In this article RUN Sunrun solar. Source: Sunrun Sunrun said Thursday that its revenue during the third quarter more than doubled year over year as the company’s customer count topped 600,000. Shares of the company dipped as much as 2% during extended trading on Thursday. Here’s how Sunrun did versus analysts’ expectations, as compiled by
Month: November 2021
In this article .SPX The Fed is tapering, and unlike the central bank’s 2013 reduction in monthly purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, the stock market took it in stride. Or did it? When then-Fed chair Ben Bernanke surprised the market in 2013 with an indication the Fed would end its bond buying, stocks
New York, Chelsea apartments seen from the High Line park. pidjoe | iStock | Getty Images Months after the national ban on evictions expired, a number of states and cities have either kept in place or implemented their own policies to try to keep families in their homes. Despite heavy opposition by landlords, advocates say
Jeff Bezos, left, and Elon Musk Getty Images; Reuters The U.S. Federal Court of Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. Federal judge Richard Hertling sided with the defense in his ruling, completing a
Most people who open or close a credit card see a short-term drop in their credit scores, according to a recent LendingTree analysis of several thousand credit reports. Researchers compared 1,785 users who opened a single new card and 2,412 users who closed a single card. More from Grow:How I went from debt and a low
In this article GOOS-CA DKNG PFE LYV WEED-CA PTON Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Pfizer (PFE) – The drug maker’s shares surged 9.4% in premarket trading after a study showed that its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. Pfizer said it will ask
In this article PINS Benjamin “Ben'” Silbermann, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pinterest. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pinterest on Thursday reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter despite a decline in monthly users. The company’s stock rose 6% in extended trading after closing at its lowest in over a
Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. Amy Harris/Invision/AP Officials confirmed that eight people, including a fourteen and sixteen year old, died and 25 others were hospitalized at the Astroworld music festival on Friday in Houston. Seven of the victims ranged
peakSTOCK | iStock | Getty Images If Democratic lawmakers get their way, Medicare will start covering hearing services for the first time in the program’s history. The coverage, which would take effect in 2023, is included in Democrats’ proposed $1.85 trillion spending bill, dubbed the Build Back Better Act and aimed partly at strengthening the
Prasit photo | Moment | Getty Images Sustainable investing has come into focus as investors direct their cash toward stocks based on so-called ESG factors, but shareholders will need to get involved to create meaningful change at companies. U.S. sustainable funds saw $15.7 billion in net inflows during the third quarter of 2021, according to
If you’re looking for an extremely long-term stock pick from billionaire Bill Gates, here it is: Avoid Big Oil. As the world moves away from fossil fuels and adopts more clean and renewable energy sources, oil giants that have dominated markets for more than a century could be in trouble, the Microsoft co-founder said in
A man speaks with a woman about openings at a bakery at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair on Oct. 19, 2021 in Melville, New York. BRYAN R. SMITH | AFP | Getty Images About 357,000 Americans fell off the long-term unemployment rolls in October, as the labor market’s pandemic
In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway saw another double-digit increase in its operating profit thanks to a continuous rebound in it railroad, utilities and energy businesses from the pandemic, while the company’s cash pile hit a record
Any C-suite executive looking to lure workers back into the office has likely spent more time thinking about indoor air quality and ventilation over the past year-and-a-half than at any other point in their pre-pandemic life. That’s because healthy buildings have become the latest enticement to bring employees back into the office. As people slowly
skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Inflation is coming for your Thanksgiving feast. In September, the consumer price index — a basket of goods — rose 5.4% from a year ago, nearly hitting a 30-year high, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. And under those headline numbers, food costs rose 4.6%,
In this article BA ASTR AMZN Rocket 3.1 launches from Kodiak, Alaska. Astra / John Kraus A flurry of space companies filed requests with the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for new or expanded broadband networks, asking the regulator for approval of nearly 38,000 total satellites. Amazon, Astra, Boeing, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Hughes Network, OneWeb, SpinLaunch,
A pedestrian stands in front of a Manhattan condominium building in New York. Mark Abramson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wealthy real-estate buyers from overseas are expected to descend on the nation’s luxury housing markets Monday, giving a second boost to demand for high-priced apartments and mansions. The U.S. will lift the travel ban on
In this article SHAK PTON GOOS-CA Canada Goose parkas hang on display at a store in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Chris So | Toronto Star | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — Shares of the exercise bike company tumbled more than 34% after the firm reported weakening sales growth
In this article ABNB Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Airbnb reported strong third-quarter profit growth and a beat on revenue estimates Thursday, as the company continues its recovery from Covid-19 and travel returns as vaccinations efforts ramp up worldwide. Shares briefly rose more than 3% in after-hours trading. Here’s how Airbnb did compared
A monitor displays Peloton Interactive Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he believes Peloton shareholders should be on the lookout for an off ramp after the
Building limousines is an elaborate and detailed process. Production begins with an ordinary car being sawed in half. Long steel beams connect the two sections before an outer frame is attached. Once complete, the interior is decked out with disco lights and leather upholstery so you are comfortable during your next party. Here’s an inside
Embattled royal Prince Andrew used his status to help promote a secretive private bank, whose clients included kleptocrats and alleged criminals. The Queen of England’s favorite son developed a close relationship with the bank’s owner, financier David Rowland, whose background could not be more different from his own. This is the story of how these
Veterinary technicians not only have to deal with frightened, helpless animals, but low pay and hefty student loan bills make this stressful job even tougher.
Amid the ongoing pandemic, many high schoolers are rethinking their future plans, and whether that will still include college. A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a four-year school sank more than 20% in the last year and a half — down to 48%, from 71%, according to ECMC
nd3000 | iStock | Getty Images There’s a growing number of unmarried couples buying homes together, and without proper planning the move may create future problems. Indeed, 9% of home buyers were unmarried in 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors. While younger millennials, ages 22 to 30 years old, represent 20% of unmarried purchasers,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday took comfort in a prediction by Dr. Scott Gottlieb that the pandemic phase of Covid could be over by January. “Dr. Gottlieb basically said the war’s over, and that’s just incredible,” Cramer said. Gottlieb, who had served as FDA chief under former President Donald Trump, is currently a Pfizer board
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, most companies scrambled to adjust to work-from-home life and a new economic landscape. But not Databricks, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence software start-up. That’s because billionaire Ali Ghodsi, the company’s co-founder and CEO, had been preparing his 2,500 person staff for doomsday-type scenarios for years. In 2017, Ghodsi
Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Democrats seem to have spared wealthy Americans like billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel from big tax bills on their vast Roth retirement savings in legislation unveiled this week. That break is courtesy of new language in a $1.75 trillion
In this article UBER Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber reported its third-quarter results after the bell on Thursday. Shares were down about 2.5% in after-hours trading. Here’s how Uber did, compared with expectations of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv: Loss per share: $1.28 vs. 33 cents expected Revenue:
Odell Beckham Jr. #13 of the Cleveland Browns puts on his helmet during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 31, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. Nick Cammett | Diamond Images | Getty Images Odell Beckham Jr.’s stint with the Cleveland Browns is over. The star National Football League wide is