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Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic agenda — and the social spending it would usher in — has few parallels in modern U.S. history. The New Deal era of the 1930s and the Great Society of the 1960s are its closest comparisons, according to economists and

Taiwanese ethnicity man looking at the home budget and sorting out bills using his laptop in his cozy living room SrdjanPav | E+ | Getty Images If you’re trying to get control of your finances, most financial advisors will start with one simple step: establishing a budget. The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic recession and

In this article DIS REGN UAL LUV PENN Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Merck — Shares surged more than 9% after it announced its new antiviral pill cut the risk of death or hospitalization by 50% for Covid patients. The pharmaceutical company plans to file for emergency use authorization. Moderna, Regeneron —

Cathie Wood Source: CNBC Cathie Wood is calling for a drop in oil prices, likening the crude market to the extinction of whale oil in the early 1900s. “The rise in oil prices this year is a function more of supply than demand. At the turn of the 20th century, whale oil faced the same

Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche speaks at a conference in Brooklyn, New York, in 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg via Getty Images U.S. fintech start-up Upgrade is set to enter the increasingly crowded buy now, pay later market. Upgrade, which was founded by former LendingClub boss Renaud Laplanche in 2016, is a digital banking start-up that

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), September 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Thursday after the S&P 500 notched its worst month since March 2020. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 45 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1% and

In this article SPCE XLRN MRK KMX MKC FUBO Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CarMax (KMX) – The auto retailer missed estimates by 18 cents with quarterly earnings of $1.72 per share, although revenue topped analyst projections. Comparable pre-owned car sales rose 6.2%, less than the 7.3% estimate of analysts surveyed

In this article SSE-GB A wind turbine photographed in, Camelford, Cornwall, at sunset. Ashley Cooper | Corbis | Getty Images Energy giant SSE said that its renewable assets produced 32% less power than expected between April 1 and September 22 thanks to historically dry and low-wind conditions. This equates to 11% of its full-year output

U.S. stock index futures inched higher during overnight trading on Wednesday, after tech stocks dipped again as investors digest the impact from higher rates. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 81 points, or 0.24%. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.24%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.24%. The Dow and S&P 500 inched

In this article MU LLY NFLX LCID DLTR ASML-NL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Micron Technology (MU) – Micron reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $2.42 per share, 9 cents above estimates, with the chip maker’s revenue also topping Street forecasts. However, its current-quarter forecast fell below consensus, due to computer-making customers

In this article LCID MU SHW Micron Technology headquarters in Biose, Idaho, March 28, 2021. Jeremy Erickson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Tuesday: Sherwin-Williams — The paint company saw its stock fall 3% in extended trading after the company lowered its third-quarter sales guidance. “The persistent

U.S. stock futures were mostly flat Tuesday night after the Nasdaq plummeted in its worst day since March as a spike in bond yields sent stocks tumbling. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 78 points, or 0.23%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.16% and 0.08%, respectively. Shares of the semiconductor company Micron fell

In this article WISE-GB Kristo Kaarmann, Co-Founder & CEO, TransferWise, on Centre Stage during day one of MoneyConf 2018 at the RDS Arena in Dublin. (Photo By Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Eoin Noonan | Sportsfile | Getty Images LONDON — The co-founder of $15 billion fintech start-up Wise has been slapped with a £365,651

Visitors walk on the Bund in Shanghai, China, on Friday, February 12, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign companies are trying to hold on to lucrative opportunities in China, even if new regulations and the pandemic have made international operations harder. As these businesses watch a crackdown on domestic tech

U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading Monday following a rise in bond yields that pressured growth pockets in the market. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell just 4 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%. The 10-year Treasury yield rose on economic optimism and inflation fears, briefly topping 1.5% on

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Famed investor Michael Burry revealed on Twitter that he received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its investigation into GameStop, a wildly speculative stock that the “Big Short” trader once bet on. “So, who got an SEC subpoena over $GME? Actually, I know who, they’re on my

In this article 6666-HK Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue is out with a contrarian playbook designed to help investors grab profits during volatility. Even as correction forecasts increase and risk appetites slump on Wall Street, she lists overweighting stocks as her first recommendation for those with 9 to 12 month time horizons. “Over that time frame,

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures climbed in overnight trading on Sunday as investors braced for the last week of a volatile September. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Thursday after two straight days of gains pushed major averages into positive territory for the week. Futures on the Dow

In this photo illustration, the Bitcoin logo is seen on a mobile device with People’s Republic of China flag in the background. (Photo Illustration by t/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images China’s central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin Friday, calling all digital currency activities