A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off from Los Angeles International Airport. Getty Images United Airlines on Wednesday said it expects to surpass its pre-pandemic margins by 2023 but warned sales would suffer early this year as the Covid health crisis wears on. United swung to a net loss of $1.9 billion
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets for a $700 million jackpot at a newsstand in New York City, August 23, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Mega Millions jackpot has continued its march toward $1 billion. With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, the top prize is now an eye-popping $970 million
Morgan Stanley on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter profit and revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations on strong trading, investment banking and wealth management results. The firm reported a 51% increase in profit to $3.39 billion, or $1.81 per share. When excluding $189 million in integration costs tied to last year’s E-Trade acquisition, profit was $1.92 per share,
Netflix hit another major milestone on Tuesday when the streaming giant said it topped 200 million subscribers for the first time. CEO Reed Hastings decided to celebrate: so, he ordered dinner from Denny’s. The 60-year-old Netflix co-founder might have an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion, according to Forbes. But Hastings apparently won’t let his
Bottles of Tide detergent, a Procter & Gamble product, are displayed for sale in a pharmacy on July 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is expected to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv are expecting: Earnings
By the end of this year, Disney fans will be able to explore every continent on Earth with the kid-friendly brand. Last week, Adventures by Disney announced the launch of cruises to Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. The first Antarctica tour is scheduled to depart this year, while the cruises to the Galapagos will begin
Goldman Sachs on Tuesday beat analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter profit and revenue on strong performance from the firm’s equities traders and investment bankers. The bank posted earnings of $12.08 a share, crushing the $7.47 estimate of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Revenue of $11.74 billion exceeded expectations by about $1.75 billion. Shares of the New York-based
A pedestrian passes in front of a Charles Schwab Corp. bank branch in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail investing behemoth Charles Schwab beat Wall Street’s profit and revenue expectations for the fourth quarter, the first earnings report following Schwab’s $26 billion acquisition of rival TD Ameritrade. Charles Schwab on
Democratic candidates for Senate Jon Ossoff (L), Raphael Warnock (C) and US President-elect Joe Biden (R) bump elbows on stage during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Wealthy Americans worried about the prospect of higher estate and gift taxes might have
Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, speaking at the WEF at Davos, January 21, 2020 CNBC Bank of America is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: 55 cents a share, 26% lower than the year-earlier period, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $20.7 billion, 8.1% lower than
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a day of celebration of the civil rights leader. As King’s wife Coretta Scott wrote in The Washington Post in 1983, “Let this holiday be a day of reflection, a day of teaching non-violent philosophy and strategy, a day of getting involved in non-violent action for social
Jernessa Jones, 39, and her son Kyan Blair, 5, at graduation. Jones graduated with her master’s degree in business administration at the same time Blair graduated from preschool. Jernessa Jones’ next financial goal is twofold – to buy a house and begin to build generational wealth for her 5-year-old son, Kyan Blair. In the last
Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Yet again, the Mega Millions jackpot has catapulted higher. The top prize is now a staggering $850 million — the third-largest in lottery history — following no ticket matching all numbers drawn Friday night. Then there’s Powerball: Its jackpot is an estimated $640 million for Saturday night’s drawing.
One of the biggest personal money lessons I learned in terms of sticking to your convictions and taking risks came from an investment I made when I was only 22. I put a deposit down on a new construction condominium unit in what at the time was a little-known area in Brooklyn called Dumbo, which
Jane Fraser, chief executive officer for Latin American at Citigroup Inc., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg via Getty Images Citigroup on Friday posted fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for profit as the firm joined rival JPMorgan Chase in
A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters Wells Fargo on Friday released mixed results for the fourth quarter, sending the bank’s stock lower. Here’s how the numbers compared with Wall Street expectations: Earnings: 64 cents per share vs. Refinitiv estimate of 60 cents
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $2.62 per share, 2.1% higher than a
While interest in getting vaccinated for Covid-19 might vary, the desire to travel largely does not. A study released by Hilton last October indicated that 95% of Americans miss traveling. But those who either can’t or won’t take a Covid vaccination may find themselves shut out of some routine travel experiences, such as flying, cruising
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal includes a bevy of tax credits aimed at stabilizing the finances for American families. Biden’s pandemic aid plan, which
A Delta Air Lines plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport Mario Tama | Getty Images Delta Air Lines halved its cash burn in the fourth quarter and expects to be profitable this summer, an upbeat forecast after the coronavirus pandemic drove the airline to its worst year ever. Delta posted a net loss of
Charday Penn | E+ | Getty Images Small-business owners and side-gig hustlers are facing a major tax deadline. Filers who pay estimated taxes every quarter, including independent contractors and partners in business entities, owe their final payment of 2020 on Jan. 15. Generally, the other deadlines for quarterly taxpayers are April 15, June 15, and
A man enters a building with rental apartments available on August 19, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo MunozAlvarez | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Manhattan apartment rentals nearly doubled in December, signaling a possible turnaround in the city’s struggling real estate market. The number of new leases signed in December jumped
Alistair Berg | DigitalVision | Getty Images Many jobless workers are about to find out they could owe federal and state taxes on their 2020 unemployment income. The news might be particularly unexpected for independent contractors and self-employed people who normally aren’t eligible for state benefits, but may have received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance through the
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the most successful entertainers in the world. In 2020, for the second year in a row, Johnson, 48, was the highest-paid actor in the world, according to Forbes. (In 2019, he earned $89.4 million, and $87.5 million last year.) He has also become a savvy businessman as the co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions,
Target said Wednesday comparable sales rose 17.2% in November and December, as customers bought matching pajamas and gingerbread house kits to celebrate a cozy holiday at home during the pandemic. While online sales remained robust, shoppers also visited Target’s stores and spent more money per purchase than they did last holiday season. Combined transactions in
Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Mega Millions jackpot just won’t quit. With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, the top prize has shot up to $750 million. The amount — which exceeds the entire economic activity of some small nations — marks the fifth-largest jackpot in
2020 was a record year for stocks, as markets rallied against the escalating coronavirus pandemic. 2021, too, has kicked off to a promising start amid a change in the U.S. administration, vaccine rollouts and still rising cases. That has been a boon for retail investors looking to turn a profit, and the trading platforms they
After bitcoin hit a record high of over $41,000 on Friday, it faced a sell-off on Monday – in turn, the value of the entire cryptocurrency market declined by as much as $200 billion. Those cautious about bitcoin warn that bitcoin is a market bubble and are concerned that the cryptocurrency’s recent rally is reminiscent of retail investor
After a massive rally, the value of the cryptocurrency market tanked on Monday by over $200 billion. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, fell more than 12% in a day, and ether, the second largest, fell 23%. And crypto bears are not surprised. Even as the price of bitcoin hit a record high of over $41,000 on
StefaNikolic | E+ | Getty Images Holders of cryptocurrency have more than price volatility to worry about this year. The taxman wants to know about your trading activity. Bitcoin hit fresh highs during the weekend, creeping toward $42,000 on Jan. 8. However, its value tanked on Monday amid a sell-off in cryptocurrencies, and bitcoin’s value
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