Kevin O’Leary Scott Mlyn | CNBC Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary is investing in digital currencies, but he hasn’t done so lightly, telling CNBC that he’d prefer to consult with regulators on this space rather than be a “crypto cowboy.” O’Leary told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” on Tuesday that he preferred to consult with regulators before investing
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In this article SOL.CM= ETH.CM= BTC.CM= John Collison, President and co-founder of Stripe, attends the 2018 Viva Tech conference in Paris. Christophe Morin | IP3 | Getty Images Stripe isn’t ruling out accepting cryptocurrency as a method of payment in the future, according to co-founder John Collison. The online payments company ended support for bitcoin
A Gap store in New York, August 2, 2020. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Gap, Nordstrom — Shares of Gap and Nordstrom plummeted after the companies reported disappointing quarterly results late Tuesday citing rising labor costs, inventory issues, shopping costs and factory closures as challenges. Gap shares dropped
A safety staff member gets in a self-driving robotaxi on October 13, 2020, in Beijing, China, a few days after Baidu launched trial operations of its Apollo Robotaxi. Zhao Jing | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Baidu can start collecting robotaxi fares in a part of Beijing from Thursday, the Chinese tech
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting earlier this month expressed concern about inflation and said they would be willing to raise interest rates if prices keep rising. The committee that sets interest rates for the Fed on Wednesday released the minutes from the November session where it first signaled that it could be dialing back
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere & Co. (DE) – The farm equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $4.12 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $3.90, although revenue came in slightly below analyst forecasts. Deere said solid demand for its products helped cushion the impact of a month-long workers strike. Deere rallied
Shoppers leave a Nordstrom store on May 26, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Nordstrom — Shares of the department store chain tumbled roughly 20% following its quarterly results. Nordstrom reported earnings of 39 cents per share, well below
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night after tech shares sold off for the second day in a row, pressured by rising rates that gave a boost to
The Stripe logo on a smartphone with U.S. dollar banknotes in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Online payments giant Stripe is still in no rush to go public, with co-founder John Collison telling CNBC the company is happy staying private for now. “We’re very happy as a private
In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency ‘altcoin’ sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fintech company Ripple is making great strides in its legal feud with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on Monday.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 15, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Monday after a tech-focused sell-off spurred by rising bond yields that saw the Nasdaq Composite drop more than 1%. Dow futures
Lael Brainard, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an event sponsored by the Economic Club of New York in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lael Brainard is often the outlier. In her role as one of seven Federal Reserve governors, she’s made a
Long-term market bull Jeremy Siegel expects a serious pullback that it isn’t tied to the Covid-19 surge risks. His tipping point: a drastic change in Federal Reserve policy in order to deal with hot inflation. “If the Fed suddenly gets tougher, I’m not sure that the market is going to be ready for a U-turn
A trader during the Sweetgreen initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Sunday ahead of the holiday-shortened week, a historically seasonally strong period for Wall Street.
Nominee to be the Comptroller of the Currency Saule Omarova (R) speaks with an aide as she testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A nomination hearing for President Joe
An illustration showing physical bitcoins alongside binary code displayed on a laptop. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Investors have lost billions of dollars to criminals targeting so-called “decentralized finance” platforms this year. According to a report from London-based firm Elliptic, more than $10 billion worth of user funds has been stolen
In this article FL DDS FTCH AMAT WSM PANW Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker slid 3.6% in the premarket after the athletic footwear and apparel retailer said it expects global supply chain constraints to persist through this quarter. The slide comes despite a beat on
In this article BA MRNA HOOD .BBKA FL Moderna’s sign is seen outside of their headquarters in Cambridge, MA on March 11, 2021. Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. United Airlines, Boeing — Shares of travel-related stocks dipped after Austria announced earlier in the day that it would
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images The South African Reserve Bank has fired the starting gun on monetary policy normalization, but economists do not expect the hiking cycle to be plain sailing. The SARB on Thursday hiked its main repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%
DjelicS | E+ | Getty Images Some financial advisors may be overbilling for their services. Fortunately, there are steps a client can take to protect themselves. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of advisors’ fees found several errors that resulted in clients overpaying. In some instances, advisors charged fees that differed from their contractual