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Nordstrom to add Tonal shops in 40 stores to boost fitness offerings

Buffett owns more of Chinese electric car maker BYD than General Motors

China calls for supply chain resiliency, no chip production targets

New York AG ready to oversee Cuomo sexual harassment probe

China’s aging population is bigger problem than ‘one-child’ policy: Economists

Biden expresses support for Amazon union vote in Alabama

CDC director signs off on J&J’s single-shot Covid vaccine

Dow futures rise more than 150 points ahead of first trading day of March

‘This bond market is so radically oversold’: economist David Rosenberg

$230 million spent trading video highlights

White House defends decision not to punish Saudi crown prince MbS

Trump to slam Biden, attack Republican critics in first post White House speech

All three Covid vaccines highly effective, urges people to take available shot

House Covid relief bill extends and raises unemployment benefits

Biden bill faces uphill battle, but these measures could pass

Gig workers vs. companies like Uber, DoorDash: Why the fight continues

How to use an iPhone as a webcam on a Mac with Zoom, Slack

How to negotiate more college aid for the fall of 2021

United Airlines starts offering bus service straight to Colorado ski slopes from Denver

A digital dollar would help the U.S. and its allies keep China in check

Biden tells Congress Syria strikes are consistent with U.S. right to self-defense

An activist with value approach takes the next step to turn around a food and beverage manufacturer

FDA approves J&J’s single-shot Covid vaccine for emergency use

Private companies like SpaceX are driving industry costs down: CEO

Adult dependents may be eligible for money

House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid bill – here’s what’s next

Saudi crown prince MBS approved Jamal Khashoggi killing

Warren Buffett says ‘never bet against America’ in letter trumpeting Berkshire’s U.S.-based assets

Read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

Lydall CEO sees demand boom for its filtration material beyond pandemic

Democrats criticize Biden launching airstrikes in Syria without asking Congress

House passes $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill

Covid relief bill will make health insurance more affordable for millions

Saudi fund vulnerable after MBS actions in Khashoggi killing, ex-Obama official says

February jobs report may cause ‘tsunami of selling’

J&J board member says 20 million Covid vaccine doses will be delivered by the end of March

Affirm’s new debit card is really the ‘anti-credit card,’ says CEO

House to pass $1.9 trillion Biden relief bill

Airbnb soars after earnings as one analyst calls it ‘the best asset in travel’

Virgin Galactic SPCE falls after test delays push back tourism service

Retailers sign more short-term leases in a risky bet for mall owners

Nikola says ex-chairman made ‘inaccurate’ claims as legal costs mount

Personal income leaps 10% in January thanks to stimulus, but inflation still in check

Foot Locker, Beyond Meat, DoorDash & more

Texas freeze helps rival oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, OPEC members

Stock futures choppy after Nasdaq suffers worst loss since October

Chinese electric car start-up Li Auto expects to sell fewer than Nio

$15 minimum wage not allowed to be part of Covid relief bill, Senate parliamentarian says

U.S. partners in Asia may not wait around as Biden prioritizes domestic issues

Biden isn’t going to make Saudis a ‘pariah’ despite Khashoggi, says foreign policy expert

Monday, March 01, 2021

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The bond market is betting on a red hot economy and stocks don’t like it
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The bond market is betting on a red hot economy and stocks don’t like it

February 26, 2021

People walk past the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York, November 10, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Growing inflation concerns, optimism the economy could surge … Read More

Airbnb (ABNB) earnings Q4 2020
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Airbnb (ABNB) earnings Q4 2020

February 25, 2021

John MacDoughall | AFP | Getty Images Short-term rental booking company Airbnb’s stock bounced around, up as much as 4% and down as much as 1%, in after-hours trading on Thursday … Read More

AT&T to spin off DirecTV, AT&T TV Now and U-Verse into new company
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AT&T to spin off DirecTV, AT&T TV Now and U-Verse into new company

February 25, 2021

People walk past an AT&T store in New York. Kena Betancur | AFP |Getty Images AT&T has entered into a deal with private equity firm TPG to spin off its … Read More

China living up to trade deal promises, Biden’s agriculture secretary says
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China living up to trade deal promises, Biden’s agriculture secretary says

