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As her 40-year central banking career comes to a close, Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George is advising her colleagues to stay tough in their efforts to stamp out runaway inflation. George said Thursday that she thinks the Fed should raise its benchmark borrowing rate above 5% and keep it there until there are

Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images There’s a chance a Mega Millions player is on the verge of joining a very short list: winners who snag a jackpot worth more than $1 billion. The grand prize is an estimated $1.35 billion for Friday night’s drawing. That’s how much you’d win if you were

In this article C Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Citigroup said it had identified the cause of the flash crash and corrected the error “within minutes.” Jim Dyson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Citigroup said fourth-quarter net income decreased by more than 21% from a year ago as the bank set aside

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and David Faber in a wide-ranging interview about why he wants a

Hobo_018 | E+ | Getty Images New government inflation data shows the measurement used to calculate Social Security annual cost-of-living adjustments was up 6.3% for the past 12 months as of December. That’s as this year’s 8.7% COLA kicks in for more than 65 million Social Security beneficiaries this month. That new data indicates Social

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Planes are seen at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Charlotte, United States. Peter Zay | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images American Airlines shares rose nearly 5% in premarket trading Thursday after the carrier hiked its revenue and profit estimates for the

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Oct. 7, 2022. Source: NYSE (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Despite this year’s market havoc, investors are feeling fairly optimistic going into 2023, according to a new CNBC Delivering Alpha investor survey. Four out of 10 predict that the S&P 500 will rise 6% to

Scott Olson | Getty Images You may face long odds of hitting the Mega Millions jackpot — now worth $1.35 billion — but the taxman is always guaranteed a slice when there’s a winner. The jackpot jumped again after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night to land the grand prize. If won

Former President Donald Trump arrives at his Mar-a-Lago home on Dec. 31, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images When former president Donald Trump’s tax returns were issued publicly Dec. 30, some news reports suggested he didn’t donate his salary in 2020 — thereby breaking a campaign pledge — because the tax returns showed $0 of

In this article BBBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A “Store Closing” banner on a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Farmingdale, New York, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Johnny Milano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond has begun its latest round of layoffs, as it fights to stay in business, according

Ascent/ Pks Media Inc. | Photodisc | Getty Images Current Social Security beneficiaries are poised to receive an 8.7% boost to their benefits for 2023 starting this month, thanks to the highest cost-of-living adjustment in 40 years. If you’re at or near Social Security’s retirement benefit eligibility age of 62, you may wonder if you

In this article BBBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man is seen at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York, on Jan. 5, 2023. Ziyu Julian Zhu | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond on Tuesday posted wider quarterly losses than expected as its chief executive acknowledged

In this article PERI-IL BMBL BKNG AAPL MSFT META AMZN DV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook poses in front of a new MacBook Airs running M2 chips display during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters With the brutal 2022 behind

Rolls-Royce sold a record number of cars in 2022 as demand for its $500,000 vehicles remained strong, despite recession fears, according to CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos. “We haven’t seen any slowdown or downturn,” Muller-Otvos told CNBC. “We haven’t seen any negative impact.” Rolls-Royce delivered 6,021 cars last year, up 8% over 2021 and the first time

A Lululemon store in New York Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Lululemon — Shares of the Canadian apparel company fell more than 10% after Lululemon lowered its gross margin guidance for the first quarter. The “athleisure” chain raised its net revenue guidance for the fourth quarter and

The new Delta SkyClub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Terminals 2 and 3 where the reimagined state-of-the-art facilities will soon welcome millions of guests each year. Media News Group | Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images When United Airlines gate agents call the first boarding group, Ted Cohen notices something he never saw in

Getty Images With President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on hold and headed to the Supreme Court, tens of millions of Americans are wondering if they’ll ever see the relief they were promised. Legal experts say the president’s policy, which would cancel up to $20,000 for borrowers, faces a narrow path to survival with

In this article WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates after an early flu season boosted demand for cough and cold medicine. The company said it also raised its full-year revenue outlook due in part to its U.S. health-care segment’s just-sealed

In this article 9961-HK BIDU 9999-HK JD BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba has faced growth challenges amid regulatory tightening on China’s domestic technology sector and a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. But analysts think the e-commerce giant’s growth could pick up through the rest of 2022. Kuang Da | Jiemian News

Jamie Grill | Getty Images It’s not easy to prioritize financial goals, especially when choosing between two essentials in an unsteady economy: saving for retirement or building your emergency fund.  While there are higher 401(k) contribution limits for 2023, you shouldn’t skip rainy day savings to max out your retirement plan, experts say.  Indeed, more

Shoppers line up outside a Costco to buy supplies after the Hawaii Department of Health on Wednesday advised residents they should stock up on a 14-day supply of food, water and other necessities for the potential risks of novel coronavirus in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. February 28, 2020. Courtesy of Duane Tanouye via REUTERS Check out

In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images McDonald’s is planning job cuts and a reorganization as the company refocuses its priorities to accelerate restaurant expansion, CEO Chris Kempczinski told employees Friday. The fast-food giant said the job cuts aren’t a cost-cutting measure but

Fuse | Corbis | Getty Images When it comes to investing, you may know less than you think — and that overconfidence may be costly. Almost 2 out of every 3 investors rate their investment knowledge highly, and 42% are comfortable making investment decisions, according to a recent report published by the Financial Industry Regulatory

In this article STZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A worker stacks cases of Constellation Brands’ Corona beer for delivery at the Euclid Beverage LLC warehouse in Peru, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Constellation Brands fell Thursday after the wine, beer and spirits company reported ongoing supply chain costs that

In this article MDGL CVNA LW BYND Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 24, 2022. Source: NYSE Traders who shorted stocks won big in 2022, according to S3 Partners. Shorted stocks had a return of 30.8% in 2022, said Ihor Dusaniwsky, the firm’s managing director of predictive

Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you didn’t pay enough taxes in 2022, there’s still time to avoid a “surprise tax bill” and bypass extra penalties, according to the IRS.  The deadline for fourth-quarter estimated tax payments for 2022 is Jan. 17, which applies to income from self-employment, investments, gig economy work and

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials are committed to fighting inflation and expect higher interest rates to remain in place until more progress is made, according to minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s December meeting. At a meeting where policymakers raised their key interest rate another half a percentage point, they expressed the importance of

In this article GM 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate GM DETROIT – General Motors reclaimed its U.S. sales crown from Toyota Motor last year as the Detroit automaker eked out a slight gain in annual U.S. vehicle sales despite supply chain problems. GM said Wednesday it sold

dowell | Moment | Getty Images Investors have many options when saving for short-term goals, and those choices have become more complicated amid high inflation and rising interest rates. While there have been signs of slowing inflation, the Federal Reserve is expecting higher interest rates to continue. “It looks like this year might be a

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla electric cars in Germany on March 21, 2022. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla just published its fourth-quarter vehicle production and delivery report for 2022. Here are the key numbers. related investing news Pro Picks: Watch all of Tuesday’s big