CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday made a case for investors to choose individual stock picking over index funds going through market turmoil. The “Mad Money” host laid out a “shelter-in-place” list of companies that he projects can cut through the global economic challenges set off by the coronavirus pandemic. “For years, lots of very smart
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Girl wearing mask and gloves in grocery store Phynart Studio New data shows the government’s coronavirus stimulus checks are providing much-needed relief to Americans struggling with day-to-day living costs. Data compiled by digital bank Current found members who received stimulus payments over the past five days spent 16% of the money on food, including takeout
Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, rings the opening bell to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his company’s listing at the New York Stock Exchange, September 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Johnson & Johnson surprised investors with a modest dividend increase of 6.3%, followed by Procter & Gamble, which raised its
U.S. banks are not hesitating to set aside billions of dollars in case of coronavirus-driven loan losses because it allows them to mask substantial increases in quarterly trading revenue, Mohamed El-Erian said Wednesday. The chief economic advisor at Allianz acknowledged on CNBC that banks are certainly adding to their credit reserves in an anticipation of a wave of defaults related to the
Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Professional investors are heading for the sidelines while demanding that companies stop using their cash to buy back stocks and instead improve their balance sheets. The Bank of America Global Fund Manager survey for April reflects the large level of caution seen in the markets since efforts to stop the coronavirus