Month: May 2020

Many companies are being hurt by social distancing safety rules due to the coronavirus and investors may want to reevaluate whether to own their stocks, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “Social distancing is going to be the answer why you have to sell certain stocks,” Cramer said. For companies that need to invest heavily to help
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza look on during a signing ceremony for the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act,” approving additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals treating people sickened by the pandemic, in
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TOPLINE With Madison Square Garden successfully completing the separation of its sports and entertainment businesses last month, the spinoff created two separate stocks which are both currently undervalued, according to market experts. Revenue potential from The Sphere, Las Vegas project may be getting overlooked by the market. Eduardo Munoz/Corbis via Getty Images KEY FACTS Last
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Coronavirus and the United States map with flag. Getty In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Katie Quinn of McDermott Will & Emery discusses the state tax implications of the COVID-19 pandemic with Tax Notes senior reporter Lauren Loricchio. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Lauren Loricchio: Hi Katie, thanks for being on the podcast. 
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Simon Property Group SPG yesterday posted news on its website that the mall operator had reopened 59 properties, with plans to have another 18 ready again for shoppers within the next week “with many more to follow.”  Business hours at the malls located in Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
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Workers near a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line which is in dry dock receiving hull maintenance and interior modernization work. Gerald Julien | AFP | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line said there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a “going concern” as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the industry, the
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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Alissa and Freudys Perez, a married couple from Kissimmee, Florida, are both out of work. On March 28, Alissa was furloughed from her job as director of public relations and marketing communications at Marriott International. Less than two weeks earlier, Freudys had been temporarily laid off from his job as
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about potential downsides to filing a restricted application, how the earnings test is applied, applying for spousal benefits, the accuracy over time of SSA benefit estimate and potential effects of survivor benefits based on a spouse’s record. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University
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Photo: Getty The recent proposals to allow companies to immediately expense 100% of real estate, while well intentioned, would have far more negative consequences than the benefits some promise. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, is recommending that companies be allowed 100% immediate expensing for all costs, including buildings, in an effort to
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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 3.5 million Global deaths: More than 251,000 Most cases reported: United States (over 1.17 million), Spain (over 218,000), Italy (over 211,900), United Kingdom (over 191,800), France (over
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold all its airline stocks, but retail investors at TD Ameritrade were buying them in April, according to JJ Kinahan, the firm’s chief market strategist.  “Nobody in their right mind normally fades Mr. Buffett, but with that being said, I think people are buying these and saying, ‘OK, this has to be a longer-time-frame
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