Joaquin Phoenix portrays Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros. “Joker.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros. certainly has something to smile about this weekend. “Joker” hauled in $93.5 million in its opening weekend, the highest debut for a film released in October in cinematic history. “Venom,” a film about the origins of the Spider-Man villain of the same
Month: October 2019
Claire Rhee is a third-year student at Stanford Medicine. Source: Claire Rhee Claire Rhee describes the experience of applying for medical school as “relatively cheap.” Between the Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT; application fees at 15 different schools; and other related expenses, she and her family spent close to $9,000. And that was before
The inside of one of Five Below’s existing locations. Five Below Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: William Blair initiated Five Below as ‘outperform’ William Blair initiated Five Below and said it thinks the discount retailer offers a “fun, differentiated” shopping experience for kids, teens, and their parents. “The stores feature
PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati expects the fourth quarter to take investors on a wild ride. But that doesn’t mean investors will be clutching their stomachs the whole time. According to the firm’s chief investment strategist, stocks should still deliver gains for investors over the next three months despite the recent batch of sluggish economic reports.
David Tepper, Appaloosa Management Peter Foley/Bloomberg | Getty Images Hedge fund manager David Tepper will continue to manage money for 15 investors and return the rest of Appaloosa Management‘s outside capital as he begins to convert it into a family office, Bloomberg reported Saturday. His firm will begin to return money to clients at the
Prospective home buyers arrive to tour a house for sale in Dunlap, Illinois, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oliver Ellerbe thought he had found the perfect home for his aging parents. The brick house in Katy, Texas, near Houston, was just a five-minute drive from his own
Traders and financial professionals work at the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 6, 2019. Drew Angerer | Getty Images As volatility erupted everywhere amid fears of a recession, Goldman Sachs is advising clients to stick with stocks with stable earnings growth. The bank added a new
Microsoft came out with major announcements this week, and possibly its biggest hardware risks since Xbox. The Surface Neo, which has two screens with a hinge in between, is coming next year. Plus, the Surface Pro X, is arguably the first ARM-based computer to run full Windows 10. Has Microsoft changed the game here? Or are
Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies 369 points The Dow closed 372.68 points higher, or 1.42% at 26,573.72. The S&P 500 gained 1.42% to close at 2,951.01. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.4% to 7,982.47. Friday’s gains came after the latest U.S. jobs report hit the sweet spot among Wall Street traders. ‘Goldilocks’ jobs report boost stocks
It seems like every year, pro athletes in the NFL, NBA and MLB are signing new record-breaking contracts every season. But not all players are landing headline-worthy deals, and there are pretty sizable gaps in average player compensation across the three leagues. Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) kisses the trophy after the Toronto Raptors
Photo by Hero Images via Getty Images You may feel ready to work beyond age 65. Your boss has a different story. Whether your retirement nest egg could use a little more strengthening or you’re looking to keep busy, there are plenty of reasons why you’d like to keep punching in. Your employer could probably
Employees use hand tools to assemble components of a LEAP jet engine at the General Electric Aviation plant in Lafayette, Indiana, July 19, 2019. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The top analyst on General Electric sounded the alarm on Friday, in a warning to shareholders that one of the struggling conglomerate’s key businesses
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos. David Orrell | CNBC Elizabeth Holmes, who once presided over blood-testing startup Theranos which was valued at $9 billion, can’t pay her legal bills in a class-action civil suit, according to her lawyers in the case at the law firm Cooley LLP. Cooley is handling a class-action civil
Stocks will try to regain their mojo next week as China and the U.S. hold long-awaited trade negotiations in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% this week while the S&P 500 slid about 0.3%. Overall, the two averages posted their first three-week losing streak since August. Wall Street’s poor performance for the week
CNBC’s Jim Cramer gives viewers a preview of his schedule for the week ahead, with a few earnings reports and U.S.-China trade news taking center focus. The “Mad Money” host gave investors his blessing to start a position in Clorox and buy shares incrementally, but warns not to expect the stock price to rebound in
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event in The Villages, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. EveEdelheit | Bloomberg | Getty Images A little-used Medicare option is getting a big push from the White House. An executive order signed on Thursday by President Donald Trump includes a call for
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The market is in a slow melt-up mode on Friday. There was a volume spike at 11:30 a.m. as European markets closed and as the S&P 500 passed the earlier highs of the day at 10:00 a.m. ET, a
It has become the two-word rallying cry at Sen. Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign events: “Two cents! Two cents!” Warren’s wealth tax, which taxes wealth over $50 million at 2%, has quickly become the energizing force of her campaign and helped propel her rise in the polls. Her surge not only speaks to the popularity of
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC on July 31, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the U.S. economy on Friday as being solid, noting the central bank must do what it can
Costco Wholesale reported quarterly revenue below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the U.S. hypermarket chain struggled to attract shoppers in the competitive grocery space. Costco and other U.S. grocers are slashing prices while investing heavily in stores and online operations to defend their share of the market as Amazon.com and Walmart expand aggressively. The
ModCloth was founded in 2002. Source: Modcloth Walmart is selling online women’s apparel business ModCloth, which it acquired in March of 2017, to Go Global Retail, the companies announced on Friday afternoon. A Walmart spokesperson declined to comment on the terms of the deal. A press release said Go Global Retail will invest primarily in
Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis once made a huge money blunder — and he’d like others to learn from it. “The biggest money mistake I’ve made — I’ve made a lot of those, by the way — was investing in a project that didn’t exist, that never came to fruition,” said Davis, who
Netflix Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Reed Hastings attends a Q&A during a Transatlantic Forum in Lille, France. Sylvain Lefevre | Getty Images Netflix’s upcoming earnings results will show whether it’ll be able to compete with new rival platforms from Disney, Apple and others, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Investors will take special note
A gallery assistant poses with an artwork entitled ‘Devolved Parliament’ by British artist Banksy, during a press view in London on September 27, 2019, ahead of Sotheby’s contemporary art sale, as part of the Frieze Art Fair. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images A Banksy painting depicting primates conducting business as usual in British
Customers push shopping carts while exiting a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in Richmond, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Costco dipped 1% during extended trade after the company reported sales that missed analyst expectations for the fourth quarter. The wholesaler reported
A woman grabs a bottle of Diet Pepsi in Atlanta, Georgia. Chris Rank | Bloomberg | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday announced quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Shares of the food and beverage giant jumped 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on
An Indian-operated SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft (foreground) takes off. Indranil Mukherjee | AFP | Getty Images NEW DELHI — India needs to fix structural issues in its aviation market that keep operating costs high for domestic airlines, a top industry leader told CNBC. Aviation has a bright future in the country but carriers are struggling
Kevan Earl, 54, has lived in the United Kingdom for the last 53 years. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, making him an “accidental American.” Kevan Earl Kevan Earl of Manchester, England, may not feel like he is an American. The IRS would say otherwise. The 54-year-old was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to British parents.
I came across this in my Instagram feed yesterday and I had two thoughts… The first thing is, awww man, I love Shark Tank. My kids do too. Why does this dude have to be doing this? And then I thought about how if a regulated investment company or advisor had posted this ad, it
Shane Smith Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fresh off its $400 million deal for Refinery29, Vice is valuing itself at about $3.6 billion. In related news, I’m valuing my house at $278 million. Sure, my neighbors’ houses are all worth less than $1 million, and my house looks just like all of my