Snowflake IPO begins trading at the NYSE on Sept. 16th, 2020. Source: NYSE One of the biggest problems with the traditional IPO process (and there are several) is that it’s impossible to say whether a deal is a success or a failure. Snowflake, the cloud-based data management company that’s 2020’s biggest IPO, jumped 112 percent
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Healthcare jobs topped the list of the highest-paying occupations, and the sector’s future is very bright. According to the BLS, employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 15% from 2019 to 2029—adding about 2.4 million new jobs. This growth “is mainly due to an aging population, leading to greater demand for healthcare services,” according
Herman Miller Aeron chair Source: Herman Miller Shares of office furniture retailer Herman Miller are surging after a blowout earnings report that showed the company is benefiting from the work-from-home trend. Herman Miller jumped more than 35% in midday trading on Thursday, while the broader market was under pressure. As the coronavirus pandemic forces millions
CEO Michael Corbat answers questions at Citi’s 2017 Investor Day. Source: Citigroup.com Three years ago, Michael Corbat strode onto the stage of a midtown Manhattan ballroom in midtown Manhattan and proclaimed that a new day had arrived at Citigroup. The bank had set up the July 2017 event, its first investor meeting since the 2008
The U.S. economy is finally recovering from the 2008 Great Recession. Jobs are being created by the millions, wage growth is picking up, and foreign exports accounted for only 12.22 percent of the nation’s GDP in 2016, according to the latest data by Statista. These signs indicate a prosperous recovery and a healthy, self-sufficient economy.
Warren Buffett Gerry Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett, the man who pioneered buy and hold investing, just made quite a fast billion bucks from a type of investment he once mocked. Berkshire Hathaway bought $250 million worth of Snowflake stock at the IPO price and an additional 4.04 million shares from another stockholder at the
Michael Miebach, left, and CEO Ajay Banga of Mastercard with Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money. Scott Mlyn | CNBC A large portion of gains in market value have come in 2020, as investors continue to reward software-based tech companies amid the pandemic. The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF, which tracks mobile payments stocks, is
The coal industry remains a major supplier to key industries such as steel and utilities through large numbers of coal-fired electricity plants. It remains a dominant energy supplier despite growing global awareness of climate change and moves to reduce the use of coal, one of the world’s most plentiful fossil fuels. Companies like Arch Resources
Adam Dell attend Sony Pictures Classics And The Cinema Society Host The After Party For “The Burnt Orange Heresy” at New York Academy of Art on March 5, 2020 in New York City. Paul Bruinooge | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is one step closer to creating what it calls the digital bank
31.6 The latest reading of the New York City Recovery Index out of a possible score of 100. A drop in layoffs and a mini-spike in restaurant reservations have helped the New York City economy gain a little traction toward recovery in the past week. The New York City Recovery Index, a joint project between
The entrance from the elevators, designed to resemble a tunnel entering a stadium, is pictured at the new DraftKings office in Boston on March 25, 2019. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe via Getty Images Shares of DraftKings rose sharply on Monday after the sports gaming company announced an agreement with sports entertainment giant
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Michael Corbat, CEO, Citigroup, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Source: CNBC Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said that he is retiring in February after eight years leading the bank, and that the firm’s retail banking chief Jane Fraser will succeed him, making her the first female CEO of a
Interior Design area of the Restoration Hardware store in the Meatpacking District of New York. Source: RH How can you pinpoint compelling investing opportunities in the current environment? Stocks tumbled for the week in a tech-led selloff after reaching record highs. However, even after the pullback, the S&P 500 has still surged almost 15% on
“Why do I need a lawyer?” many a do-it-yourself-oriented homebuyer often asks. “Can’t real estate agents see me through?” Well, they can in most states. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they should. Although using an attorney can cost thousands of dollars, it is often money well spent. Read on to find out how a real
The Hyliion Hypertruck ERX Source: Hyliion Inc. Special purpose acquisition company Tortoise Acquisition Corp. and electric truck company Hylioon will vote on their merger on September 28, meaning there will likely soon be another EV player on the market, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies announced their intention to
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a postlaunch news conference inside the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, following the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Kim Shiflett JPMorgan Chase thinks it’s found the next hot market for investors: Taking stakes
The concepts of trading level support and resistance are undoubtedly two of the most highly discussed attributes of technical analysis. Part of analyzing chart patterns, these terms are used by traders to refer to price levels on charts that tend to act as barriers, preventing the price of an asset from getting pushed in a
An antenna for a satellite ground station Amazon Microsoft is looking to challenge Amazon in offering a service that connects satellites directly to the company’s cloud computing network, according to documents the company filed with the Federal Communications Commission last month The effort shows how the two largest providers of cloud infrastructure — data centers in
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday praised the appointment of Jane Fraser as the next chief executive office of Citigroup, making her the first woman to lead a U.S. megabank. “The glass ceiling in banking maybe is finally cracking,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” Citi is the third-largest U.S. bank by assets. Fraser is set to