Month: May 2020

Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett made a lot of news at Berkshire Hathaway‘s first virtual annual meeting on Saturday, including revealing that he sold all his airline stocks and didn’t see any value in any major acquisitions amid the coronavirus pullback in stocks. The 89-year-old
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The future seems uncertain. For many recent college graduates, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their career plans and their financial outlook. New Yorker Ryan Williams, 22, was planning to start a career as a fashion photographer. She was working as a freelance photo assistant, the first step towards her dream, when everything came to a
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States enduring the brunt of the coronavirus crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small-business loans than some Mountain and Midwest states, according to analysis conducted by the Federal Reserve. “In New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus in the United States, less than 20 percent of small businesses have been approved to receive
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Getty Roughly 7.5% of home loans were in forbearance as of April 26, according to the latest tracking survey conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Translating to 3.8 million American homeowners with payment suspension plans, that percentage is expected to keep climbing up. “With millions more Americans filing for unemployment over the week, the level
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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 3.65 million Global deaths: More than 256,800 Most cases reported: United States (over 1.2 million), Spain (over 219,300), Italy (over 213,000), United Kingdom (over 196,200), France (over
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U.S. stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading and pointed to modest gains at the open on Wednesday, following two positive sessions in the equity markets.  Fueling the rally is the growing number of states beginning to reopen their economies in the first two weeks of May, making investors optimistic the worst of the pandemic’s
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Naguib Sawiris, billionaire and chairman of Orascom Investment Holding. Sima Diab | Bloomberg | Getty Images Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris says he would buy airlines, going against fellow billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who announced that Berkshire Hathaway sold all its airline stocks at the firm’s annual meeting on Saturday.  Sawiris, chairman and CEO of Orascom Investment
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Getty The IRS ruled that a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrower who spends PPP funds on normal business expenses cannot deduct those expenditures for federal tax purposes.  But its position, which left many in congress wondering if the IRS missed the 335-page memo, may not be the last word.  Today, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders formally alerted the Treasury
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Beyond Meat posted better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter Tuesday, but warned that it saw a drop in sales at the end of March as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants around the country.  Given the uncertainty regarding restaurant sales, the company withdrew its earnings forecast for the year. “I am proud of our first-quarter financial results,
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The Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse greets children at Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Getty Images Last year, Disney’s Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products segment was its fastest-growing profit driver. Now, it could be the company’s biggest drag on earnings, thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic has caused many headaches for Disney. The
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MSNBC: Answering your questions about coronavirus Monthly retirement for a $50,000 salary factoring in Social Security and savings Here’s how to get into the habit of saving more and spending less How to pay less in taxes on your Social Security benefits How to earn $40,000 in interest every year in retirement Here’s how to
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