February 25, 2021

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack believes China is making good on promises it made as part of the landmark … Read More

Treasury yields rise to highest level in more than a year
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Treasury yields rise to highest level in more than a year

February 25, 2021

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly topped the 1.6% level on Thursday, hitting its highest level in more than a year. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed … Read More

GameStop frenzy leads to unrealistic expectations for returns
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GameStop frenzy leads to unrealistic expectations for returns

February 25, 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday questioned “are prices real” on Wall Street anymore, as he exasperatingly tried to explain GameStop’s rally of as much as 175% over the past two … Read More

Trump tax returns in hands of Manhattan district attorney
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Trump tax returns in hands of Manhattan district attorney

February 25, 2021

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for travel to Minnesota from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 10, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | … Read More

Weekly jobless claims:
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Weekly jobless claims:

February 25, 2021

Jobless claims fell sharply last week despite brutal winter storms that swept across Texas and other parts of the South, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for unemployment insurance … Read More

Black women bear brunt of financial pain from pandemic: CNBC + Acorns survey
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Black women bear brunt of financial pain from pandemic: CNBC + Acorns survey

February 25, 2021

Like many single parents, JoAnn Hargrove has been struggling throughout the pandemic. Her 7-year-old daughter has spent the past year at home, learning virtually. That meant Hargrove, a U.S. postal … Read More

GameStop shares surge in premarket as Reddit favorites rally again
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GameStop shares surge in premarket as Reddit favorites rally again

February 25, 2021

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Shares of GameStop climbed 44% in premarket trade on Thursday as heavily-shorted stocks favored by Reddit traders look set for a resurgence. Investors piled into … Read More

Standard Chartered CEO: Stock markets ‘look frothy’
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Standard Chartered CEO: Stock markets ‘look frothy’

February 25, 2021

LONDON —The chief executive of Standard Chartered on Thursday warned stock market valuations appear to have reached unsustainable levels amid a period of what he described as “speculative hype,” warning … Read More

Netflix (NFLX) to spend $500 million in South Korea in 2021
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Netflix (NFLX) to spend $500 million in South Korea in 2021

February 25, 2021

In this photo illustration the Netflix logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Getty Images Netflix said Thursday that it will spend $500 million … Read More

Stock futures higher after Dow’s record close
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Stock futures higher after Dow’s record close

February 25, 2021

U.S. stock index futures moved higher in overnight trading on Wednesday after the Dow closed at a record level during normal trading hours. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones … Read More

These fractional stocks, not GameStop, can outdo hedge funds
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These fractional stocks, not GameStop, can outdo hedge funds

February 25, 2021

Stock in GameStop and AMC found another leg to run on Wednesday, posting their strongest day of trading since an internet-fueled short squeeze sent their share prices to the stratosphere … Read More

Tiger Woods’ injuries are ‘more difficult to heal,’ says surgeon
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Tiger Woods’ injuries are ‘more difficult to heal,’ says surgeon

February 25, 2021

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Scott Boden broke down the scope of Tiger Woods’ injuries and what his recovery could look like on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith,” following the golfer’s … Read More

Australia passes its news media bargaining code
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Australia passes its news media bargaining code

February 25, 2021

A search for ‘Australia News’ on the Google homepage, arranged on a desktop computer in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. David Gray | Bloomberg via Getty Images Australia … Read More

Bigger PPP loans for gig workers, self-employed haven’t started yet
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Bigger PPP loans for gig workers, self-employed haven’t started yet

February 24, 2021

MoMo Productions | Getty Images Millions of self-employed and gig workers got good news this week. The Biden administration on Monday changed how the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program … Read More

GameStop stock soars more than 90% in late-afternoon trading
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GameStop stock soars more than 90% in late-afternoon trading

February 24, 2021

A GameStop store is pictured in New York, January 29, 2021. Carlo AllegriI | Reuters Shares of GameStop surged more than 100% on Wednesday as investors poured into the brick-and-mortar … Read More

Charlie Munger says novice investors are getting lured into a bubble in ‘dirty way’ by Robinhood
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Charlie Munger says novice investors are getting lured into a bubble in ‘dirty way’ by Robinhood

