Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Shares of Square soared on Tuesday evening after posting better-than-expected quarterly results and strong growth in its consumer payments app. The San Francisco-based company reported $1.92 billion

U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading as investors eye any progress from Washington on a new coronavirus stimulus package. The White House and Democratic congressional leaders have reported some progress in the negotiations, but they remain apart on some issues. Dow futures rose 14 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100  futures ticked 0.01% and

Residents of Imperial County, California, line up in front of a bookkeeping shop in Calexico to fill out unemployment claim forms on July 24. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Millions of Americans are getting a big cut in their unemployment checks after the expiration of a policy that offered an extra $600

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) waves to the press as he walks with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Both the U.S. and China have to “step up to the plate” and provide global leadership at a time

Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 18, 2020. Johannes Eisele | AFP via Getty Images U.S. stock futures traded along the flatline on Monday night after the major averages logged in sharp gains to start the new month earlier in the day. Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Lordstown Motors Corp. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in Lordstown, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of DiamondPeak Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, jumped more than 20% during premarket trading on Monday after the company announced that it will

A pedestrian walks past illuminated signage for HSBC Holdings Plc displayed outside a bank branch in the Central district of Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images HSBC is expected to report a sharp fall in earnings for the first half of 2020 as a result of the economic hit from the

The U.S. economy will face great risk if lawmakers do not step up and stave off a looming, far-reaching eviction crisis, an economist with mortgage aggregator LendingTree told CNBC on Friday. With eviction moratoriums lifting across the country, landlords could eventually default on mortgages and the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in the country if tens

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 114 points The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.67 points, or 0.44%, to 26,428.32. The S&P 500 rose 0.77% to 3,271.12. The

Fuel prices are displayed at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon said on Friday that it lost $1.1 billion during the second quarter amid “global oversupply and COVID-related demand impacts.” It was the oil giant’s second straight quarter of

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Caterpillar (CAT) – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the 64 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also topped forecasts. The beat came even as sales tumbled from a year ago due to a pandemic-related slump in

A Monzo debit card being used at a payment terminal. Monzo British digital bank Monzo said Thursday that its annual losses more than doubled and warned its ability to continue operating had become more uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic. The start-up reported an annual post-tax loss of £113.8 million ($149.5 million) in its 2020

College students have been hit doubly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and face disruptions to both their studies and job prospects.  With hiring stalled at many companies — and more still operating remotely — many new graduates have been forced to put their career ambitions on hold. But those interested in a career in finance may have

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Wall Street was primed for a market rally to end the week as some of the biggest tech stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple — reported quarterly results that beat high expectations.  The Invesco QQQ Trust, which tracks the Nasdaq 100 index, jumped more than 1% in after-hours

A cyclist passes by the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on May 26, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were flat on Wednesday night following a session in which the major averages posted solid gains as the Federal Reserve pledged to maintain current stimulative measures. Dow

Automated teller machines of the three Singapore-listed banks: OCBC, DBS and UOB. Munshi Ahmed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Singapore’s top three banks tumbled in early trade Thursday after the country’s financial regulator asked lenders to cap dividends this year in light of the economic uncertainty, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Robinhood crowd has a new favorite speculative stock: Eastman Kodak. In the last 24 hours, more than 20,000 users have added the stock to their portfolio, making it by far the most popular stock on the millennial-favored trading app according to data from Robintrack, which tracks user activity but is not affiliated with the

Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, and Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, speak to members of the media after the Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images “I was surprised at how low that income threshold was in some states,” said Ernie Tedeschi,

Eastman Kodak soared on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a deal to work with the photography pioneer to produce ingredients in generic drugs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Shares of Kodak soared more than 60% in extended trading. The stock more than tripled during Tuesday’s regular trading for its best day ever after the U.S.

Traders wearing masks arrive before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 26, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  McDonald’s — Shares of the restaurant chain slipped more than 2% after the company

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: McDonald’s (MCD) – The restaurant chain reported quarterly profit of 66 cents per share, shy of the 74 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue came in above Wall Street projections. Comparable-restaurant sales were down 23.9% globally, slightly wider than the 22.8% consensus estimate.

Stock futures were flat in overnight trading as investors prepared for a slew of earnings from major U.S. businesses on Tuesday.  Dow futures rose 40 points or 0.15%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.15% and 0.18%, respectively. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the Republican coronavirus relief plan Monday after the bell.  The legislation would

A multiple sclerosis drug is manufactured at the Biogen Idec plant in Cambridge, Mass. Essdras M Suarez | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Biogen — A Morgan Stanley analyst upgraded the biopharma company to overweight from underweight and predicted a 30% rally in the stock over

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Hasbro (HAS) – The toymaker reported quarterly earnings of 2 cents per share, short of the 23 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also came in well short of forecasts, hurt by store closures and product shortages despite strong consumer demand. The company

A man wearing a mask walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures slipped on Sunday night as investors braced for a big week of corporate earnings and lawmakers continued coronavirus stimulus negotiations. Dow

Savings The approaches generally boil down to two general ideas: trimming expenses or turning existing assets into income, according to Jeffrey Levine, CFP, director of advanced planning at Buckingham Wealth Partners in Long Island, New York. An emergency fund is the first place to look in a cash crunch. This may be a no-brainer: This

Laurence “Larry” Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company insiders are dumping shares as stocks experience their epic rebound from the coronavirus recession. The sales are a major shift from the insider buying frenzy during the market bottom in March. Among the sellers are the heads

Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Gold prices rose to an all-time high Friday as investors sought safety in the precious metal amid rising U.S.-China tensions and lingering fears over the coronavirus pandemic. The metal’s August futures contract rose 0.4% to settle at $1,897.50 per ounce, according to data from the CME Group. This also marked gold’s

Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives at federal court, April 4, 2019 in New York City. A federal judge will hear oral arguments this afternoon in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that seeks to hold Musk in contempt for violating a settlement deal. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Tesla shares

NYSE President Stacey Cunningham said Friday that individual investors have participated in a big way during the market’s record rally that’s seen the S&P 500 jump 48% from its March 23 low. “The retail investor has been a big part of the market over the past several months for a variety of reasons,” Cunningham said