Boeing expects to do its 737 Max recertification flight by the end of June, multiple people have told CNBC. The people familiar with Boeing’s plans said the recertification flight may actually be more than one flight over the course of a couple of days. They said the company has drawn up a flight plan that
Chinese tourists with facial masks stand in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 3, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. pressure on Chinese stocks looks set to accelerate the growth of capital markets in Hong Kong and mainland China, as investors
Hong Kong has ranked as the most expensive city to live and work overseas in, according to a new report highlighting the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic on the expatriate market. The city maintained its costly crown for the third year running while Ashgabat, Turkmenistan jumped five spots to steal second place, in part
Residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas, wait in line to file for unemployment on April 6, 2020. Nick Oxford | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic prompted Congress to rush out emergency legislation to help Americans facing new financial challenges. But there’s a growing group of citizens opposed to one aspect of the federal aid effort — and some
People ride past murals painted on boards covering bar windows on 6th Street on May 20, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Tom Pennington | Getty Images Texas health authorities said there are currently 2,153 patients sickened with Covid-19 across its hospitals, marking the third-straight day Wednesday of record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations in the state. The new total
Investors may want to curb their enthusiasm for the market rally. The Bleakley Advisory Group’s Peter Boockvar warns stocks are vulnerable to a 10% or more summer sell-off. “That’s when the gut check is going to take place,” the chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. “Right now, the market is ignoring all
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday highlighted another outdoors-oriented stock that he thinks is sporting an attractive sell price. Polaris, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, motorcycles, boats and other vehicles, is another way investors can play a leisure industry that has been turned on its head, the “Mad Money” host said. “If you believe, as I do,
Mohamed El-Erian, who in early March correctly called a coronavirus-driven bear market, told CNBC on Monday he’s reluctant to buy the latest stock rally. “For me personally, it’s an uncomfortable bet to continue to bet on a huge recovery,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on “Squawk Box.” “I don’t like doing this. But
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will hold its benchmark interest rate near zero through 2022 to help the economy recover from the coronavirus crisis. “The Fed has cut interest rates as low as they are going to go without going into negative rates,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. The economic shock from Covid-19 may call for drastic measures,
LeoPatrizi The Paycheck Protection Program may have been an exercise in frustration for small-business owners, but here’s the silver lining: They might be better equipped to weather the next crisis. The federal government rolled out the so-called PPP in April as coronavirus and the ensuing stay-at-home orders took their toll on small businesses. The forgivable