Pfizer quarterly sales surge to record high, driven by Covid vaccine and antiviral treatment Paxlovid

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill Paxlovid is seen in boxes, at Misericordia hospital in Grosseto, Italy, February 8, 2022. Jennifer Lorenzini | Reuters Pfizer’s second-quarter revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations, driven by sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and its antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Pfizer booked $27.7 billion in revenue, a 47% increase over the…

Despite concerns, ESG strategies may become a crowded trade for impact investors – so Vanguard is taking a different track

It’s a fund looking to make money from green investing. The inclusive, actively managed Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund (VBPIX) is an environmental, social and governance product that bundles companies with positive, inclusive and sustainable intentions.  “It’s really a fund that’s going to be investing in global equities looking to deliver long-term…

PayPal veteran Jim Magats is named CEO of MX, the startup that connects banks and fintech players

Jim Magats, former PayPal executive who is being named CEO of the startup MX Photo: Tom Cook MX, the startup competing against Plaid to help connect financial institutions and fintech players, is naming PayPal executive Jim Magats its new CEO, CNBC has learned. Magats, a nearly two-decade PayPal veteran who was most recently senior vice…

U.S. economy continues to shrink and many aren’t prepared for an economic downturn. Here’s what advisors are telling clients as recession fears grow

JGI/Jamie Grill | Tetra images | Getty Images As the U.S. economy shrinks for a second straight quarter — one definition of a recession — many Americans aren’t prepared for an economic downturn. However, financial advisors say there’s plenty that is in your control. Fewer than half of Americans feel “financially secure enough” for another…

How to conserve cash, cut spending as business owner during a recession

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images With recessionary winds whirling, many small business owners have already cut back, but more trimming may be needed to weather the economic storm that’s brewing. U.S. economic growth fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday, the second consecutive quarter of negative GDP….

JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit in $3.8 billion deal to create fifth-largest U.S. airline

In this article ULCC JBLU SAVE A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Joe Cavaretta | Sun Sentinel | Getty Images JetBlue Airways has reached a $3.8 billion deal to buy…

Comcast fails to add broadband subscribers for first time ever as economy slows

In this article CMCSA NBCUniversal kicks off it’s new Peacock streaming service. Todd Williamson | Peacock | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Comcast reported second-quarter revenue and earnings that topped analyst estimates, but the cable provider didn’t add broadband customers in a quarter for the first time ever. Comcast’s high-speed internet customers in the quarter were flat,…

JPMorgan hires scientist Charles Lim to help protect financial system from quantum supremacy threat

In this article JPM Dr. Charles Lim, Global Head of Quantum Communications and Cryptography, JP Morgan Chase Courtesy: JP Morgan Chase JPMorgan Chase has hired a Singapore-based quantum computing expert to be the bank’s global head for quantum communications and cryptography, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. Charles Lim, an assistant professor at the…

‘The disruption for a person’s financial security is enormous.’ Gaps in access to paid leave may lead to financial hardships, report finds.

Mayte Torres | Moment | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic helped shed light on the need for increased access to paid leave for U.S. workers. Yet more than two years into the pandemic, there are still gaps in access to those benefits. That leaves many workers vulnerable to financial hardships, a new report from the…

Best Buy cuts its outlook, joining other retailers as inflation pressures shoppers

In this article BBY Customers shop at a Best Buy store on August 24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Best Buy on Wednesday cut its forecast for its fiscal year and second quarter, saying it has seen weaker demand for consumer electronics amid inflation. The consumer electronics retailer said it now…