A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market
In this article NFLX CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday investors should remain calm about the overall stock market despite Netflix’s worst single-day decline in years, which was wiping out gains back to April 2020. Netflix, at its lows of the day, was down more than 25% to roughly $380 per share, following slowing subscriber growth
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some House Democrats have threatened to block Build Back Better legislation if the broken-up package drops relief for the $10,000 limit on the
In this article ABNB Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC on Friday that a post-Covid pandemic future of flexible living and working arrangements will be a boon to the company. Chesky, who is on a nationwide tour of Airbnb stays in an effort to “improve the experience” for customers, said he expects sustained
Stocks and bonds are core investments. Now, Vanguard is suggesting that retirees willing and able to bear the risk may want a stock target of 50 percent. The stock market can provide eye-popping term returns but can also be counted on to produce big losses. High-quality bonds, on the other hand, typically generate modest returns
In this article VIAC Tom Cruise runs along Blackfriars Bridge in London, during filming for “Mission Impossible 6.” Victoria Jones – PA Images The Tom Cruise led “Mission Impossible 7” is moving on the calendar once again. This time, it’s setting its sights on 2023. Paramount Pictures and Skydance said Friday that both the seventh
In this article DIS PTON NFLX INTC Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix – Shares of the streaming giant tanked 21%, on pace for their worst day since July 2012. The steep sell-off came after Netflix admitted that streaming competition
In this article MSTR MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of MicroStrategy tumbled 17.8% Friday afternoon after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly rejected the company’s
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images For investors whose retirement is decades away, the stock market’s pullback should be of little concern — there’s plenty of time for your portfolio to recover before you need the money. Yet if you are a new retiree or on the verge of retiring, it’s worth considering what a
In this article BKI jayk7 | Moment | Getty Images The number of borrowers who could benefit from a mortgage refinance just dropped dramatically thanks to fast-rising interest rates. The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan has jumped more than 50 basis points since the start of this year, cutting the number of refinance
The national network of Social Security customer service offices, which were closed nearly two years ago at the start of the pandemic, is on track to reopen on March 30. The Social Security Administration and unions representing the agency’s work force agreed this week to reopen more than 1,200 offices, contingent on changes in pandemic
Whilst most restaurants have suffered during Covid, BBQ Holdings has thrived.