Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Jamie Dimon believes cash is king – at least for the time being. JPMorgan Chase has been “effectively stockpiling” cash rather than using it to buy
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Bill Gates’ annual summer reading list has a theme for 2021: “the complicated relationship between humanity and nature,” he writes in a blog post announcing the list, released Monday. “Maybe it’s because everyone’s lives have been upended by a virus,” Gates writes. “Or maybe it’s because I’ve spent the last couple months talking about what
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell Jay Westcott / NASA SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell returned to her alma mater on Monday and delivered Northwestern University’s commencement address to the class of 2021. Speaking virtually, Shotwell gave Northwestern’s students an overview of her career, especially focusing on the nearly two decades that she’s worked for Elon
Jose Luis Pelaez, Inc. | Getty Images Almost half of Americans may leave the workforce earlier than expected. While white workers may have the means to retire early, Black workers are more likely to depart sooner due to health issues. That’s according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald Research survey focusing on the
There’s no public real estate listing for Penthouse B atop London’s super luxury high-rise One Hyde Park. The 18,000-square-foot mega-apartment in the city’s ultra-exclusive Knightbridge section is quietly being offered for sale as a whisper listing. Details of the hushed sale are currently only shared by brokers to prospective buyers via word-of-mouth or discovered in
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In this article NVAX A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biotech firm Novavax said Monday its Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be safe and 90.4% effective overall
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Sunday as investors digested the S&P 500’s record level heading into a week with a key Federal Reserve meeting. Dow futures rose 23 points. S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 futures added
In this article BTC.CM= CNBC’s Jim Cramer is advising that investors who are searching for entry and exit points keep a close eye on both stock and cryptocurrency trades in the coming weeks. The “Mad Money” host on Friday reviewed chart analysis from Tom DeMark, the founder and head of DeMark Analytics. “The charts, as
Economist David Rosenberg believes the bond market is getting inflation right and yields shouldn’t trade at higher levels. His reasoning: Inflation as a temporary phenomenon caused by enormous pent-up demand and supply chain issues connected to the coronavirus pandemic. “The numbers have been shocking to the upside, no doubt about it. But it’s pretty easily
The Biden administration has pledged to not raise taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000 a year. However, the administration’s corporate tax proposals would likely violate that pledge, given that corporations are comprised of people who also might earn less than $400,000. The economic evidence suggests that in the long run, workers and consumers, rather
In this article LOW TGT WMT HD A Home Depot location in Encinitas, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Home Depot is one of the largest importers in the country. Yet with congested ports, container shortages and Covid-19 outbreaks slowing shipments, the company made a decision: It was time to get its own boat. “We have
In this article NCNO AVGO JNJ ADSK STX Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters The S&P 500 notched new records this past week, but future gains are anything but a guarantee. Investors are still weighing the implications of a potential change in monetary policy
Miami Beach, Florida Artur Debat | Moment | Getty Images Interest in travel is picking up as the pandemic winds down, and cooped-up Americans are itching to hit the road again, two recent surveys have found. Travelers are thinking about booking trips to warm and sunny domestic climes — be they Sun Belt cities or
In this article F GM A sign is unveiled at General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly on Oct. 16, 2020, introducing the facility’s new name: Factory Zero, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. GM After years of come-and-gone predictions that battery-powered sedans, pickups and SUVs would replace gas-guzzling, emissions-spewing models, the shift to electric vehicles is revving up. Beyond EV
In this article LLY BIIB Aduhelm by Biogen Source: Biogen The FDA’s approval of Biogen‘s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was a landmark moment in the life of Dr. Paul Aisen. The director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute at USC has spent the past three decades focused on treating the neurodegenerative disease, and in recent years
State Street Financial Center building, which houses the company’s headquarters, in Boston, Massachusetts. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images State Street is creating a division dedicated to digital finance, which will comprise cryptocurrency, central bank digital currency, blockchain technology and tokenization, it announced Thursday morning. State Street Digital will be integrated with its proprietary
In this article NGCA SPCE Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, with a rocket under the wing of a modified Boeing 747 jetliner, takes off for a key drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, California, July 10, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Virgin Orbit, the satellite-launching spinoff of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin
In this article AMC GME CLNE CLOV The WallStreetBets forum on the Reddit Inc. website on a laptop computer and the logo on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The meme-stock mania created by the day-trading Reddit crowd fizzled a bit on
Erik Isakson | Tetra images | Getty Images Americans want their summer vacations. After a year of being pent up during the pandemic, 80% said they are ready to travel, according to a recent survey by tourism market research firm Destination Analysts. However, with that demand comes higher prices. Airline tickets are up 7% for