The second dose of Covid vaccine is needed for complete immunity, infectious disease specialist Dr. Paul Offit says
The second dose of Covid-19 vaccine is crucial in creating longer and complete immunity as well as preventing variants of the virus, according to Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “We need...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen makes push for major stimulus, sees bigger risk in not doing enough
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said a large stimulus package is still necessary to get the economy back to full strength, despite momentum suggesting that growth is off to a faster start than anticipated in 2021. In a CNBC...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, FirstEnergy, Fastly, Twilio, SunPower & more
A worker wearing a protective mask arranges shopping carts outside a Walmart store in Duarte, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. David Swanson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart —...
Jobless claims show unexpected move higher
First-time filings for unemployment insurance jumped last week in a sign of continuing strife for the labor market. New claims totaled 861,000, the highest level in a month and above the Dow Jones estimate of 773,000, the Labor Department reported...
Here’s what to expect from Thursday’s GameStop hearing with Robinhood, Citadel and Reddit CEOs
The chiefs of Robinhood, Reddit, Citadel and Melvin Capital, are headed to Washington for Thursday’s highly anticipated GameStop hearing at the U.S. Congress. Lawmakers will get their chance to grill the CEOs, as well as the Reddit trading star known...
Homebuilder confidence improves, despite record high lumber prices
A contractor works on the basement of a home under construction in the Toll Brothers Regency at Palisades community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Buyer demand for newly built homes continues to surge, and...
Household debt rises to $14.6 trillion due to record-breaking rise in mortgage loans
People count money at Macy’s Herald Square store in New York. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Total consumer debt rose to nearly $14.6 trillion as 2020 came to a close, pushed by a record-breaking rise for mortgages in the red-hot housing...
Retail sales burst higher in January as consumers use stimulus checks to spend heavily
Consumers flocked to spend their stimulus checks in January, sending retail sales for the month up 5.3% in a blockbuster start to 2021, according to a government report Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a rise of just...
‘This is not inflation’: Economist says expectations are unanchored from reality
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange Inflation expectations are detaching themselves from reality, meaning markets might be overplaying the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, according to Carl Weinberg, chief economist...
Retail sales expected to be strong in January, helped by stimulus checks
A woman carries Nike shopping bags at the Citadel Outlet mall, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Commerce, California, December 3, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Aided by government stimulus checks, consumers are expected to...