An uncharacteristically subdued Donald Trump delivered a sombre message to Pennsylvania voters on Saturday as the president kicked off a final blitz of swing state rallies — his last chance to hold on to the White House. Mr Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden are making a final play for states Republicans carried in
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Monty Rakusen | Cultura | Getty Images Company: Contura Energy, Inc. (CTRA) Business: Contura is large scale provider of metallurgical (“met”) and thermal coal. The company has mining operations across coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It supplies both metallurgical coal to produce steel and thermal coal to generate power. The met coal
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan on October 02, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The best hope for markets in the week ahead is that there is a clear cut winner in Tuesday’s presidential election. The election looms large as the biggest wild card
Rectory Farm House in Oxfordshire, on sale for $ 9 million, lies in 8 acres of land beside the River … [+] Thames Knight Frank If you’re in the market for a riverside country house, with several acres of land and gardens, then Rectory Farm House in Oxfordshire could be for you. The period property,
Brenan Hefner, co-founder and chief operating officer of Analyst Hub, and his family outside of their former home in Pelham, NY. Source: Brian Hefner Like many before him, Brenan Hefner arrived in New York 20 years ago in search of a career on Wall Street. His journey will sound familiar to those drawn to the
New Puerto Rico Oversight board member Justin Peterson exercised an exit veto on a proposed central government debt restructuring Friday. More than two hours into a virtually held public board meeting, Justin Peterson left the meeting to remove the board’s quorum. He did this to deny the remaining three board members the right to take
US coronavirus cases increased by 97,000 on Friday, by far the largest one-day jump since the start of the pandemic, with Midwestern states leading a wave of infections, hospitalisations and deaths across the country just days before the presidential election. The sharp increase, which beat Thursday’s record of 88,400, took the weekly total for the
Equities markets were set to cap a volatile trading week on a gloomy note on both sides of the Atlantic after broadly upbeat earnings from America’s tech giants failed to impress investors. A sell-off on Wall Street gathered pace an hour after the opening bell, sending the large-cap S&P 500 down 1.9 per cent and
A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Exxon Mobil reported its third straight quarter of losses on Friday as depressed oil demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic weighed on the company’s operations. During the third quarter the company lost $680 million, although Exxon said results improved on a
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter – Shares dropped more than 20% after the social media company reported user growth that fell short of expectations amid heightened scrutiny and the challenge of handling posts around the U.S. election. Twitter ad revenue grew 15% year over year to $808 million, but the company
Despite record low mortgage rates, homebuying affordability is on the decline. getty Despite hovering around their all-time low for several months now, it looks like mortgage rates have done about all they can for housing affordability. According to a new report, skyrocketing home prices have now outstripped their power, and overall homebuying affordability is now
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Now that more Americans can work and attend school from anywhere, they are increasingly looking to leave large urban centers for smaller, less dense cities with cheaper housing. As different real estate entities try to measure the migration, certain cities are standout destinations. Santa Barbara, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Buffalo,
The American Securities Association wants to see the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility extended past 2020 following word from the Treasury Department that such an extension is unlikely. In a letter sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, the ASA asked for the MLF to be extended past
The biggest US tech companies set aside their growing political troubles on Thursday to disclose the latest leg of their seemingly unstoppable business ascendance: a stunning boom in digital markets has lifted their fortunes at a time when much of the global economy is hurting. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook all disclosed quarterly results on
Available now with Crypto Cars Online Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas— October 26, 2020 — Crypto Cars Online announced immediate availability of purchasing vehicles with crypto currency, after partnering with top rated auto dealers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. “Our system is simple when you buy a car with Crypto Currency,” said Spokesman Roger Lee, Managing
In a down economy, it’s normal to start thinking of alternative ways to generate some extra money, but if you’re tempted into thinking gambling is one of those good alternatives, you need to keep reading. Once you step foot into a casino and exchange your money for chips, you’ve sold away your only advantage: staying
Someone is making a monster bet that yields soar in the weeks ahead, possibly starting as soon as the election is over. What will move yields could be various situations such as a blue wave sweep, where the Democrats control the House, Senate, and Presidency. President Trump could also come away with a landslide victory,
The US economy grew in the third quarter at its fastest pace in postwar history as activity bounced back from coronavirus lockdowns, although output has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. The jump in gross domestic product was worth 33.1 per cent on an annualised basis — the measure used by the US commerce department’s
Getty Images Global travel screeched to a halt during the pandemic, and it’s hurting credit card companies’ bottom line. American Express, Mastercard and Visa all reported double-digit drops in profit for the recent quarter, compared to a year ago. The companies pointed to a plunge in international travel as borders remain closed during the pandemic.
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan on October 02, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Earnings hopes wilt as fresh Covid outbreak throws 2021 reopening in doubt. That’s the story of earnings season so far. It’s the one word investors didn’t want to hear: lockdown. Never mind
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Comcast (CMCSA) – The NBCUniversal and CNBC parent reported quarterly profit of 65 cents per share, 13 cents a share above estimates. Revenue beat forecasts as well. Comcast added 663,000 broadband customers during the quarter, and said its Peacock streaming service signups had
AI-powered geographic data is revolutionizing how we solve the demand for housing at scale. Wirestock The UK has long grappled with the issue of housing development – with the National Housing Federation estimating that a massive 8.4 million people in England alone are currently living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home. As we look
A Sale Pending sign is seen in front of a home in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Potential homebuyers may be hitting the limit of what they can afford. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, fell 2.2% in September compared with August, according to the National Association of
Gross domestic product surpassed economists’ expectations, while initial jobless claims also performed better than forecast, while pending home sales fell unexpectedly, but with COVID-19 cases rising throughout the nation, the economic momentum may not continue into the final quarter of the year, analysts said. The advance reading of third quarter GDP showed a 33.1% surge
Credit Karma’s promise is to provide you with your credit score and credit report for free. But is that really worth giving up your personal and financial information? Is Credit Karma giving you precisely the same information that a lender will check if you’re applying for a mortgage or a car loan? And, for that matter, is it
Donald Trump’s chance of victory in next week’s presidential election rests on a dwindling number of swing states as a spike in coronavirus cases across the Midwest dents his ratings in crucial battlegrounds, according to pollsters. Mr Trump will continue his tour of battleground states on Thursday, with planned visits to Florida and North Carolina,
The implementation of smart contracts in business is expected to speed up transactions and enable digitization of a wide variety of physical assets, such as oil and gold. But the legal and regulatory underpinnings of smart contracts are still shaky and rife with their own set of problems. Resolving disputes between parties is the biggest
European countries are poised to tighten coronavirus crisis restrictions as soaring infection rates stoke alarm across the continent, sending stocks to their lowest level since May. Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, was due to hold talks on Wednesday with premiers of the country’s 16 states about proposed new curbs, while France’s president Emmanuel Macron will give
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that a lack of coronavirus stimulus is making it hard for investors to buy stocks into a worsening of the United States’ Covid-19 outbreak. “It’s very hard to buy a lot of stocks when you see these numbers,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box,” as
Dividends and buybacks are bouncing back. At the end of the first quarter, there was tremendous concern that the levels of dividends and buybacks would be cut dramatically. There have been cutbacks, but there’s good news amid the bad. The good and bad news on dividends For lovers of dividends, the end of the first quarter
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