TOPSHOT – French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (C) gestures as he and his advisors negociate with European partners on the phone before the Eurogroup meeting at the minister’s office in Paris, on april 9, 2020. LUDOVIC MARIN Euro zone finance ministers sealed a new coronavirus stimulus package on Thursday worth around half a trillion
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,
The U.S. economy is taking a beating from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and, like most everyone, you’re probably feeling some impact from the stock market’s volatility. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged in March before soaring again, jumping 400 points on April 9. It’s still down, though, from its high of 29,551 on
Walmart said it’s seen a surge in demand for hair color, beard trimmers and sewing machines as Americans stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s still working hard to keep up with a spike in toilet paper sales. The big-box retailer has hired more than 100,000 new workers over the past three weeks
A United Airlines plane sits parked at a gate at San Francisco International Airport on March 06, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. United Airlines — Shares of the airline rose 3% after the market closed. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that
The CEO of Heyday, Adam Ross, saw his skincare company go from the busiest weekend ever to completely shutdown overnight. The impact of Coronavirus on all 11 of Heyday’s retail shops in three states has been devastating. Ross candidly shares his story of leadership from the “eye of the storm” including the painful layoffs, tough
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday praised the Federal Reserve‘s latest moves to help keep afloat a U.S. economy that’s been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Before the stock market opened, the Federal unveiled details of its much-anticipated Main Street lending program and other initiatives, a total of $2.3 trillion in loans to help businesses and municipalities.
Getty Images Millions of taxpayers missed out on a pile of tax write-offs when they filed their returns last year. In all, 16.7 million households claimed itemized deductions on their 2018 income tax returns, according to data from the IRS. That’s down from 46.2 million taxpayers during the 2017 tax year. The decline is the
Some small business owners waiting for a lifeline in the form of Paycheck Protection Loans under the $2.2 trillion stimulus package have held out hope that a second and smaller form of aid might keep them afloat in the meantime. But as demand spikes for federal funds, new guidance and stalled payouts from the Small
General Motors Co. Chevrolet pickup trucks sit on display for sale at a car dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. General Motors Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Luke Sharrett| Bloomberg | Getty Images Angelo Salvadore is one of the luckier ones when it comes to his