A firefighter rubs his head while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Noah Berger | AP Photo Some of California’s largest wildfires in state history are growing larger and more destructive, with no end in sight as emergency response
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John Deere combine harvesters sit on display during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Deere — Shares of the farm-machinery company rose 4.7% on Friday after Deere beat Wall Street expectations on the top
Inmate firefighters prepare to put out flame on the road leading to the Reagan Presidential Library during the Easy Fire in Simi Valley, California on October 30, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Deadly wildfires are still ripping through California, decimating land and homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. But first responders lack
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, June 22, 2020. Brooks Kraft | Apple Inc. via Reuters The blistering rally that pushed Apple‘s market value over $2 trillion this week is showing no signs of slowing. Shares of Apple jumped
Traders work after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 12, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday night as traders were set to end a week which saw the broader market reach a record level.
European stocks are set to open slightly higher on Wednesday, following a strong session stateside that saw the S&P 500 hit a fresh record high. Britain’s FTSE is seen climbing 14 points to 6,083, Germany’s DAX up by 21 points at 12,881 and France’s CAC rising 11 points to 4,940, according to IG index data.
Events and entertainment workers gather in a protest to bring attention to their labor and unemployment on August 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada. BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images) Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, speaks during a press briefing at the White House on July 2. Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images Up
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Alibaba (BABA) – The China-based e-commerce giant reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal first quarter, helped by a pandemic-related boost in online shopping. Alibaba had 874 mobile monthly active users in June, up 28 million from March. BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ)
Thousands of people in California are under evacuation orders as dozens of wildfires continued to ravage parts of the state on Wednesday with an unrelenting heatwave and high winds making firefighting conditions difficult. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency during evacuations and rolling blackouts and called on the California National Guard to
A person wears a protective face mask outside of an United States Post Office on the Upper West Side as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 16, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Target (TGT) – Target earned $3.38 per share for the second quarter, substantially above the consensus estimate of $1.62 a share. The retailer’s revenue also beat forecasts, with comparable-store sales up 24.3% compared with a consensus FactSet estimate of a 7.6% increase. Target’s
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday, after the S&P 500 hit its highest level ever, wiping out all the losses from the coronavirus sell-off. Dow futures rose 18 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.04% and 0.05%, respectively. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose to its highest level ever,
An exterior view of the Oracle Field Office at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, October 18, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Oracle — Shares of Oracle rose 2.5% on news the company is discussing a deal for TikTok’s U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations, sources told CNBC.
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Home Depot (HD) – The home improvement retailer earned $4.02 per share for the second quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.71 a share. Revenue came in well above estimates. Comparable-store sales jumped 23.4%, more than double the FactSet consensus estimate of 10.9%.
A pedestrian passes in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Monday after the S&P 500 once again failed to reach a record, a level set before the coronavirus crisis hit. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped about
Mark Bristow, chief executive officer Barrick Gold. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Barrick Gold — Shares of the gold mining company surged more than 10% on Monday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $562 million stake in the company. While the position is small for Berkshire, the conglomerate is
Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday night after Wall Street logged in its third consecutive weekly gain, but fell short of breaking the all-time
Sales associates at one of Alibaba-owned InTime’s store display products for sale during a livestream. InTime | Alibaba BEIJING — More and more people in China are turning to jobs in the digital economy as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a shift toward online commerce and livestreaming. The unemployment rate for cities held steady at 5.7% in July,
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is reflected in the sneeze guard set up between himself and members of the House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Oversight of the Treasury Department and Fed Reserve Pandemic response on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Bill O’Leary-Pool | Getty Images Government spending from the Treasury Department and Congress
New Zealand is considering negative interest rates, as it grapples with the severe economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In its interest rate decision this week, the central bank maintained its official cash rate at 0.25%, but also raised the possibility of going into negative territory. “The severe global economic disruption caused by the