If you’re on the prowl for a new job or a more fulfilling career, the health-care industry might have a position with your name on it. Of the top seven hardest-to-fill jobs, five are in health care, according to a recent report from jobs site CareerCast. The salaries for those medical-related jobs depends largely on
Month: March 2019
Close to a month into tax season, tax refunds are starting to increase. The average check is now $3,143 for the week ending Feb. 22, according to the IRS. That’s just about on par with last year’s figures, reflecting a rise of 1.3 percent year over year. The increase in refund amounts is a change
CNBC’s Jim Cramer took the time on Thursday to explain why he will not recommend investors to buy any cannabis or Chinese company stocks—outside of a handful of names. The “Mad Money” host gave a number of reasons why he thinks there are a lot of risks to consider in both markets. In the cannabis
AT&T spent more than $85 billion to acquire Time Warner and its crown jewel, HBO. Now, just two days after the U.S. government finally gave up its pursuit to block the deal, HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler is resigning. According to people familiar with the matter, this is an issue of autonomy. Plepler wanted to run
HP shares tanked 16 percent on Wednesday. Box lost one-fifth of its value. Booking plunged more than 8 percent, wiping out over $7 billion in market value. All three reported quarterly earnings after the market close on Wednesday, and investors are punishing them for their results, whether for problems in the latest quarter of weak
A private survey on China’s manufacturing sector showed Friday that factory activity shrank for a third straight month in February. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in 49.9 for February. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the Caixin PMI reading to edge up to 48.5 in February from January’s 48.3. A reading below