The floods in China and Europe are yet “another body blow” for global supply chains, the CEO of a shipping firm told CNBC on Monday. “Rarely does a week go past without something new,” says Tim Huxley, CEO of Mandarin Shipping. Shipping has already seen massive disruptions this year. As parts of the world rebounded from
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Longtime market bull Phil Orlando is bracing for a rough stretch because Wall Street has reached a critical “inflection point.” The Federated Hermes chief equity market strategist is blaming the risk dynamic. Not only does Orlando see hotter-than-expected inflation and the Covid-19 delta variant as glaring issues, he’s also worried about uncertainty surrounding monetary and fiscal
In this article AIR-NZ Travelers who are on the fence about flying again may want to check out a new list of the world’s best airlines. The airline safety website AirlineRatings.com published its list of “Top Airlines in the World,” which traditionally ranks carriers by safety, in-flight service, passenger comfort and flight routes. But this
A gift-card display at a Publix supermarket. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images If you’re like many Americans, you could be sitting on a small financial windfall. A new Bankrate.com survey finds that more than half of adults — 51% — currently have unused gift cards, vouchers and store credits. In total,
Houses for sale at a real estate summit & trade fair in Beijing, China. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images U.S. homebuyers went on a buying spree during much of the coronavirus pandemic‘s first year. International buyers did just the opposite, though. Even with virtual options in place for property tours, sales of U.S.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Initial public offerings have come roaring back, on track for a record year as companies race to go public in a stock market at all-time highs. So far
In this article SBUX FB CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday recommended three restaurant stocks investors can play as Covid-19 transmission rates in the U.S. swing upward. Cramer said he’s bullish on the stocks of Starbucks, McDonald’s and Yum Brands — the parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and other chains — if consumers begin
In this article TSLA SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Tesla reports second-quarter results after the bell on Monday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, according to estimates compiled by Refinitiv: Earnings: 98 cents per share, adjusted, expected
A trader works inside his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Monday ahead of quarterly earnings reports from several mega-cap technology companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 15 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100
Singer Britney Spears attends the Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lester Cohen | BBMA2016 | Getty Images Britney Spears’ new attorney has filed a petition to replace her father James Spears with Jason Rubin, a certified public accountant, as the pop star’s sole conservator. The move comes just a few
Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images In July, the first of six monthly child tax credit payments went out to more than 35 million households with about 60 million kids, according to the IRS. The money is an advance on a 2021 credit and is an enhancement of the existing child tax credit. For
simonlong | Moment | Getty Images Consumer losses due to Covid-related fraud top $500 million, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission. The agency has received more than 558,000 complaints from consumers related to the pandemic since the start of 2020. About 60% of the complaints were associated with fraud, citing an aggregate loss
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Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images In typical Robinhood fashion, the stock trading app hosted an unconventional virtual roadshow on Saturday. Rather than holding the event behind doors among investment bankers and hedge funds, as is typical, the event was democratized as Robinhood management fielded questions from everyday investors. Robinhood is seeking a market valuation
In this article COIN Dado Ruvic | Reuters As older Americans worry about the size of their nest eggs, some may eye riskier assets, such as cryptocurrency, to cover their shortfall with the possibility of higher returns. “It’s a tough predicament, and I think a lot of people will find themselves in that space,” said
Over the past few weeks the media has reported on how wealthy taxpayers who own sports teams lower their tax liability by deducting the cost of purchasing a sports team over 15 years. Contrary to claims that deducting the cost of a sports team from taxable income is a “loophole,” such deductions are a normal
In this article MCD A pedestrian walks past an American fast-food hamburger restaurant chain McDonald’s logo seen in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukru | LightRocket | Getty Images McDonald’s announced Monday it has tapped company veteran Manu Steijaert as its first global chief customer officer in its latest step to improve the digital and in-person customer
Jeff Bezos holds the aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart as he speaks during a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover billions of dollars of