A top investor expects volatility to dominate Wall Street for months. Amanda Agati, PNC Financial’s chief investment officer, lists stretched market valuations, Federal Reserve taper chatter and the end of stimulus checks as troubling forces in the market. “You have to pick and choose your exposures very, very carefully,” Agati said on CNBC’s “Trading Nation”
Month: June 2021
[The livestream is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EDT. Please refresh the page if you do not see the player above] SpaceX plans to send the latest cargo mission for NASA to the space station on Thursday, with Elon Musk’s company going for its 17th launch this year. The company is targeting 1:29 p.m.
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images More than two dozen states are opting out of federal unemployment programs early, meaning nearly 4 million Americans will see their benefits reduced or cut entirely. But monthly payments of the child tax credit, slated to start July 15, may offer a financial lifeline to parents who lose
Like anyone, you want to feel secure when it comes to your finances. This could mean having a reliable stream of income, saving up a certain amount of money for retirement, not being in debt, and being able to make investments. Unfortunately, many people are not in a good financial position and struggle to just
Siraj Ahmad | iStock | Getty Images More than 10 million Americans, or 14% of U.S. renters, say they aren’t caught up with their housing payments, meaning many could be at risk when the national moratorium on evictions expires in under a month. That finding comes from data collected by the Census Bureau between May
Triplets guard Alan Anderson (6) drives to the basket during the BIG3 championship game between the Triplets and the Killer 3’s on September 1, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Social media company Triller agreed to a joint venture deal with rapper Ice Cube’s
In this article GM Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Blackberry — Shares of the tech company were down 4% in midday trading after surging more than 20% shortly after the opening bell. Blackberry has become one of the most-discussed stocks on Reddit in recent days, which helped to fuel a rally.
Five years ago, Lindsay McCormick was working as a TV producer on HGTV’s “House Hunters.” She was traveling the country, living out of a suitcase, and relying heavily on travel-size toiletries. “I kept going through toothpaste tubes and I was just like, this feels so wasteful,” McCormick says. An avid surfer and former surf instructor,
In this article BBBY BB AMC Joe Moglia, former CEO of online trading platform TD Ameritrade, issued a stern warning Thursday about using leverage to try to outsize returns in meme stocks. “My biggest concern is what’s going on with the individual investor” using borrowed money to trade more than they have, Moglia told CNBC’s
Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images Inflation is here and higher interest rates may follow — much to the delight of savers who’ve endured rock-bottom returns on cash and other safe investments since the Great Recession. But inflation is a double-edged sword. Higher prices that consumers pay for goods and services may completely gobble
In this article CLGX monkeybusinessimages | iStock | Getty Images In this hot housing market, it can be easy to blow your budget. That’s why you have to have a clear plan in place before you start looking for your next home, experts say. “If you don’t go in with a clear budget in terms
In this article CHDN Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, stands near the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 2021. Bryan Woolston | Reuters Churchill Downs Racetrack on Wednesday suspended horse trainer Bob Baffert for two years after attorneys said Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had failed a second
Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — Tesla is recalling more than 700 units of its Model 3 electric car that were imported into China, the central government’s market regulator said Thursday. The announcement follows recalls
The Crew Dragon capsule sits on top of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Friday, May 29, 2020. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images Private spaceflight specialist Axiom Space on Wednesday announced a deal with SpaceX that added three more crewed flights to the International
In this article SPCX Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images Early in 2021, SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, raised record amounts of money to take private firms public. The frenzy, and recent slump of SPAC shares, could lead to riskier deals in the coming months and years, meaning those looking to invest in
Our new book Options for Reforming America’s Tax Code 2.0 models several tax proposals that would help low-income taxpayers with little impact on overall economic growth. Here we take a closer look at the most extensive of these proposals: restructuring the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) based on the Family
In this article TSLA BEVER-NL Elon Musk brought electric vehicles into the mainstream with Tesla. Now the EV company is grappling with the consequences of its own innovation, former Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields told CNBC on Wednesday. “One of the many things he did is he pushed the industry toward taking EV seriously,” Fields
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange, June 2, 2021. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were flat on Wednesday night following a quiet day of trading. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 8 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also gained marginally. During the regular session, the
In this article AMC AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has seen his wealth soar by more than $200 million since the start of the year thanks to a retail-investor fueled rally, according to securities filings. The theater chain, which has become a favorite of retail investors and social media message boards, has seen its stock
In this article AMC An AMC theatre is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Mudrick Capital raised eyebrows on Tuesday when it bought 8.5 million shares of AMC Entertainment through an offering from the theater chain,