Apple split its stock on Monday. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images Two of the most valuable and popular public companies – Apple and Tesla – completed stock splits on Monday. Wondering what that entails? And what, if anything, it means for your investments? Let’s start with how the process of a corporate stock
Month: August 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the grand reopening of Apple’s flagship Apple Fifth Avenue retail store on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Shares of Apple and Tesla rose sharply on Monday, the first day after their recently announced stock splits took effect, as investors continued to
To celebrate Warren Buffett’s 90th birthday on Sunday, Bill Gates wrote a blog post honoring the pair’s 29-year friendship — and what may be the most important guidance Buffett ever gave him. Gates and Buffett first met in 1991 and bonded over their common love for math and numbers, Gates said in his post. Since then, Gates and Buffett
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2019 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 03, 2019 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Apple — Shares rallied 3.5% as its long-awaited 4-for-1 stock split took effect. That gain made the tech
An empty parking lot is seen outside a closed JC Penney Co. store in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Talks had been progressing with three potential bidders, including the mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield, to salvage the department store chain J.C. Penney —
Getty Images Changes are coming for risk-averse Vanguard investors who are parking cash. Late next month, Vanguard will transition its $125.3 billion Prime Money Market Fund to a government money market fund, investing “almost exclusively” in U.S. government securities, cash and repurchase agreements backed by government securities or cash. The fund will be renamed the
The coronavirus pandemic has uprooted most aspects of daily life — and much of the economy built around it. But out of crisis comes opportunity. And for some young entrepreneurs, the pandemic has unearthed green shoots for a new future. In Singapore, fast-growing start-ups in the food, retail and technology industries have been working to respond
China’s five largest banks reported their biggest profit declines in at least a decade as they brace for further increases in bad loans in an economy weakened by the coronavirus pandemic. The five lenders — Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and Bank of Communications —
Utz Brands CEO Dylan Lissette Source: Utz Brands Utz Quality Foods gained market share as consumers stockpiled its pretzels and potato chips for quarantine snacks at the start of coronavirus lockdowns, helped by its direct-store delivery model. “Our path from manufacturing to putting it on the shelf is very fast. It can literally happen in
DusanManic | iStock | Getty Images Many people’s retirement dreams received a reality check following the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. New research shows that’s especially true for older workers. A recent report from Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee of Congress found that workers ages 65 and up were hit harder by
DraftKings CEO and Co-Founder Jason Robins speaks during the unveiling of DraftKings headquarters March 26, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. Darren McCollester | Getty Images Stocks are once again at record high levels — with the S&P 500 now up over 21% on a one-year basis. That’s following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s more-relaxed inflation targeting strategy,
Warren Buffett is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday. The longtime chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and investing icon is still going strong with a career that’s stretching toward seven decades. Buffett’s sustained market success has earned him the moniker “The Oracle of Omaha” and a cult following of want-to-be financial savants hoping to soak up
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Coca-Cola (KO) – The beverage giant announced a reorganization which will see the current 17-unit business structure changed to nine business units. The realignment will result in an undetermined number of both involuntary and voluntary job cuts, with Coca-Cola planning to offer voluntary
As stimulus talks remain deadlocked in Washington, the situation on Main Street is becoming increasingly dire. The window to apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans has expired and many who have accessed loans have used the funding. As businesses operate with limited capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions, new data show many anticipate more aid
Amid one of the worst public-health crises in history, a record number of Americans are without health insurance. John Fedele Amid historic levels of unemployment, as many as 12 million Americans may have lost their health insurance since February, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute. “Because most U.S. workers rely on their
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth $202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos is the first person to surpass the $200 billion threshold, CNBC reported, and remains the richest person in the world. For this milestone, Bezos can thank his company’s success, as most of his personal wealth is tied to his more than 57
The Federal Reserve will have to keep supporting the economy as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic “is going to be a slow one,” a top official at the central bank said Friday. “There’s more pain out there that we’re going to have to support the economy through,” Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed,
People visit the M&M store in Times Square on July in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A former Mars executive is claiming that a member of the family and the company’s board “stamped” on his foot and told him that he would regret his choice to leave for a position with JAB
For thousands of years, agarwood has been known as “The Wood of the Gods.” First-grade agarwood can cost as much as $100,000 per kilogram, making it one of the most expensive raw materials in the world. Aquilaria malaccensis is a tree native to the rainforests of southeast Asia. The healthy heartwood inside Aquilaria trees is
Anna Vela had three days to pay her rent or her landlord would evict her and her three children. She didn’t have the money. When the pandemic hit, Vela’s boss at the supermarket where she worked in Davenport, Iowa, had cut her weekly hours to around 11 from 35. And when she learned that she’d
A man wearing a protective mask sits on top of the Charging Bull sculpture near Wall St. amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 19, 2020 in New York City, United States. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Company: Evolent Health Inc. (EVH) Business: Evolent is a health-care delivery and payment company. It supports health systems and
King’s college, Cambridge. IR_Stone | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Cambridge has been named as the best place for students to work and live in the U.K. on completing their studies, according to a list compiled by a graduate careers app. With working from home having become the norm for many due to the coronavirus
Patrick T. Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Charles Mostoller | Bloomberg | Getty Images Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday that it will take a significant amount of time before the U.S. sees unemployment figures return to their pre-coronavirus lows. Harker, a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, also
Papa John’s International Inc. signage is displayed on top of a delivery vehicle outside of the company’s restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images As consumers continue to flock to carryout and delivery during the pandemic, Papa John’s has continued its growth streak into August. From July 27 through Aug. 23,
Gavin Newsom, governor of California. Rich Pedroncelli | AP | Bloomberg via Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday a new framework for individual counties to reopen, outlining the possibility of non-essential indoor businesses and schools to return depending on the coronavirus’ spread in the area. The state will adopt a four-tiered approach
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 24, 2020. David T. Foster | Pool | Reuters The IRS issued long-awaited guidance on President Donald Trump’s payroll tax deferral Friday night. And it appears to put the onus on employers to collect any taxes due after the holiday
President Donald Trump has known billionaire Ronald Lauder for close to 50 years. Yet, even as the president is down in the polls, the heir of Estée Lauder Companies has been virtually silent on whether he will assist Trump in his re-election effort this year. Lauder, who has a net-worth of just under $5 billion
An employee demonstrates the Wirecard AG online payment smartphone app on the company’s exhibition stand at the Noah Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg via Getty Images Wirecard Card Solutions, the U.K. unit of disgraced German payments company Wirecard, has announced it will sell some assets to
A Tiffany & Co. employee wears a protective mask as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 1, 2020 in New York City. The fourth phase allows outdoor arts and entertainment, sporting events without fans and media production. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Entertainment
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Reuters Whichever coronavirus vaccine candidates win regulatory approval in the U.S. will likely be in short supply once they are cleared for public distribution, Director of the Centers for
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