February 24, 2021

Charlie Munger Lacy O’Toole | CNBC Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner, issued a dire warning on the manic momentum-driven trading activity by … Read More

Fauci says new data suggests ‘long’ Covid symptoms can last up to 9 months
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Fauci says new data suggests ‘long’ Covid symptoms can last up to 9 months

February 24, 2021

Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House press briefing, conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, at the … Read More

U.S. retail sales to rise 6.5% to 8.2% in 2021, National Retail Federation says
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U.S. retail sales to rise 6.5% to 8.2% in 2021, National Retail Federation says

February 24, 2021

Customers wearing protective masks exit a Uniqlo store in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail sales are expected to … Read More

MicroStrategy buys more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin, adding to massive holdings
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MicroStrategy buys more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin, adding to massive holdings

February 24, 2021

MicroStrategy announced Wednesday it bought just over $1 billion worth of additional bitcoin, just days after finalizing another sale of convertible debt. The Virginia-based enterprise software company said it paid … Read More

Dominion lawsuit against MyPillow’s Lindell definitely not the last, CEO says
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Dominion lawsuit against MyPillow’s Lindell definitely not the last, CEO says

February 24, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems, a primary target of baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, will “definitely” file more lawsuits against those who pushed those false claims, the company’s CEO … Read More

Lowe’s (LOW) earnings Q4 2020 beats
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Lowe’s (LOW) earnings Q4 2020 beats

February 24, 2021

Shoppers wearing protective masks wait in line to enter a Lowe’s Cos. store in San Bruno, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty … Read More

Climate risks not priced in bond markets, a risk for many countries
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Climate risks not priced in bond markets, a risk for many countries

February 24, 2021

A man uses a snow blower during a winter storm in New York, on February 18, 2021. ANGELA WEISS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Climate change could lead … Read More

A woman’s housework is worth $128 a month
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A woman’s housework is worth $128 a month

February 24, 2021

Clothing hangs from laundry lines as a woman walks past residential buildings in Wuhan, China, on June 14, 2017. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — A Chinese … Read More

Chinese city Chengdu launches $6 million digital currency test
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Chinese city Chengdu launches $6 million digital currency test

February 24, 2021

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018.  Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — The southwestern Chinese … Read More

Elizabeth Holmes denies destroying evidence in Theranos case
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Elizabeth Holmes denies destroying evidence in Theranos case

February 24, 2021

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in … Read More

‘We got to do a better job’ vaccinating minority communities, says Connecticut governor
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‘We got to do a better job’ vaccinating minority communities, says Connecticut governor

February 24, 2021

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” “we got to do a better job there” when it comes to delivering Covid vaccines to underserved communities.  … Read More

Cramer on buying growth stocks after inflation scare shakes up market
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Cramer on buying growth stocks after inflation scare shakes up market

February 24, 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised that market players have two ways to approach high-flying growth stocks that teetered and tottered their way through a volatile session on Wall Street Tuesday. Investors … Read More

Cathie Wood’s funds take big morning hit before rebounding as the tech trade stumbles
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Cathie Wood’s funds take big morning hit before rebounding as the tech trade stumbles

February 23, 2021

Cathy Wood Crystal Mercedes | CNBC Some called it the “Cathie Wood sell-off.”   At the open Tuesday, the top names owned by Ark Investment Management were the biggest decliners in … Read More

El Chapo’s wife held in jail on narcotics conspiracy charges
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El Chapo’s wife held in jail on narcotics conspiracy charges

February 23, 2021

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, appears before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather and her lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman during a virtual hearing … Read More

Tiger Woods injured in crash, jaws of life were used to rescue him
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Tiger Woods injured in crash, jaws of life were used to rescue him

February 23, 2021

Tiger Woods car after accident Sourc: KNBC-TV Golf superstar Tiger Woods was in surgery Tuesday after suffering multiple leg injuries when an SUV he was driving crashed and rolled over … Read More

AT&T nears deal with TPG to sell large minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse
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AT&T nears deal with TPG to sell large minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse

February 23, 2021

AT&T is nearing a deal to sell a substantial minority stake in its DirecTV and U-verse business to private-equity firm TPG, according to people familiar with the matter. A deal … Read More

