Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak are seen at the beginning of an OPEC and NON-OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2019. Leonhard Foeger | Reuters The virtual meeting between OPEC and its allies scheduled for Monday has been postponed, sources familiar with the

Silver Diner regional manager Omar Martinez, chef Ricardo Alvarez and operating partner Mandeep Shrestha carry out the last of that day’s 400 free meals to be given away during the coronavirus pandemic April 02, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Activity in the U.S. services sector slowed down in March as business

People walk on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange, August 7, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. 9:07 am: Oil rally by the numbers WTI is up almost 31% this week, on pace for its best week on record (back to contract inception in 1983)

Carlina Teteris Business owners have been eagerly anticipating a $349 billion loan program meant to cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic. Some will have to wait a little longer. The Paycheck Protection Program, which officially opened for borrowers Friday morning, provides up to $10 million in forgivable loans to small businesses with 500

A few hours before the expected launch of a federal program to dole out at least $350 billion in loans to small businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, none of the participating banks interviewed by CNBC are sure they’ll be ready. From massive global institutions with trillion dollar balance sheets to regional banks and small

Hedge fund manager Mark Yusko is telling investors to brace for a nearly once in a lifetime downturn. The Morgan Creek Capital Management CEO and CIO sees the Great Depression as the closest comparison to what’s happening to the coronavirus ravaged economy.  “The economic shock wave that’s coming is going to be like nothing that

Chime Banking logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Chime, the biggest U.S. digital bank start-up, is piloting a way for its users to receive their federal $1,200 stimulus checks instantly, weeks before the government is expected to send the payments.   The San Francisco-based company said it randomly

7:46 am: Walgreens earnings top estimates, boosted by stock up trend from coronavirus Walgreens Boots Alliance beat Wall Street earnings expectations Thursday, sending shares up about 3% in early trading. The drugstore chain reported earnings per share of $1.52, topping the $1.46 per share expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue was $35.82 billion for the quarter,

U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading and pointed to gains at the open on Thursday, as markets try to rebound after kicking off the second quarter in the red. Dow futures rose 203 points, indicating a 134-point gain at the open on Thursday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were also set to open

A man runs past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bloomberg This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:22 am: US companies cut 27,000 jobs before the worst of the coronavirus shutdown hit, ADP report shows 8:17 am: Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says its time to buy, but moderation is key Oaktree Capital co-chairman

A Jeep Renegade rolls down an assembly line at Fiat Chrysler’s Melfi assembly plant in Italy in 2015. Michael Wayland / CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Verint Systems — Shares of the analytics company tumbled 12% in extended trading after Verint Systems missed analysts’ estimates on both earnings and revenue in

U.S. stock futures moved lower in overnight trading and pointed to declines at the open on Wednesday, following the end of the worst first quarter on record for the Dow and S&P 500 spurred by the coronavirus sell-off. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell more than 1.2%, indicating a loss of about 220 points. The

View of New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street on March 23, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:21 am: Payment volume falls in March for U.S. and cross-border, Visa says Shares of Visa moved slightly lower on Tuesday morning after

A near-empty Piccadilly Circus is seen pictured at night on March 28, 2020 in London, England. Ollie Millington | Getty Images British tech start-ups are lobbying the government for an emergency support package to help them weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.K., which has been formally on lockdown since March 23, introduced

Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Monday, signalling a pause in the market’s rebound from its deep rout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 10 points. The S&P 500 futures were also little changed. The overnight action followed a strong session on Wall Street, with the

Foreign “guest workers” drill at the Saudi Aramco oil field complex facilities on March 2003 in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. Reza | Getty Images U.S. oil dropped more than 7% to trade around an 18-year low on Monday as demand continues to evaporate, and as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ nations prepare to ramp up production.

A person wearing a face mask walks along Wall Street after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, March 6, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. stock futures opened lower on Sunday night following sharp gains last week while the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. keeps rising at an alarming rate.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, December 11, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Mortgage Bankers Association in a dire letter to regulators Sunday warned that the U.S. housing market is “in danger of large-scale disruption,” due to efforts by the Federal Reserve

Hank Paulson David Orrell | CNBC Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson warned that the U.S. faces a “very difficult road ahead” after President Trump signed a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill.  Paulson, a key figure in helping the country avoid economic catastrophe during the 2008 financial crisis, drew on his experience from that tumultuous period

A sign hangs above the entrance to a Bank of America branch in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said his bank’s 200,000-plus employees won’t have to worry about layoffs this year, joining banks including Morgan Stanley and Citigroup in making similar pledges.  “We don’t want our teammates to worry about their jobs