Global investors snap up Chinese stocks despite market declines

A public screen displays the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Hang Seng Index figures in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — International investors are putting more money into Chinese stocks, even as local investors have remained cautious on the mainland markets. Mainland Chinese stock funds…

Are high-yield bonds right for your portfolio? Here’s what you need to know

David Jakle | Image Source | Getty Images If you’re worried about rising interest rates, you may be eyeing high-yield bonds, which typically pay a bigger coupon and may help offset price declines in your bond portfolio. But these assets may also carry more risk, according to financial experts. While market interest rates and bond…

Families are struggling again after just 2 months without child tax credit payments

It’s been two months since families with eligible children stopped getting advance child tax credit payments in December. Many of those families are already struggling again to make ends meet. Nearly 60% of parents surveyed by ParentsTogether Action, an advocacy group, said that since the checks stopped, they haven’t been able to afford enough food….

Restaurateur says he spends around $750,000 on security to deal with unruly diners

Cameron Mitchell, chief executive of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, told CNBC on Wednesday that unruly diners have cost his business $750,000 a year, on top of supply chain snarls and rising inflation that have already affected hurt his bottom line. “We never spent a dollar on security in our restaurants prior to Covid, but now we…

Avocados will likely be in short supply and more expensive due to Mexican import suspension

In this article LOCO CMG Avocados are seen in a grocery market in New York, United States on February 14, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Avocados will likely be in short supply and more expensive in the coming weeks if the U.S. suspension of Mexican avocado imports persists. On Saturday, the…

Nvidia provides strong revenue outlook on demand for computer chips

Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang attends an event during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Nvidia reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales on Wednesday that beat analyst expectations and provided a strong outlook for the current quarter. The stock fell over 1% in extended trading. Here’s how the chipmaker did…

Minutes show Fed ready to raise rates, shrink balance sheet soon

Federal Reserve officials set plans into motion at their most recent meeting to begin raising interest rates and shed the trillions of dollars in bonds on the central bank balance sheet, according to minutes released Wednesday. Some officials at the meeting expressed concerns over financial stability, saying that loose monetary policy could be posing a…

Cramer: ‘We’re not in a world of the pandemic anymore’ and many companies aren’t ready

In this article ABNB RBLX Many companies appear to be ill-equipped to thrive in a post-Covid world, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “I have not seen a lot of companies who are prepared for post-pandemic. I’ve seen a lot of companies that were kind of banking on a little more pandemic,” Cramer said. The “Mad…

‘You’re on hold forever.’ Social Security applicants complain about agency’s long waits

VALERIE MACON | AFP | Getty Images When Charlene Latsha calls the Social Security Administration, she’s placed on hold for so long that she hangs up. Latsha, 70, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, has been trying to reach the government agency about her husband’s application for retirement benefits. Though he has been disabled and unable to work…

Biden administration is keeping a close eye on private equity and other ‘alternative’ investments

SEC chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 14, 2021 in Washington. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images The Biden administration is lending a more cautious eye to private equity and other “alternative” investments like hedge funds. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department of Labor have…

Fed up with the rise in thefts and shoplifting, small biz owners across U.S. are taking action

They are brazen, aggressive and seemingly acting without a care in the world. Shoplifters are hurting big retailers and chain stores, even reportedly forcing some locations in New York City and San Francisco to close up. But unlike many big retailers that can absorb the loss, some small business owners say the crime wave is…