Thianchai Sitthikongsak | Moment | Getty Images Mortgage demand is struggling to contend with what appears to be another upswing in interest rates. Homebuyers in particular are pulling back. Total mortgage application volume rose 3.7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. That was all due
TCJA Interest Limitations Had Small Impact on Corporate Activity Skip to content Home • Blog • Treasury Finds TCJA Interest Limitations Had Small Impact on Corporate Activity A new working paper published by U.S. Treasury economists found that the interest limitations implemented under the 2017 TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Are you not entertained, Nelson Peltz? Disney shares jumped
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday as the media giant slashed costs while revenue stagnated. Disney said it is on pace to meet or exceed its goal of cutting costs by at least $7.5 billion by the
A coffee shop at Beijing Capital Airport shows customers can use Visa, Mastercard, the digital Chinese yuan and other payment methods. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — China is encouraging banks and local businesses to accept foreign bank cards and is considering other steps to make mobile pay for international visitors even easier, said Zhang
For many Chinese, Harbin conjures images of ice and steel, a city both cold and tough. But this winter, the heavily industrialized city morphed into a warmly welcoming host, drawing in a record-breaking number of visitors, mainly from China’s south. During the three-day New Year period from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Harbin received more
Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman is set to offer a new investment vehicle listed on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to leverage his following among Main Street investors. The hedge fund
Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images If your tax refund or bill is bigger than expected, it could be time to adjust your paycheck withholding — and a simple calculation could help, experts say. Typically, you get a refund when you overpay taxes throughout the year, and you owe money when you don’t pay
In this article NYCB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to
In this article NYCB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Community Bank on Wednesday promoted its chairman to help stabilize the company’s operations, hours after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the bank’s credit
In this article RBLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Roblox in celebration of its direct listing, March 10, 2021. NYSE Roblox reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday that beat consensus estimates on the top and bottom lines. Shares jumped 13% in
Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York City, New York, May 22, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that he expects the central bank to cut rates only a few times this year, contrary
Some people swear a productive day starts at 4 a.m. Others sleep on factory floors to ensure work gets done. Not Mark Cuban. The billionaire serial entrepreneur and investor wakes up between 6:30 and 7 a.m and, without getting out of bed, spends an hour responding to emails, he told comedian Trevor Noah on a
TikTok‘s latest financial trend, “loud budgeting,” can be as simple as saying “Hey, I don’t want to spend money right now,” Lukas Battle explained on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” The concept encourages consumers to take control of their finances and be vocal about making money-conscious decisions, rather than modeling purchase behaviors after celebrities and their bottomless
D3sign | Stone | Getty Images Extreme weather and climate hazards are becoming more frequent, posing a unique threat not only for homeowners, but for renters. Over 18 million rental units across the U.S. are exposed to climate and weather-related hazards, according to the latest American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for
Proposed “Junk Fee” Rule Would Create Tax Headaches Skip to content Home • Blog • Proposed “Junk Fee” Rule Would Create Inadvertent Tax Headaches Sellers in some states could soon be simultaneously required and prohibited from publishing sales taxA sales tax is levied on retail sales of goods and services and, ideally, should apply to
The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walt Disney‘s ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a joint sports streaming service this fall, sources told CNBC on Tuesday. The platform does not yet
In this article CMG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People visit a Chipotle restaurant in Miami on Feb. 9, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday posted quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations as more customers visited its restaurants. Shares of the company rose more than 2% in
An investor watches a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing, China. Jason Lee | AP BEIJING — Chinese stocks will likely climb by at least 10% in coming days as authorities signal concerted support efforts, said Marko Papic, partner and chief strategist at Clocktower Group. Papic pointed in particular to Bloomberg’s
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it is introducing a “FAFSA College Support Strategy” with additional personnel, funding, resources and technology to help colleges process the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms after the rollout was repeatedly complicated by a number of setbacks. “We are determined to get this right,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel