operations and properties across the world.
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