Comcast reported a nearly 40% drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, despite significant bumps in its cable and broadband divisions as coronavirus restrictions kept customers at home. The company reported headwinds in its film and theme park divisions, and warned of more pressure to come as global lockdowns and economic downturns pressure profits. Shares of Comcast
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 As encouraging as the market comeback this month has been, Wall Street has little faith in it. A leveling out of
In 2012, I quit my job in investment banking and retired at 34. A few years later, my wife also left her job and joined me in early retirement. We had a net worth of about $3 million. For nearly eight years, we saw our passive income streams (mostly from dividend-paying stocks, interest from savings, municipal bonds
I was biking up a big hill in Boston on a recent Sunday morning, an activity I’ve resorted to now that I can’t play tennis or go to spinning class. I was huffing and puffing, so I pulled down my face mask, which is required outdoor attire in my town. I noticed a runner coming
Peathegee Inc Homeowners in New Jersey are getting a little bit of breathing room on their property taxes. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting municipalities to shift the property tax payment deadline from May 1 to June 1. The Garden State is home to the highest levies on property in the nation, with
Phynart Studio Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, an astounding 53% of the American population felt anxious about personal finances. Undoubtedly, that percentage has grown significantly, with more than 26 million Americans becoming unemployed since then. The statistics are alarming, but it is not time to panic — it’s time to plan. Although many financial plans
In this photo illustration the American biotechnology company Gilead Sciences logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a computer model of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has been in “sustained and ongoing” discussions with Gilead Sciences to make antiviral drug remdesivir
McDonalds and other local stores remain shuttered due to COVID-19 at Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York, NY. Eduardo Munoz | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report earnings before the bell Thursday. Wall Street is anticipating earnings per share of $1.57 on revenue of $4.65 billion, based on a survey of
The logo of DBS, Singapore’s largest bank. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, on Thursday said it set aside 1.09 billion Singapore dollars ($772.5 million) to cover potential losses from the coronavirus pandemic — which resulted in a 29% year-over-year fall in net profit in the first quarter. The Singaporean
As the coronavirus pandemic has upended lives around the world, office professionals who’ve been sent to work from home for the foreseeable future have adjusted to a new way of living and working. For many, coworkers offer support and connection when it’s never been more crucial to make sense of stressful times. If there’s a