Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 2, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were flat ahead of Friday’s session as the Dow Jones Industrial Average headed for its fifth losing week in a row amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 60 points. S&P 500 futures rose
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Attendees during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images The annual CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, which wrapped up Friday, could not have come at a better — or more fraught — time. Energy executives,
skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images Millions of underbanked people around the world are finally getting access to financial products such as savings accounts, investing and loans. They have technology to thank. “There’s this new type of excitement about putting your money to work for you,” Flori Marquez, the founder and senior vice president of
In this article OXY Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett was not done. After spending around $4.5 billion last week to buy 91.2 million shares of Occidental Petroleum, he’s spent more than $1.5 billion this week to add another 27.1 million shares
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images There’s been a wave of state-level tax cuts spurred by budget surpluses, and more breaks may be coming, according to policy experts. “States have a lot of revenue on hand and they are looking to return it to taxpayers,” said Katherine Loughead, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation.
In this article 7203.T-JP DIDI RIVN PSON-GB UBER ORCL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Oracle (ORCL) – The business software giant’s shares fell 2.3% in the premarket after its adjusted quarterly profit of $1.13 per share fell 5 cents shy of estimates. Revenue was in line with forecasts. Oracle continues to
Janice Chen (C) and her Mammoth Biosciences co-founders Trevor Martin (L) and Lucas Harrington (R). CRISPR gene editing pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna is also a co-founder. Along Highway 101 north of the San Francisco Airport, a break-out biotech start-up named Mammoth Biosciences co-founded by Nathan Chen’s sister Janice in 2018 is fast
Though humans don’t experience it in their daily lives, gravity and movement can change how time elapses. Ultra-precise atomic clocks are now able to measure these tiny changes, known as time dilation. It’s a technological advance that could revolutionize our understanding of time. #Moonshot #Science #BloombergQuicktake ——– “Moonshot” introduces you to the scientists and thinkers
Fg Trade | Istock | Getty Images If your three-year auto lease is coming to an end soon, be aware that your car may be worth far more than you realize. The 2022 average trade-in value for 2019 model-year vehicles is 33% higher ($7,208) than the predetermined residual value — a vehicle’s worth at the
Chuyn | Istock | Getty Images The business of selling citizenships to the world’s wealthy has grown into a $20 billion industry. Now “golden passport” programs are under fire as a result of the crackdown on Russian oligarchs. Russian billionaires have been among the world’s largest buyers of multiple citizenships, using alternate passports to help
A Deutsche Bank AG flag flies outside the company’s office on Wall Street in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Deutsche Bank said Friday that it was winding down its operations in Russia, one day after its chief financial officer said it wasn’t “practical” to shutter the unit. “Like some international peers
The empty Salt River Fields where Spring Training would be taking place at Talking Stick in Phoenix, AZ. Patrick Breen | USA TODAY Sports Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred flashed a massive smile on Thursday evening when he announced the return of baseball. After nearly 100 days of an owner-imposed lockout, MLB agreed to
People wear face masks outside a supermarket on the Upper West Side in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Government data shows that inflation has broken another 40-year plus record. And even Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicted higher prices could be with us for the rest of this year. “We’re likely to see
In this article MRT.UN-CA CNE-CA CFW-CA Thomas Barwick | Stone | Getty Images Less than a third of corporate board seats are now held by women, despite evidence that has shown that gender diversity in boardrooms can lead to higher credit ratings and improved stock performance. Women are gaining ground in the boardroom. In 2022,
Her virtual tours around Kyiv normally attract between 30 and 100 people. But more than 1,800 tuned in to Olga Dudakova’s livestreamed tours in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The first tour was scheduled with only a few hours’ notice, she said. “It was totally unprepared,” she said. “I didn’t have a plan …
In this article FB RIVN DOCU A sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, is seen at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, October 28, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Meta Platforms — Shares of the Facebook parent fell
Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants, CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC on Friday. “I think we’re going to submit to FDA a significant progress of data about the need for a fourth
One of the most lavishly funded gadget startups in Silicon Valley last year was Juicero Inc. It makes a juice machine. The device transforms single-serving packets of finely chopped fruits and vegetables into liquid freshness. But is it worth $399? Video by David Nicholson, Henry Baker ———- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube:
Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and other digital assets like non-fungible tokens, pose “significant risks and challenges” to 401(k) investors, including fraud, theft and financial loss, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. The labor agency warned that employers that add crypto investments to their company
Tara Moore | Getty Images Retirees who are feeling the pinch of higher prices, take heart: There could be a much bigger Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year. A preliminary estimate from The Senior Citizens League, a non-partisan senior group, finds that the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be as high as 7.6%, based
In this article JPM JPMorgan Chase says that companies can deal with global labor shortages in part by tapping the neurodiverse and people with criminal backgrounds. The New York-based bank has hired thousands of people with criminal records and hundreds of people with autism or other conditions, Brian Lamb, JPMorgan’s global head of diversity, equity
A plane, according to Swiss media reports believed to be used in the past by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, is pictured on the grounds of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg near Mulhouse, France, March 9, 2022. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters LONDON — The U.K. said on Wednesday it had impounded a private jet connected to Russian
In this article 9866-HK 9999-HK BIDU BABA 9618-HK The Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter as screens display the Hang Seng Index outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on January 21, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Zhang Wei | China News Service via Getty Images Hong Kong shares of
Safra Catz, then co-chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares slid more than 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the database software maker reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that failed to meet analysts’
In this article EDF-FR An aerial shot of the Severn Estuary from 2010. Jamie Cooper | Sspl | Getty Images An independent commission in the U.K. is to revisit the possibility of using the Severn Estuary, a large body of water between England and Wales, to harness tidal energy. The commission will be set up
David Sacks | Getty Images Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in decades — and that inflation has been most acute in household staple items like food, housing and transportation, making it hard to escape the budgetary sting. The Consumer Price Index jumped 7.9% in February relative to a year earlier, the largest
marekuliasz | iStock | Getty Images As conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to send shock waves through the markets, many investors may be questioning what, if anything, they should do next. The most common advice is to stay the course. That can be difficult on days like Tuesday, when fresh losses prompted both the
Traders on the NYSE Feb. 28, 2022. Source: NYSE Select Chinese stocks have declined sharply on Thursday. China watchers believe this is likely because the Securities and Exchange Commission has identified five U.S.-listed American depositary receipts of Chinese companies (Yum China, BeiGene, Zai Lab, ACM Research and HUTCHMED) for failing to adhere to the Holding
High gas prices at stations in Garden Grove, California, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty Images Inflation has continued to increase amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and ongoing supply chain issues. But certain retirees may not feel the brunt of rising costs, financial experts say. Annual inflation rose by 7.9%
PIMCO headquarters in Newport Beach, California Scott Mlyn | CNBC Pimco’s billion-dollar exposure to Russian debt came under pressure as the country, which invaded its neighbor Ukraine causing international outrage, faces risk of a sovereign default. The asset manager’s $140 billion Pimco Income Fund (PIMIX) held $1.14 billion worth of Russia government international bonds as