A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — Shares of the streaming video giant fell 6.5% after company missed earnings estimates gave guidance
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A man walks past the Wall Street Charging Bull in New York, the United States, March 24, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Several banks reported surprisingly strong second-quarter results during the opening week of earnings season, but the smaller national and regional banks had to rely on different business lines
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholder capitalism — or the idea that companies have a greater purpose besides just providing returns for shareholders — is set to become even more important, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Friday. “The one thing that is very clear in this Covid world … [is that] stakeholder capitalism
The skyline of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images Chinese banks have so far emerged relatively unscathed as the coronavirus pandemic hit economies around the world — but that could change in the coming months. Rising bad loans are set to squeeze margins and reduce profits, said analysts. China’s
One of Wall Street’s top strategists is reining in her summer rally forecast. Ally Invest’s Lindsey Bell cites the spike in coronavirus cases across the country as the main catalyst behind her decision. “In the last couple of weeks, especially the last seven days, you’ve see a significant jump in virus cases,” the firm’s chief
A vehicle is seen in a caravan protest asking the state of Florida to fix its unemployment system on May 22, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida’s unemployment office is cutting nearly 1,000 workers from its call center — around a quarter of its representatives — at a time when the state’s jobless claims
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galici | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is set to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.12 a
One of the ultimate stay-at-home plays is getting ready to report second-quarter earnings after Thursday’s market close: Netflix. According to longtime tech analyst Gene Munster, it may signal a reality check for some investors. “It can meet some high expectations, but ultimately, I think shares are going to get top heavy here in the next
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce proposed rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, January 9, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday will finalize a rollback to the country’s landmark environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act, by speeding
Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel expects a game changer. He predicts a coronavirus vaccine is closer than the market thinks. “We’ve had almost no setbacks in the schedule developing the vaccine, and I think that’s where upside surprises can occur,” Siegel told CNBC’s ”Trading Nation” on Tuesday. ”We may find ourselves with a workable vaccine for high