[The stream is slated to start at 9:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is due to give a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The ECB on Thursday confirmed expectations of a 25 basis point
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In this article TSLA AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Richard Branson on board Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity in July 2021. The billionaire believes the environmental costs of space travel are set to “come down even further.” Virgin Galactic | via Reuters British billionaire Richard Branson believes space travel can be beneficial for the
Holger Scheibe | The Image Bank | Getty Images A recession may be in the forecast for the U.S. economy, but the big question is when. The Federal Reserve has said the banking crisis may prompt a mild recession later this year. On Wednesday, the central bank raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage point, while
Homes in Centreville, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage demand from homebuyers has been erratic to say the least during the usually busy spring housing market. That is likely because today’s buyers are hypersensitive to mortgage rates, which have been fluctuating widely week to week but
In this article GSK-GB GSK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A GSK lab in London. Oli Scarff | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an RSV vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline for use on adults ages 60 and older. The approval, the first ever globally by a regulatory body for an
In this article YUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cars wait in a line at a KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) drive-thru in Bloomsburg. Paul Weaver | LightRocket | Getty Images Yum Brands on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that fell short of analysts’ expectations, despite a China sales rebound for KFC and Pizza Hut. Yum joins the
The Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours. PacWest, Western Alliance, Comerica – Shares of PacWest plunged more than 50% in extended trading following a Bloomberg News report that the regional bank was exploring strategic options, including a potential sale. The news weighed on other
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images Most Americans nearing retirement expect Social Security to be their biggest source of income. Yet many of those people, ranging in age from 55 to 65, are unaware of the basics about the program, according to new research from MassMutual. About 43% of the 1,500 people surveyed do not
The Federal Reserve Bank building Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by another 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday. This marks the 10th time the Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate over the past year or so, the fastest pace of tightening since the early 1980s. Even though the Fed’s rate-hiking
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After an intense few days in which the fate of ailing lender First Republic was finally determined, veteran banking analyst Christopher McGratty was looking forward to some calm. So early Tuesday, more than 24 hours after U.S. regulators seized First
In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Qualcomm reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that were in line with analyst expectations but saw
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage
Many folks once scoffed at the idea that people would rent their homes to strangers — including Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky’s own mother. That’s according to Chesky, who told the story at a recent Stanford Graduate School of Business event. As he recounted, he was a 20-something industrial designer, struggling to pay rent.
Cecilie Arcurs | Getty Images After another rate hike from the Federal Reserve, advisors are watching closely for signs of future moves by the U.S. central bank that may spark changes for bond portfolios. In its continued battle with inflation, the central bank on Wednesday announced another quarter percentage point interest rate increase. Meanwhile, the
Fatcamera | E+ | Getty Images Now that a pandemic-era policy that guaranteed Medicaid enrollees wouldn’t be dropped from their coverage has come to an end, affected parents may be worried about how to keep their children insured. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, states were required to provide continuous Medicaid coverage to enrollees in order
Little St. James Island, one of the properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 21, 2019. Marco Bello | Reuters An investment firm led by the billionaire Stephen Deckoff has bought two private islands in the U.S Virgin Islands previously owned by
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In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A CVS location in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday reported first-quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit guidance due to costs related to
In this article UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at a product launch event in San Francisco, California on September 26, 2019. Philip Pacheco | AFP via Getty Images Shares of Uber popped 9% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations for revenue.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images There won’t be a lot of mystery surrounding what the Federal Reserve is going to do Wednesday with interest rates. Where the intrigue comes in is