Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from abuse is being gutted from the inside, according to some consumer advocates and legal experts. A new enforcement policy at the Consumer Financial Protection
A patient is transferred by an ambulance to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 11:15 am: US health officials hold press conference on the coronavirus outbreak Top U.S. health officials and infectious
It’s an industrial-size rush in earnings this week. Nearly half of the industrials sector is reporting before the week is out including heavyweights Caterpillar, Honeywell and Boeing. 3M and United Technologies, which announced results Tuesday morning, were a mixed bag — United Technologies topped estimates, while 3M fell short. Quint Tatro, president of Joule Financial, is
The Federal Reserve heads into its first meeting of the new decade with its key responsibility — interest rates — well resolved, but with a slew of other less headline-grabbing but still significant decisions on the table. Practically no one expects the central bank to move its benchmark borrowing rate until at least September. Central
A customer holds boxes of 3M Co. 8247 R95 particulate respirators at a pharmacy in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of industrial giant 3M said Tuesday that the company is increasing production of its respiratory protection products, such as
If you can clear a few hurdles, high health care costs might help lower your 2019 tax bill. The deduction for medical expenses is one of the few tax breaks currently available to individuals, due to tax-law changes in effect from 2018 through 2025 that doubled the standard deduction and eliminated most other write-offs. As
Boeing has secured commitments of more than $12 billion in financing from more than a dozen banks, according to people familiar with the matter, as the industrial giant shores up its balance sheet amid the nearly yearlong grounding of the 737 Max. The manufacturer was trying to secure a loan of at least $10 billion,
U.S. industrial giant 3M forecast 2020 profit below expectations and narrowly missed quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday, as it faces sluggish demand in Asia, its largest market outside the United States, sending its shares down 2.4%. 3M, which makes everything from adhesive tapes to air filters, also said it would cut 1,500 jobs globally as it
An employee works on a Whirlpool washing machine at the company’s operations plant in Clyde, Ohio. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Take a look at the companies making headlines after the bell. Whirlpool Corporation – Whirlpool stock briefly rose in extended trading on Monday before returning to the closing price of $148.23 after
A father and daughter play with a digital tablet at an Estée Lauder store in Shanghai. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Chinese coronavirus is forcing Wall Street to turn sour on certain stocks. Bank of America downgraded shares of Wynn Resorts to neutral from buy and Oppenheimer downgraded shares of cosmetic company