Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Galactic (C) poses next to George T. Whitesides (R), CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings after ringing the First Trade Bell to commemorate the company’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 28, 2019. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Sir Richard Branson, the founder
Month: April 2021
Billionaire bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz said Wednesday that the cryptocurrency industry remains in its early days, as he predicted the wealth it generates will continue to proliferate in the years ahead. “Right now, total crypto wealth is roughly $2 trillion, so that’s one half of 1% of all wealth,” Novogratz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
In this article @ND.1 @SP.1 @DJ.1 Scott Mlyn | CNBC Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes ticked higher at the start of the overnight session Wednesday evening after the S&P 500 retreated from record levels during the regular session. Contracts tied to the Dow added 50 points, while those pegged to the
In this article BBBY Source: Bed Bath & Beyond Bed Bath & Beyond on Wednesday reported a double-digit decline in fiscal fourth-quarter sales, as ongoing store closures and divestments that are part of a bigger turnaround plan continue to weigh on results. Its shares were falling around 1% in premarket trading. The big-box retailer reaffirmed
Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How Metal Workers In India Are Keeping A 600-Year-Old Art
In this article AEO A shopper walks past an American Eagle store in the mall. Tim Boyle | Getty Images News | Getty Images American Eagle Outfitters announced Wednesday that its business is pacing ahead of its expectations for the fiscal first quarter, as stimulus checks and pent-up demand are fueling sales of jeans, dressier
In this article COIN The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange app pictured on the screen of an iPhone on February 12, 2018. Chesnot | Getty Images Coinbase is set to go public on Wednesday on the Nasdaq exchange, and you probably have at least one friend pointing to the news as a sign that cryptocurrencies are here
Ariel Skelley | The Image Bank | Getty Images With age comes increased frugality. As people reach retirement age, it’s been common practice to get rid of what you don’t need, including personal items, extra expenses and oversized, hard-to-manage properties. For years, the average American retiree has charted a predictable course through retirement, choosing smaller,
A Falcon 9 rocket launches the company’s 14th Starlink mission on Oct. 18, 2020. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX added more money to its most recent equity raise, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. SpaceX held a second close of about $314 million, adding to the $850 million that CNBC reported the company raised in
Bernard Madoff leaves federal court in New York on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bernard Madoff, mastermind of the biggest investment fraud in U.S. history, ripping off tens of thousands of clients of as much as $65 billion, has died, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. He was 82. The
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gary Gensler will lead the Securities and Exchange Commission after the Senate voted 53-45 on Wednesday to confirm his nomination to the
In this article JPM JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) 2019 legislative conference in Washington, April 9, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Reuters JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3.10 per share, almost 300%
24K-Production | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Tax evasion using cryptocurrencies is “replicating” with nonfungible tokens and other new crypto-related products, according to the IRS Commissioner. In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said the U.S. fails to collect as much as $1 trillion in taxes owed each year —
Dana Neely | Stone | Getty Images Criminals are targeting a new federal program that pays up to $9,000 in funeral costs for a loved one who died of Covid-19, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. The Covid-19 Funeral Assistance program, overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, opened to applicants on Monday. Individuals have
Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images Ivory Johnson was one of the many financial advisors who were forced to pivot quickly when the pandemic hit the U.S. more than a year ago. In a business that is often relationship-driven, Covid largely put a halt to in-person meetings for advisors, including Johnson. However, the shift
In this article ARKK Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood said digital wallets and genomics are the next two biggest disruptive trends after Tesla and electric vehicles. “We’re very excited about digital wallets,” Wood said on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” on Tuesday. “We really think that these digital wallets and two-sided market places, merchants and
Combination: Jeff Bezos (L), Elon Musk (C) and Bill Gates (R). Reuters Climate change appears to be high on the agenda for tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates but some are questioning whether they’re focusing their efforts on the right areas. Broadly speaking, the three richest tech billionaires — who rank
Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — Investors are putting billions of dollars more into U.S. stock funds than Chinese ones, according to data from fund research firm EPFR Global. “The baton seems to be getting handed over,” said Cameron Brandt, director of research at EPFR, in an interview Friday. “A lot of investors think the
People wait for their baggage in the terminal at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston. Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty Images A new Senate subcomittee on travel and tourism held its first hearing on Tuesday, and called for the U.S. government to enact specific steps to kickstart U.S. tourism after a devastating 2020.
ljubaphoto | E+ | Getty Images New $1,400 stimulus checks are aimed at helping millions of Americans weather the financial difficulties from the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet the legislation that authorized those payments has one big caveat: The funds could be garnished for overdue unpaid debts. That goes for private debts, such as medical bills or
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Stocks are booming and seniors are struggling with long-term unemployment. Taken together, poor job prospects and a healthy nest egg may make it seem like a good time to retire. In fact, it may be a particularly dangerous time for Americans to do so, according to financial experts. More
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the morning that the music streaming service Spotify begins trading shares at the NYSE on April 3, 2018 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The New York Stock Exchange announced Monday it would launch “First Trade” NFTs, to memorialize the true first
A person takes a photo in front of a piece by Mashkow, during a press preview on March 25, 2021 of the grand opening of Superchief Gallery NFT, a physical gallery dedicated exclusively to NFT (non-fungible tokens) artwork in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs,
A woman wearing a face mask rides a scooter past the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 27, 2021. Lie Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Federal Reserve has a “staggering” lack of diversity among its directors who are charged with running the central bank’s 12 districts,
A sign is posted in front of the NVIDIA headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia stock rose over 6% on Monday after announcing several new products and telling investors that it expected its first-quarter income to be higher than previously expected. Nvidia said revenue in its fiscal first
In this article WMT M A man shops for clothes in Macy’s department store in Herald Square, New York. Trevor Collens | AFP | Getty Images Crumpled piles of clothes. Unpacked boxes of inventory. Half-empty shelves. And employees rushing through aisles to grab items for online orders. That’s what some consumers are finding as they
ozgurcankaya If you haven’t filed your 2020 tax returns yet, you’re in luck — you have more than a month to get your paperwork to the IRS. The IRS moved the filing deadline this year for individual returns to May 17 from April 15. In addition, May 17 is also the last day to contribute
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images Ever wonder how your nest egg fares in comparison to your neighbors’? From state to state, the median amount — half fall above, half below — that retirement savers have earmarked for their golden years ranges from about $83,500 in Mississippi to $177,500 in Washington, according
An artist’s rendering of a DRACO spacecraft. DARPA The Pentagon’s research and development arm on Monday awarded a trio of companies with contracts to build and demonstrate a nuclear-based propulsion system on a spacecraft in orbit by 2025. General Atomics, Lockheed Martin and Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin won the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Rolls-Royce Phantom Source: Rolls-Royce Phantom Rolls-Royce Motor Cars had its best quarter in its116-year history, setting a new sales record in the first quarter as the world’s wealthy snapped up its $330,000 SUV and other models. The luxury car company, which is owned by BMW, delivered 1,380 cars in the first quarter, up 62% from
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