Covid relief bill may trigger $36 billion cut to Medicare, higher student loan fees
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Covid relief bill backed by Democrats could trigger billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare and other federal programs, like ones that support unemployed workers and student-loan borrowers, if it’s...
Buffett is buying back more Berkshire stock this year after record $25 billion repurchase in 2020
Warren Buffett during an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on February 24, 2020. It turned out to be another year during which the billionaire investor shied away from game-changing acquisitions in a pricey market even after a sudden market cash...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Etsy, Virgin Galactic, Foot Locker & more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson and others celebrate their IPO at the Nasdaq exchange, April 16, 2015. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce company popped nearly 13% on Friday after...
Personal income leaps 10% in January thanks to stimulus, but inflation still in check
A fresh round of government stimulus checks sent personal income up to its biggest monthly gain since April 2020 though inflation remained tame, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Personal income jumped 10% after a 0.6% increase in December. That was...
Britain should overhaul listings to boost its $15 billion fintech sector post-Brexit, review says
Icons for the Monzo and Starling banking apps on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. should reform listings rules and visa applications to help its £11 billion ($15.3 billion) fintech sector thrive after...
Coinbase’s crypto holdings jumped ninefold last year to over $300 million as bitcoin surged
Brian Armstrong, co-founder and chief executive officer of Coinbase Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase isn’t just enabling the trading of a bunch of bitcoin – it’s holding cryptocurrencies on its books. In the company’s prospectus...
Here’s why jobless claims are the wrong way to understand unemployment in the U.S.
The number of individuals filing first-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, with a total of 730,000 new claims for the week ended Feb. 20, the Department of Labor reported. The unemployment rate has also been falling,...
Carlyle’s Rubenstein says biggest economic risk is high unemployment, not stock market speculation
David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein told CNBC on Thursday he believes the largest economic risk is high unemployment, not some areas of the stock market where valuations...
Weekly jobless claims drop sharply but labor market remains challenged
Jobless claims fell sharply last week despite severe winter storms that swept across Texas and other parts of the South, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled 730,000 for the week ended Feb. 20, well below...
Double down on epicenter stocks and avoid Big Tech, market bull Tom Lee suggests
The Nasdaq’s slump may be just starting. Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom Lee sees a major market shift underway in which Big Tech starts to greatly underperform economically sensitive stocks. So, he’s telling investors to double down on epicenter trades, which...