Congress has hearing on Trump supporters’ Capitol riot
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Congress has hearing on Trump supporters’ Capitol riot

February 23, 2021

Former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, February 23, … Read More

Here’s everything you need to know
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Here’s everything you need to know

February 23, 2021

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in … Read More

S&P 500 futures fall amid Big Tech’s slide, Nasdaq futures drop 1.5%
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S&P 500 futures fall amid Big Tech’s slide, Nasdaq futures drop 1.5%

February 23, 2021

U.S. stock futures were lower in early Tuesday trading as tech stocks continued to fall sharply in the face of higher interest rates and a rotation into stocks more linked … Read More

Tesla drops another 6% in premarket, bringing two-day losses to 14%
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Tesla drops another 6% in premarket, bringing two-day losses to 14%

February 23, 2021

A Tesla car in London. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Tesla’s recent slide continued on Tuesday, as investors rotated out of high-flying tech names. Shares of the electric … Read More

Home Depot (HD) earnings Q4 2020
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Home Depot (HD) earnings Q4 2020

February 23, 2021

People wear protective face masks outside Home Depot in the Flatiron district as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on … Read More

Billionaire Jhunjhunwala says India should ‘ban bitcoin’
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Billionaire Jhunjhunwala says India should ‘ban bitcoin’

February 23, 2021

Indian billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said the country’s regulators should ban cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The investor, sometimes referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, said he “will never buy bitcoin.” “I think … Read More

Yellen sounds warning about ‘extremely inefficient’ bitcoin
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Yellen sounds warning about ‘extremely inefficient’ bitcoin

February 23, 2021

Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in … Read More

Facebook to restore news pages for Australian users in coming days
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Facebook to restore news pages for Australian users in coming days

February 23, 2021

Facebook has reached an agreement with the Australian government and will restore news pages in the country days after restricting them. The decision follows negotiations between the tech giant and … Read More

Electric vehicle firm Lucid Motors to go public in $11.8 billion blank-check merger
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Electric vehicle firm Lucid Motors to go public in $11.8 billion blank-check merger

February 23, 2021

The Lucid Air sedan, which is expected to go into production next year at a plant being constructed in Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle firm Lucid Motors plans to go public … Read More

BET founder Robert Johnson on improving Black representation in workforce
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BET founder Robert Johnson on improving Black representation in workforce

February 23, 2021

BET founder Robert Johnson told CNBC on Monday he believes companies will more seriously address racial inequality within their workforces once a failure to do so starts impacting their stock … Read More

ON Semiconductor CEO expects auto chip backlog to end by third quarter
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ON Semiconductor CEO expects auto chip backlog to end by third quarter

February 23, 2021

ON Semiconductor, a chipmaker scrambling to meet the high demand for automotive components, expects to relieve a bottleneck in auto chip production by the second half of the year at … Read More

Moderna says FDA gave positive feedback on request to increase Covid vaccine supply in each vial
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Moderna says FDA gave positive feedback on request to increase Covid vaccine supply in each vial

February 22, 2021

A detail of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Moderna said Monday it received “positive feedback” from the Food and Drug Administration … Read More

Tesla stock suffers biggest fall since September 2020
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Tesla stock suffers biggest fall since September 2020

February 22, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a delivery ceremony for Tesla China-made Model 3 in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 7, 2020. Ding Ting | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images … Read More

House advances $1.9 trillion relief bill
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House advances $1.9 trillion relief bill

February 22, 2021

Seniors and first responders wait in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Lakes Regional Library on December 30, 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty Images … Read More

Apple beats Samsung, takes global smartphone market lead to end 2020
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Apple beats Samsung, takes global smartphone market lead to end 2020

February 22, 2021

iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple shipped more smartphones than any other company during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data released … Read More

Bitcoin (BTC) price down 10% after Elon Musk says prices seem high
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Bitcoin (BTC) price down 10% after Elon Musk says prices seem high

February 22, 2021

Bitcoin soared on Tuesday to an all-time high reaching the $50,000 milestone at $50.602. Alain Pitton | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin slid Monday, pausing its stunning rally after Elon … Read More

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