A Jeep Renegade rolls down an assembly line at Fiat Chrysler’s Melfi assembly plant in Italy in 2015. Michael Wayland / CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Verint Systems — Shares of the analytics company tumbled 12% in extended trading after Verint Systems missed analysts’ estimates on both earnings and revenue in
Month: March 2020
Homebuilding stocks had a rough March. The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB), which tracks the group, closed out its worst month ever on Tuesday with a more than 33% loss since Mar. 1, adding to a cacophony of gloomy statistics that included the Dow Jones Industrial Average rounding out its worst first quarter in
Investors grew increasingly concerned about the U.S. economy and the stock market as March wore on, but they also said they aren’t ready to abandon their stocks, according to several surveys. The vast majority of the institutional clients surveyed by Citi expect an economic downturn and earnings estimates to be cut further in 2020, but they
Yields in the municipal market declined slightly Monday as new-issue market showed some signs of activity. Municipal credit is beginning to emerge as more of an investing consideration as the market deals with the coronavirus-led selloff and subsequent Fed-led rebound. These moves are starting to make participants pick winners and losers from a credit perspective
Interior Design area of the Restoration Hardware store in the Meatpacking District of New York. Source: RH Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. RH — The home furnishings retailer’s stock fell 11% in extended trading after the company missed analysts’ estimates on revenue during the fourth quarter. RH reported revenue of $665
Zenplace robot shownig a home to prospective buyers. Source: Zenplace While homebuyer demand has plummeted, there are still some out there who may need to move, and either purchase or rent a home. So, much like all interaction in the age of COVID-19, home touring is moving online and going solo. Zillow, a home listing
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer argued Monday that stock market short-sellers are unwisely doubting the ability of scientists to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. “This is a day where you say, if I’m short I’m betting against science, not betting against the lackadaisical attitude of many people in the country, ”
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. said Peg Broadbent, the longtime chief financial officer of its main subsidiary, has died from complications tied to coronavirus, marking one of the first deaths among senior Wall Street executives from the pandemic. He was 56. Broadbent had been CFO at the New York-based financial-services company since November 2007, following a
The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), has become one of the most widely watched indicators of market sentiment in the world. In theory, it works on a simple principle: It is a measure of the stock market’s expectation of volatility over the following 30 days based on near-term S&P 500 index options, both puts and calls.
The first crushing wave of 3.28 million workers seeking unemployment benefits is expected to be followed by millions more in coming weeks as the impact of virus-related shutdowns ripples across the U.S. economy. Economists had expected anywhere between 1 million and 4 million new claims to be filed for the week ending March 21, as
Newly constructed single family homes are shown for sale in Encinitas, California, July 31, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters With more than 92,000 coronavirus cases and at least 1,380 deaths in the U.S. that have been linked to COVID-19, the U.S. currently has the most reported cases of coronavirus across the globe, putting life on hold for
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he did not think investors were properly factoring in the likelihood a successful antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is developed. “Is anyone even thinking anymore that there is something going on at any drug company that actually may have an antiviral?” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “I have just been
Municipal benchmark yields were five to 10 basis points lower Friday, extending the market’s recent rally through the end of the week. The municipal market has weathered an unprecedented, volatile month during which the market swung from record-low yields to a 200-basis-point selloff before erasing much of the losses as the impact of the coronavirus
Bank of America has sent more than 100 employees to work in a backup office in Connecticut. Tetra Images | Getty Major stock indices, in just a few days, have made back more than half their losses, but technical analysts warn the market is setting up for a retest that will decide whether Monday’s lows
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks after taking the oath of office in Trenton, New Jersey, January 16, 2018. Lucas Jackson | Reuters New Jersey homeowners whose finances have been affected by the novel coronavirus will get a 90-day reprieve on their mortgage payments, said Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday. Lenders will also waive late
American Airlines planes parked in Tulsa, Oklahoma. American Airlines The coronavirus crisis is bringing the United States economy to a screeching halt, with every sector feeling the effects of most of the country’s workforce staying home. Satellite imagery combined with other photographic evidence and alternative data sources give a stark look at the U.S. situation:
Investors have spent the past couple of weeks in a “sell everything” mind set. That’s turned into a windfall for money-market funds. Money flowed into those funds at a breakneck pace in the most recent week, data from Refinitiv Lipper show. It was the third straight week of record highs, each one nearly doubling the
Puerto Rico bankruptcy Judge Laura Taylor Swain on Friday ordered the postponement of deadlines in the central government bankruptcy. The Puerto Rico Oversight Board, citing the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the island and involved lawyers, asked for the postponement on Sunday. Puerto Rico bankruptcy Judge Laura Taylor Swain has delayed some parts of
People make face shields at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where local industrial firms have begun manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on March 26, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Everything from auto sales to manufacturing surveys and employment data in the coming week will likely paint a bleak picture of
A woman looks at real estate listings outside a Berkshire Hathaway Home Services office in Montclair, N.J. Adam Jeffery | CNBC An increase in interest rates, combined with a massive shutdown of the economy caused homeowners and potential homebuyers to back away from the mortgage market. Total mortgage application volume fell 29.4% last week from
Pershing Square Capital manager Bill Ackman defended his emotional CNBC appearance last week after his fund announced a few days later that it made over $2 billion on bets against the markets. The investor warned that “hell is coming” and that hotel stocks could go to zero in the interview. “Shortly after the show, I
Over the past few years, TRON (TRX) has emerged as one of the more promising cryptocurrencies in the market, and today, there was another landmark announcement regarding the token. According to the announcement today, TRX has partnered with Metal Pay, a cryptocurrency service provider, and the agreement is expected to be beneficial for the cryptocurrency.
Illinois’ liquidity is being tested as the state grapples with revenue losses, emergency spending and delayed income tax payments that have muddled the budget picture and prompted worries of longer term fiscal strains due to COVID-19. The state is awaiting help from the $150 billion earmarked for state and local governments in the $2 trillion
A man cleans up on the trading floor, following traders testing positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 19, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters There was considerable trepidation among trading desks over the weekend as many in California, New York, and Massachusetts were told to
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer surged 14% in extended trading after the company said it had seen a positive impact on its business from the coronavirus. “The COVID-19 outbreak has led to changes in how consumers
WeWork Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure during an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at WeWork headquarters in New York City on February 10, 2020. David A. Grogan | CNBC WeWork is telling investors it has enough cash on hand to execute its long-term plans and weather the near-term challenges posed by COVID-19. In a seven-slide deck
Mike Wilson, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer at Morgan Stanley. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investors should be taking advantage of the market’s steep coronavirus-driven sell-off from February highs, Morgan Stanley‘s Mike Wilson told CNBC on Thursday. “We’ve been scaling back into stocks over the last two, three or four weeks. We’re not
The municipal market experienced an enormous rally Wednesday, swiftly reversing from the pronounced sell off it had experienced over the course of several wrenching, dislocated trading sessions due to the effects of the coronavirus. Municipal benchmark yields were lowered by 60 to 80 basis points across the curve. Some trades pointed to nearly a 1%
A customer views cars on display in a showroom of the Avilon dealership owned by the Ford Motor Company in Moscow. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS (Photo by Anton NovoderezhkinTASS via Getty Images) Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Micron Technology — The semiconductor company’s stock jump 5% in
Lawmakers are working to reach an agreement on a massive stimulus package to combat the economic impact of coronavirus. Real estate investor Tom Barrack, Colony Capital chairman and CEO, is warning commercial mortgages are on the brink of collapse and that we are seeing the beginning of “a second crisis that will occur in the
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