The Covid recovery still has a K shape
Cars line up to pick up food boxes at the Athens County Fairgrounds in Athens, Ohio, on Dec. 19, 2020. BRAD LEE | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. economy is on the mend. But the unequal — or K-shaped...
Stock futures are flat after a solid start to May
Stock futures held steady in overnight trading on Monday after a strong start to May as investors piled into shares that would benefit the most from an economic reopening. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed. S&P...
Fed’s Barkin sees higher inflation this year, but then a reversal in 2022
Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin told CNBC on Monday that he sees inflation pressures building this year that he expects to subside in 2022. “I think we will see price pressure this year. You’ve got a very strong demand...
Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway is seeing ‘very substantial inflation’ and raising prices
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is seeing inflation among Berkshire Hathaway’s collection of businesses as the economic recovery from the Covid pandemic kicks into high...
Big bank exits and fintech upstarts: Ireland’s banking landscape is undergoing drastic change
A woman walks by Bank Of Ireland ATMs in Dublin city center. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images DUBLIN — The complexion of Irish banking has changed drastically. Over the space of just a few weeks, NatWest-owned Ulster Bank announced...
Warren Buffett says Robinhood is catering to the gambling instincts of investors
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller Legendary investor Warren Buffett believes millennial-favored stock trading app Robinhood is contributing to the speculative, casino-like trading activity in the stock market and benefitting...
Charlie Munger calls bitcoin ‘disgusting and contrary to the interests of civilization’
Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger’s distain toward bitcoin has only intensified amid the digital asset’s record run this year. “Of course I...
There’s no hotter area on Wall Street than ESG with sustainability-focused funds nearing $2 trillion
Sustainability-focused funds attracted record inflows during the first quarter, pushing global assets under management in ESG funds to nearly $2 trillion, according to a report from Morningstar released Friday. The rise underscores the momentum behind ESG investing, or when environmental,...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Amazon, Skyworks & more
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — The e-commerce giant saw its shares gain 1% in midday trading after it reported a record first-quarter profit. The Seattle-based firm said profits...
Roaring ‘20s economic recovery? For some it’ll be ‘Grapes of Wrath,’ top analyst warns
L-R: Dorris Bowdon, Jane Darwell and Henry Fonda on the set of the film “The Grapes of Wrath” directed by John Ford based on the John Steinbeck novel of the same name. Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty Images...