Even as the midterm election results were ‘positive for seniors,’ some worry about Social Security amid debt ceiling negotiations

Tom Brenner | Reuters The midterm elections made two key federal programs seniors rely on — Social Security and Medicare — a topic of national conversation. Now, as the final vote tally comes in — with a Democratic majority in the Senate and a Republican majority in the House of Representatives — advocates for the…

Carvana lays off 1,500 employees following stock free fall

In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Carvana used car “vending machine” on May 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Carvana is laying off about 1,500 people, or 8% of its workforce, Friday following a free fall in the company’s stock this year, a weakening used vehicle…

Taylor Swift slams ‘outside entity’ over ticket fiasco: ‘I’m not going to make excuses for anyone’

Taylor Swift performs onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019 Presented By Capital One on December 13, 2019 in New York City. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Taylor Swift responded to her fans Friday after Live Nation‘s Ticketmaster said a general public sale of tickets to the superstar’s “Eras” tour would be canceled because there…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Foot Locker, JD.com, Gap and others

In this article WSM GPS 9618-HK FL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker shares soared 14% in the premarket after beating top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter. The apparel and footwear retailer also raised its full-year forecast…

Fed’s Collins expresses hope that inflation can be tamed without hitting jobs

Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins expressed confidence Friday that policymakers can tame inflation without doing too much damage to employment. “By raising rates, we are aiming to slow the economy and bring labor demand into better balance with supply,” Collins said in prepared remarks for a Boston Fed conference on the labor market. “The…

Bob Pisani: Heeding the investment wisdom of Jack Bogle starts with keeping it simple

Bob Pisani’s book “Shut Up & Keep Talking” CNBC (Below is an excerpt from Bob Pisani’s new book “Shut Up & Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange.”) In 1997, just as I was becoming on-air stocks editor for CNBC, I had a telephone conversation with Jack…

Impactive Capital takes an unprecedented step to seek change at Envestnet. This is what could happen next

In this article ENV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Goodboy Picture Company | E+ | Getty Images Company: Envestnet (ENV) Business: Envestnet provides wealth management services and software to the investment community. It has an excellent product with 90% retention and secular tailwinds. Envestnet was founded in 1999 by Jud Bergman and Bill Crager….

60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck heading into the peak shopping season

In this article LC TRU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Just as the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, families are finding less slack in their budgets than before. As of October, 60% of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent LendingClub report. A year ago, the number of adults…

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow student debt forgiveness plan to continue

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt at the White House on Aug. 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty The Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its federal student loan program after a federal appeals court issued a nationwide injunction against the plan. The administration’s request,…

Home sales fell for the ninth straight month in October, as higher mortgage rates scared off potential buyers

Home sales declined for the ninth straight month in October, as higher interest rates and surging inflation kept buyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously owned homes dropped 5.9% from September to October, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the slowest pace since December 2011, with the exception of a very brief…