Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Thursday: Express (EXPR) — Shares of Express tanked 25% after the retailer reported a wider-than-expected earnings loss. Express said it lost $1.39 per share in the third quarter, versus an estimated loss of 51 cents per Refinitiv. Its revenue also missed […]
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will hold its May annual meeting virtually again
Warren Buffett during an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on February 24, 2020. Gerry Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday that it will hold its annual shareholder meeting, slated for May, virtually. “Unfortunately, we do not currently believe it will be safe at that time to hold a meeting […]
December will be a positive month for stocks: Ally Invest
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‘This time is different’ — Mellody Hobson says companies are making real changes on diversity
Ariel Investments co-CEO and president Mellody Hobson speaks at the 2017 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The lack of diversity across the highest ranks of corporate America is certainly not new, but in recent months social unrest has […]
JPMorgan is buying fintech start-up 55ip to help financial advisors offer tax-efficient portfolios
Pedestrians walk in front of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC JPMorgan Chase said that its asset management division has agreed to buy a fintech start-up that helps financial advisors automate the construction of tax-efficient portfolios. The move to acquire Boston-based 55ip, announced Wednesday […]
Kaplan says he’s not in favor of Fed increasing bond purchases
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said he wouldn’t be in favor of changing the central bank’s bond-purchasing program even though he sees some rocky times ahead for the U.S. economy. Speaking Wednesday to CNBC, Kaplan said financial conditions are such that the Fed probably doesn’t need to do more […]