Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images Travelers, be warned: The federal government may revoke your passport if you ignore a big tax bill. Such punishments have become more frequent in recent years, experts said. Federal law requires the IRS and Treasury Department to notify the State Department if an American has a “seriously delinquent […]
Major Chinese companies’ latest quarterly reports reinforce how the local market is one for stock pickers. “There has been outperformance, but it has been unique to certain companies,” Lorraine Tan, director of Asia equity research at Morningstar, said in a phone interview with CNBC Pro. “The trend is, across the board, more so weakness reflecting […]
It appears more investors are eyeing dividend stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision in September. Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors thinks it is a sound strategy because he sees the Fed easing rates. “Investors are moving back toward dividends out of money markets, out of fixed income, but also importantly toward […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cava Group — Shares of the fast-casual restaurant chain popped more than 21% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results . Cava posted earnings of 17 cents per share on $233 million in revenue in the fiscal second quarter. That topped LSEG estimates calling for earnings per share of […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The direction of […]
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his keynote speech Friday morning at the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell was widely expected to chart a path forward […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Chewy — The pet retailer stock advanced more than 2% on an upgrade from Piper Sandler to outperform from neutral. Piper Sandler believes gross margin expansion and efficiency gains are upside catalysts for the stock. Peloton — Shares of the connected fitness company slid about 2.4%, […]
Taiyou Nomachi | Digitalvision | Getty Images Remote work, a trend that sprang to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, appears to be an entrenched fixture of the U.S. labor market, according to economists. The work-from-home revolution is “one of the major shifts in the U.S. labor market in the last couple decades,” said Nick Bunker, […]
Customers arrive at a Cava restaurant in New York City on June 22, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cava Group — The fast-casual restaurant brand saw shares climb nearly 6% in after hours trading following a better-than-expected earnings report. Cava posted a profit of 17 cents […]