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Pedestrians pass in front of a Nordstrom Inc. store in the Midtown neighborhood of New York, on March 20, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Nordstrom – Shares of the retailer surged more than 12%, making it the top-performing stock in the S&P 500,

An empty road leads into a deserted Disney resort after it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kissimmee, Florida on May 5, 2020. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Tractor Supply Company — The farm supplies retailer’s stock shot up 7% in extended

Certain jobs and industries are benefiting from enhanced unemployment pay more than others — and have the most to gain from an extension of benefits.  Workers in lower-paying sectors of the economy, such as accommodation and food services, benefit more from the unemployment increase than those in finance and insurance that pay workers better. And the difference

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in lower Manhattan on May 18, 2020 in New York City. Markets surged today as promising details of a potential COVID-19 vaccine were released and more European countries gradually re-opened after months of lockdown. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks futures opened higher in overnight trading Monday to

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, April 26, 2020. Jeena Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were flat on Thursday night after a decline in some major tech stocks, along with dismal employment data and

A shopper shops in a Ross store in Lewiston, Idaho. Francis Dean | Corbis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. HP Enterprise — The information technology company’s stock dropped 5% in extended trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings. HP Enterprise said it had earnings of 22 cents per

Investors may want to brace for a tumultuous June. Federated Hermes’ Phil Orlando believes a “cleansing correction” could spark a 10% drop or more within weeks. “You’ve got some investors who are bearish by nature and got sucked into this 36% rally,” the firm’s chief equity market strategist told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. “If the

New York, USA – May 8, 2018: Wall Street sign near New York Stock Exchange with flags of the United States. ymgerman | iStock Editorial | Getty Images This is a live blog. Here’s what’s happening: 7:40 am: Oil drops more than 5% on demand concerns Oil prices moved lower on Friday after China abandoned its

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Deere (DE) – The construction equipment maker reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.11 per share, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 a share. Revenue beat estimates as well. Deere said it expects global equipment sales to fall 30% to 40% this year

In a normal year, sports fans would be gearing up for the NBA playoffs at the end of May. This spring, with no live competition, some are searching for thrills in the stock market.  U.S. brokerage firms have seen a flood of retail trading activity in recent months. Analysts say a lack of pro sports-betting

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Michele Tantussi | Getty Images China made a rare decision not to set a target for its economic growth this year due to uncertainties about the impact of the coronavirus. “I would like to point out that we have not set a specific target for economic growth this year,” Chinese Premier

[embedded content] [The stream is slated to start at 2:30 pm ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is leading a “Fed Listens” public forum on central bank policy. The event allows people to comment on how the Fed is achieving

It may be time to explore contrarian plays. Wells Fargo Securities’ Christopher Harvey is telling investors the best opportunities are in the hardest hit parts of the stock market. He believes the potential rewards outweigh the risks. “Start adding cyclicality. Start adding value. Start adding risk,” the firm’s head of equity strategy told CNBC’s “Trading

Federal Reserve officials called into action to rescue the economy from the clutches of the coronavirus worried about longer-lasting impacts from the pandemic including a second round of infections and the burden that low-income households would face, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s April meeting showed. The meeting, which ended April 29, concluded with

Pedestrians pass in front of an Urban Outfitters store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Urban Outfitters — The clothing retailer’s stock tumbled 5% in extended trading after the company released its first-quarter financial results. Urban Outfitters reported a loss of $1.41 per share on

A shopper prepares to pay for items at a Kohl’s department store in Peru, Illinois, May 16, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Shares of the biotech company fell by more than 5% on Tuesday after Moderna announced a secondary stock offering that would

It may be premature to turn bullish. Despite Monday’s massive rally, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer finds stocks haven’t broken out of the ‘”frustration” stage of the recovery. He breaks down the post-market crash environment into three phases: Panic, relief and frustration. “Once you crash, you go into a panic phase,” the firm’s chief market strategist

The PayPal application on an Apple iPhone.  Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images PayPal is attracting a new demographic during stay-at-home shutdowns: what it calls “silver tech.” The company has seen an older audience flock to digital payments as cash is seen as a germ risk and people across the U.S. stay at home

Stocks may be coming off their worst week in about two months, but Bryn Mawr Trust’s Jeffrey Mills warns there are few bargains. He believes Wall Street isn’t accurately pricing in pain of the economic shutdowns. “We don’t love the risk-reward right now in the stock market,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBCs “Trading

Public companies that took advantage of the government’s small business loan program are likely to avoid repercussions from the agencies running the effort, according to legal experts. Businesses have until May 18 to return funds taken from the Paycheck Protection Program with amnesty,  but most of the public companies that got PPP loans are keeping

U.S. government debt yields moved lower Friday as investors awaited a host of fresh economic data. At around 4:45 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower at 0.6153% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond declined to 1.2802%. Yields move inversely to prices. Nervous investors are keeping a close

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Qualcomm (QCOM), Cisco (CSCO), Apple (AAPL), Boeing (BA) – Reports out of China suggest that retaliation against these and other U.S. companies could come if the U.S. goes ahead with plans announced this morning to block chip shipments to China’s Huawei. JD.com (JD)

Customers ride an escalator at The Galleria shopping mall after it opened during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston Texas, May 1, 2020. Adrees Latif | Reuters U.S. consumer sentiment inched higher in the early part of May following massive stimulus measures undertaken by the government to sustain the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic,

Consumer spending plunged by a record 16.4% in April, but one category saw a bounce: nonstore retailers. Included in this category, which saw an 8.4% month-over-month increase, is online shopping. With much of the country under shelter-in-place orders during April, consumers increasingly turned towards e-commerce giants like Amazon for their shopping needs. As the pandemic

An employee tends to marijuana plants at the Aurora Cannabis Inc. facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Jason Franson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Applied Materials — Shares of the manufacturing company climbed 4% in extended trading after Applied Materials reported second-quarter

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – Norwegian reported a first-quarter loss of 99 cents per share, wider than the 50 cents a share loss that analysts had projected. Revenue was in line with forecasts. The cruise line operator said it was well-positioned to withstand

Getty Images Market dislocations triggered by the coronavirus crisis have sent more capital into Chinese stocks — and some strategists see this as part of a longer-term trend. “We’re finding that a lot of foreign managers globally (are) reshuffling their holdings in this turmoil,” Todd Willits, head of flow tracking firm EPFR, said in a phone interview in late April.

seksan Mongkhonkhamsao Mobile payment apps like PayPal and Venmo could expose consumers to coronavirus-related scams, according to AARP, an advocacy group for older Americans. Peer-to-peer payment platforms, which allow for the digital transfer of money from one user to another, have risen in popularity, especially among younger adults. These programs — other examples include Zelle,

The historic consumer price drop in April may be more than a temporary setback. Michael Gapen, Barclays’ head of US economics research, warns widespread job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic is radically changing Americans’ spending habits. He suggests the damage will last years. “Whether this is a permanent shift will in part depend on

Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  GrubHub, Uber — Grubhub shares soared more than 27% on news that ride-hailing company Uber has approached the company with a takeover bid. Uber’s offer comes months after other outlets reported that food-delivery service Grubhub had hired advisors to explore strategic