Girl wearing mask and gloves in grocery store Phynart Studio New data shows the government’s coronavirus stimulus checks are providing much-needed relief to Americans struggling with day-to-day living costs. Data compiled by digital bank Current found members who received stimulus payments over the past five days spent 16% of the money on food, including takeout
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Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, rings the opening bell to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his company’s listing at the New York Stock Exchange, September 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Johnson & Johnson surprised investors with a modest dividend increase of 6.3%, followed by Procter & Gamble, which raised its
U.S. banks are not hesitating to set aside billions of dollars in case of coronavirus-driven loan losses because it allows them to mask substantial increases in quarterly trading revenue, Mohamed El-Erian said Wednesday. The chief economic advisor at Allianz acknowledged on CNBC that banks are certainly adding to their credit reserves in an anticipation of a wave of defaults related to the
Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Professional investors are heading for the sidelines while demanding that companies stop using their cash to buy back stocks and instead improve their balance sheets. The Bank of America Global Fund Manager survey for April reflects the large level of caution seen in the markets since efforts to stop the coronavirus
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that dominant U.S. companies are further solidifying their positions during the coronavirus pandemic, evidenced by the Nasdaq 100 being almost even for the year. “This is the big triumphing over the little guy and if you don’t mind making money in the market off that, that’s what’s going on,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the
An exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the IMG logo, is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. OLIVIER DOULIERY The global economy will this year likely suffer the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, as governments worldwide grapple with the
A pedestrian walks past a branch of ICICI Bank Ltd. in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg via Getty Images Big bank stocks in India are falling like nine pins. Some investors believe that the gloominess might be overdone. Shares of private sector banks have had a wretched run of
JPMorgan kicks off earnings season on Tuesday. The bad news: Short-term guidance will be very ugly. But there’s some good news: 1) The Securities and Exchange Commission has told corporations that this earnings season is not routine and has encouraged companies to provide forward-looking guidance, and not be concerned that the information may change rapidly.
Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, October 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said Monday the recently launched small business loan program has been beset by challenges that could impact the long-term outlook for companies. “Banks are playing themselves. They’re
Carson Block Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Carson Block’s Muddy Waters Research announced Wednesday it has taken a short position in eHealth Inc., which owns a digital health insurance exchange. Block, the firm’s founder, disclosed the position on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.“ Muddy Waters argues eHealth, with a stock market value of $3 billion as of Tuesday’s close,