
Last year was a good great one for Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shareholders. BAC stock was up a little more than 40% in 2017, following 2016’s 60% advance. While the market’s up roughly 4% year-to-date thanks to the recent recovery, BAC stock is barely at a break-even, with shares of the mega-bank simply not riding the recent bullish wave.
If you're trying to get your financial house in order, any number of experts will tell you the same thing: Build up an emergency fund of at least three to six months' worth of living expenses. "They're idiots," Orman said at the 2017 eMerge Americas conference, answering a question about how much to keep in your emergency fund. A million potential scenarios could drain your savings without warning, so it's better to have at least eight to 12 months' worth of living expenses squirreled away.

The mysterious volatility trader known as "50 Cent" appears to have made some new bets this week that the stock market will see turbulence over the summer. The trades match a growing sentiment across Wall Street that the stock market could be in for a rocky ride over the next few months. Known for his consistent purchases of bite-size Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options — usually costing about 50 cents — the trader has historically positioned himself to profit from market turbulence.
Walgreens will move about 1,800 jobs into a new Chicago office. The company plans to open a new 200,000-square-foot space in Chicago's Old Post Office building in the fall of 2019. Walgreens expects 1,300 employees will relocate from its Deerfield, Illinois, headquarters.

Chinese stocks have been hot over the past few weeks, turning a lot of investors’ heads. While Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) breaking to new highs and JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ:JD) ripping higher from critical support have been promising, a new
With a stock market that's been picking up steam for quite some time, finding reasonable places to invest is challenging. Moreno has several picks he feels are ready to move higher, starting with United States Steel Corp. The steelmaker's stock has been trading sideways despite President Trump's imposition of steel tariffs on imports.
The U.S. government is shifting its focus from accusing drug companies of overcharging to encouraging the marketplace to operate more competitively. On May 31, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, announced a draft guidance that will limit drug companies in delaying generics to market. Previously, generics needed to negotiate with branded firms.
Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO, speaks with CNBC's "Squawk Box" following the telecom giant's big court victory in its merger with Time Warner.
Investors appear to be bracing for a “risk-off” session amid chatter that U.S. President Donald Trump will press ahead with additional tariffs on Chinese products. According to a report from Reuters, President Trump is expected to announce today “pretty significant action” in tariffs on Chinese goods worth around $50 billion. Some are saying that Trump is leveraging his denuclearization deal earlier in the week with North Korea against China, perhaps feeling he doesn’t need them to negotiate with the rogue nation.
Don't be scared to trade China. As the trade war volatility escalates between the U.S. and China, Trump has added more fuel to fire with his latest offensive to 'restrict control exports of industrially significant technology'. Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has eclipsed the headlines for all the right reasons.
2018 is just about over, in the minds of some investors. "We expect investors will soon look past 2018 and focus on 2019 growth," says Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin. "For many years, beginning in July investors would start to value stocks
Takeovers can occur for several reasons. Sometimes a successful, larger company, in order to become even more dominant, wants to acquire superior technology or a popular product developed by a smaller rival. Other times a struggling, larger company, to
Shares of General Electric are having a rough month as investors stay worried about the industrial giant's health. Meanwhile, Trump's new tariffs on China have the market on edge.
If you have a quarter of a million dollars to spare, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will soon have a vacation for you. The Miami-based cruise operator agreed to buy a 66.7 percent stake in closely held Silversea Cruises Ltd. based on an enterprise value of about $2 billion. The deal will give the company new luxury offerings, including a stay in the Owner’s Suite that starts at $240,000 per person for Silversea’s World Cruise 2020, a 140-day trip around the globe.
U.S. stock futures were tumbling on Friday, June 15, as Donald Trump reportedly was set to impose tariffs on about $50 billion in imports from China. The Trump administration, which is expected to make an announcement on Friday, has made claims the additional tariffs are justified because of the theft of intellectual property by China. In this environment, you need a tip from TheStreet's founder Jim Cramer.
3 tech stocks to buy at highs. With Todd Gordon, TradingAnalysis.com, CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, David Seaburg, Brian Kelly and Guy Adami.
Facebook Inc.'s ( FB) stock has been on a roller-coaster ride over the past year, with shares plunging in late March by over 20% amid user privacy concerns. Since the start of the year, analysts have been aggressively upping their full-year earnings estimates for 2018 and 2019, and they see earnings growing by 23% in 2018 and 17.5% in 2019.
Earlier this year, Oppenheimer's Hartaj Singh argued that earnings expectations were too high for big biotech companies heading into the first-quarter reporting season. Ahead of the reports, due out in mid-July, Singh argues that fundamentals for large-cap biotech, as well as sector sentiment are "slowly but surely improving," leading him to believe that the stocks could outperform, led by Gilead Sciences (GILD), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX). For Gilead, he's upbeat about a more stable pricing environment for hepatitis C treatments, while investors are getting more interested in the company's "budding" immunology and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) franchises, setting up an attractive risk-reward profile going into the second quarter. Alexion reported "stellar" first-quarter earnings, and Singh sees another strong quarter ahead, and he wonders "when the Street will start giving management credit for relentless execution." Vertex is one of his favorite large-cap biotechs, and he sees a good report ahead, along with an update about the progress of its cystic-fibrosis drugs.
Investors and financial planners both suggest that dividend stocks can be a great source of income for those looking to supplement their retirement savings. The blue-chip stock's staying power and brand recognition should be viewed favorably by retiree investors, says Robert Johnson, principal at the Fed Policy Investment Research Group. Demand for Johnson & Johnson's products remains fairly consistent, providing a more stable investment in the event of a stock market decline, Johnson thinks.
The biggest news in the stock market recently is perhaps that a federal judge approved the proposed $85 billion acquisition of media giant Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) by telecom giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). From this perspective, the merger is particularly good news for Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) shareholders. Sprint stock has been on a roller coaster ride over the past several months ever since its proposed merger with T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS).
First-quarter-earnings season is just about complete, and more than 78% of S&P 500 companies that have reported beat expectations for earnings per share. It should also be good enough to stay the course as long as Federal Reserve members stay on theirs, and if volatility in the U.S. dollar and West Texas Intermediate crude remains moderately predictable. After all, the Atlanta Fed's model for second-quarter GDP growth stands at a solid 4% as I write this.
Known as the 'Oracle of Omaha', Buffett has made himself into a household name through legendary investing techniques that have amassed him a $79 billion net worth at 87 years old. Buffett started playing the markets at the young age of 11, but he's offered sage wisdom on investing for years since he made his first millions.
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is pulling a Father’s Day card after complaints from customers. Source: Mike Mozart via Flickr (Modified) The card that was being sold at Target locations includes the words “Baby Daddy” in big text on the front of
Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Friday's session. FitBit Inc.—Down 0.9%: Six of the company's current and former employees have been charged with stealing trade secrets from Jawbone
Of late, shares of Advanced Micro Devices AMD have been gaining solid momentum and even scaled a fresh 52-week high of $16.52 yesterday. This rally can be attributed to the company’s latest innovations at Computex in Taipei. Further, outstanding first-quarter fiscal 2018 results and encouraging second-quarter outlook drove its shares higher.