Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said Wednesday he wants mandatory disclosure on climate risks, and he wants the agency to
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In this article AMZN SWKS GILD TMUS PINS A worker assembles a box for delivery at the Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 30, 2019. Clodagh Kilcoyne | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines Thursday after the bell: Amazon — Amazon shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading after the company reported its first
Shares of digital marketing platform Marin Software (NASDAQ:MRIN) have been on a rollercoaster of late. MRIN stock was trading at $3.50 on June 24 and shot up to highs of $27 in the first week of July. It has surged in popularity due to the growing retail trading interest in the stock and news of its
Whether dividends paid on stock are considered assets depends on which role you play in the investment: the issuing company or the investor. As an investor in the stock market, any income you receive from dividends is considered an asset. However, for the company that issued the stock, those same dividends represent a liability. Key
It’s finally happening. Shareholders approved the long-awaited merger between Churchill Capital and Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) on Friday. This was the last roadblock to making the deal a reality. As such, as of Monday, CCIV stock has converted into LCID stock. The company is known as Lucid Group and trades on the Nasdaq. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com The
I once spent a few minutes on the phone with Ron Popeil, the legendary pitchman who died on Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 86 . Naturally, he tried to sell me a gizmo to cook my Thanksgiving turkey. To be fair, that was the point of the call. I was interviewing Popeil,
Right now, the electric vehicle (EV) industry is riding high on record delivery numbers and positive investor sentiment. True, the industry has suffered in the past few months due to the chip shortage, but it looks like the crunch is nearly over and EV manufacturers are ready to boom. After the IPO in August 2020,
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate near zero and said the economy continues to progress despite concerns over the pandemic spread. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee concluded its two-day meeting by keeping interest rates in a target range near zero. Along with that, the committee reiterated its view that
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 25, 2021. Source: NYSE We’re halfway through second-quarter earnings. The results not only continue to beat forecasts by a wide margin, but estimates for the third and fourth quarter — and now even for 2022 — are continuing to rise. And most say estimates
The PayPal app shown on an iPhone Katja Knupper | DeFodi Images | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after the bell. Facebook — Shares of the social media giant fell more than 3% after warning of significant growth slowdown as it reported quarterly earnings. Facebook surpassed analysts’ estimates for earnings and
Hey, cut me some slack. I would have written about ContextLogic’s (NASDAQ:WISH) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) resigning from his position in late June, but I only got the opportunity to write about WISH stock in the dog days of July. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Rajat Bahri’s last day as CFO was July 23. In his
Direct vs. Indirect Distribution Channel: An Overview A distribution channel is a chain of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the end consumer. Channels are broken into direct and indirect forms. Distribution channels can include the manufacturer, warehouses, shipping centers, retailers and even the internet. Direct channels allow the
Buying Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) would be a no-brainer if it were just a technology platform. OPEN stock sits 45.6% below its Feb. 26 high. Source: PREMIO STOCK/Shutterstock.com But the digital real estate transaction system decided to get high on its own supply. It began buying homes itself, riding the crest of the industry wave. With
Teenagers and college students seem to get the short end of the stick in many ways. But the job market this year — with so many employers having trouble getting workers — spells good news for young workers. Savvy parents and grandparents can leverage this situation — more jobs available, higher starting wages and even
On today’s show, we talk to Bitcoin legal expert, Caitlin Long, about how U.S. States like Wyoming are establishing laws to support Bitcoin and digital currencies moving forward. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: – What states like Wyoming are doing to attract Bitcoin companies into the state – How the definition of legal tender impacts
There is absolute clarity on the point that global economic growth is gaining traction. And that means good things for the future of shipping stocks. The international Monetary Fund expects global economic growth at 6% for 2021 and 4.4% for 2022. For the current year, emerging economies are likely to grow at 6.7%. Performance of
Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images The U.S. Marshals Service, one of the primary law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice, has hired custodian Anchorage Digital for cryptocurrency seized or forfeited in various criminal cases. The Marshals Service has spent more than a year seeking a custodian and financial services provider for its stockpile of
The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy is less than two months away. There will be many commemorations, many reflections on how downtown New York and the country has changed since then. But for the people who lived and worked downtown during that time and are still with us, this is also time to take
Federal Reserve Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Reuters The Federal Reserve has edged closer to winding down its bond buying program, but some market pros say the central bank could now
AT&T (NYSE:T) shocked the world this summer. AT&T has long been a centerpiece of many retirees and income investors’ portfolios. T stock generally yielded in the 6% range annually, and at times paid an even higher rate than that. Source: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock This was a massive number in a zero interest rate world. With banks paying