Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak are seen at the beginning of an OPEC and NON-OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2019. Leonhard Foeger | Reuters The virtual meeting between OPEC and its allies scheduled for Monday has been postponed, sources familiar with the
Month: April 2020
Mohamed El-Erian said Wednesday he would be hesitant to put cash to work, arguing the stock market is still on a downward trend due to the coronavirus pandemic. But he offered a roadmap for investors who feel inclined to add to their portfolios. “Whatever cash you have, divide it over five installments,” El-Erian said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” suggesting dollar
Elenaleonova | Getty Images Online tax preparation service TurboTax has launched a free stimulus registration website so that Americans who do not typically file tax returns can get their relief checks faster. Millions of Americans are slated to get one-time government checks of up to $1,200 or $2,400, based on whether they are single or
Daniel Chan is among a number of small-business owners who rely on the tech industry’s parties and conferences and are now staring at blank calendars with no idea of when they will be able to return to their livelihoods. Courtesy of Daniel Chan Daniel Chan makes a good living doing magic shows around the San
The adoption of telemedicine shifted into hyper-drive over the past month, with virtual health-care interactions on pace to top 1 billion by year’s end, according to analysts at Forrester Research. That would represent a massive expansion from telemedicine usage before the coronavirus pandemic. “There were three barriers that impacted the lack of adoption, or the slowness of adoption,
U.S. government debt prices were higher Friday as the total number of global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note sank to 0.601% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at 1.239%. Bond yields move inversely to prices. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told employees in a memo Thursday he is “happy to be back at work” following emergency heart surgery last month. “I have been recuperating well and getting stronger every day, and I am happy to be back to work this week — albeit working remotely like so many of you,” Dimon
In times of market downturns, many of the stocks that take a beating will eventually rebound. Others, not so much. For investors who have a big portion of their assets in one particular stock, the current drubbing may serve as a reminder that diversification matters. It might also be time to make sure you still
Leaning on his experience as a restaurant owner, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the U.S. government has an obligation to aid small businesses that are shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. “I had a business that was closed. It was doing great, and then one day I learned I was closed,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”
The Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at the Tienanmen Square to mourn victims of COVID-19 on April 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. China will hold a national mourning on Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus and compatriots died of COVID-19, according to the State Council. Fred Lee |
Silver Diner regional manager Omar Martinez, chef Ricardo Alvarez and operating partner Mandeep Shrestha carry out the last of that day’s 400 free meals to be given away during the coronavirus pandemic April 02, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Activity in the U.S. services sector slowed down in March as business
A barista packs a coffee for online sales at a Luckin Coffee store in Beijing, China July 17, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters Here we go again. It sounds outrageous: The chief operating officer of Luckin Coffee, the largest domestic coffee chain in the China, was accused by his own company of fabricating much of
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Treasury Department changed the terms on some loans it’s offering to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, making them more unfavorable
Film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg said Friday he doesn’t think the movie industry has to choose between releasing movies on the big screen or debuting them on streaming services. “I don’t think these things are mutually exclusive,” the co-founder of DreamWorks Animation said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” In fact, Katzenberg said he believes the film industry
A health care professional swab tests a patient for coronavirus at drive-through testing outside the Emergency Room entrance at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Milton, MA on March 30, 2020. Matthew J. Lee | The Boston Globe via Getty Images The U.S. hit a milestone this week — albeit one that came much later than
Chime Banking logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Chime, the biggest U.S. digital bank start-up, is piloting a way for its users to receive their federal $1,200 stimulus checks instantly, weeks before the government is expected to send the payments. The San Francisco-based company said it randomly
The stock market could still touch new lows as uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic persists, Mohamed El-Erian said Friday. “I don’t think we’re forming a bottom yet. I think we’re going down at a slower rate,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There is a very important distinction there.” Calling a
Carlina Teteris Business owners have been eagerly anticipating a $349 billion loan program meant to cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic. Some will have to wait a little longer. The Paycheck Protection Program, which officially opened for borrowers Friday morning, provides up to $10 million in forgivable loans to small businesses with 500
A view of an empty restaurant is seen at Grand Central Station on March 25, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Barry O’Donovan opened his Irish pub across from a railroad station used by Wall Street commuters just five days before Lehman failed. His business survived the Great Recession.
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The data