President Joe Biden announces a new plan for federal student loan relief at Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Joe Biden may try to forgive student debt again as early as next month, in a sweeping redo effort that could impact tens of millions of Americans.The Biden administration’s attempt to deliver the aid could come roughly 14 months after the Supreme Court blocked it from carrying out its first student loan forgiveness plan. Just hours after the justices announced their ruling in June 2023, Biden vowed to find a new…
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Although the Premier League’s summer transfer window has closed, many big-name players still have their futures unresolved.Other transfer windows remain open, including in Turkey, whose clubs can do business until September 13, so moves could still happen. But with four months until the start of the January window in the major European leagues, The Athletic has picked a starting XI of players who currently find themselves out of favour at their top-flight side.Though not all have been ostracised completely from first-team action, their futures look uncertain.GO DEEPER’Fair market value’ and ‘pure profit’ – The Premier League transfer window is messier…
When you apply for a job, prior experience is always great to have. If you lack it, make a point to showcase your motivation to learn, says Everette Taylor.Taylor is the head of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. He’s his own proof of concept, he tells CNBC Make It: He was hired two years ago, at age 33, without “a strong, proven track record” as a CEO. He did, however, have “the willingness to be hungry enough to learn,” he says.His top priority for vetting job candidates now: whether they can genuinely perform the job they’re seeking and, if they haven’t done…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. United States Steel — The industrial stock plunged 6% after Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the planned sale of United States Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel. She made these statements during a Labor Day rally in front of union members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she said that United States Steel was “an historic American company and it is vital for our country to maintain strong American steel companies.” Boeing — Shares slipped 3% after Wells Fargo downgraded the aircraft maker to underweight from equal weight. Analyst Matthew Akers cited the company’s…
Here are Tuesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Wells Fargo downgrades Boeing to underweight from equal weight Wells said in its downgrade of the aerospace giant that it’s a “cash opportunity missed.” “We think BA had a generational FCF opportunity this decade, driven by ramping production on mature aircraft and low investment need. But after extensive delays and added cost, we now see growing production cash flow running into a new aircraft investment cycle, capping FCF a few years out.” Deutsche Bank upgrades Bank of America and Wells Fargo to buy from hold and downgrades JPMorgan to hold form buy…
Equity strategist Tom Lee expects the stock market will run into some turbulence over the next eight weeks, though he expects a pullback could be a buying opportunity for investors. Lee stocks could pull back by 7% to 10%, as investors navigate what’s historically the weakest month of the year. The Stock Trader’s Almanac shows the S & P 500 has averaged a 0.7% loss every September in data going back to 1950. “I think investors should be cautious for the next eight weeks,” Lee told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “Market’s been up seven of the eight months this…
The white and blue VW logo stands on the roof of the brand tower on the grounds of the VW plant in Wolfsburg.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGerman automotive giant Volkswagen is bracing for a showdown with trade unions shortly after it said it cannot rule out shutting factories in its home country for the first time in its nearly 90-year history.Volkswagen’s management is expected to lay out its plans before about 18,000 workers at a town hall meeting in Wolfsburg on Wednesday morning, amid speculation that the carmaker could push to close sites in Osnabrueck in Lower…
A Tesla Cybertruck in front of a graffiti mural on Aug. 28, 2024 in Detroit.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – Spaceship. Dream car. UFO. Dumpster. Cool. Stupid. Phenomenal. Abomination.Those were all words used to describe the Tesla Cybertruck during a 24-hour rental of the vehicle in metropolitan Detroit. They were expressed by strangers, friends, family, and auto industry experts and employees.A word not used much? “Truck.”That’s because the Tesla Cybertruck is far more “cyber” than “truck.” It indeed has some truck capabilities, such as a pickup bed and other utilitarian features, but it is not a truck in any traditional sense…
Zilch CEO Phil Belamant.ZilchBritish financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone for the company as it looks toward an eventual initial public offering.In a trading update, Zilch, which competes with the likes of Klarna and Block in the buy now, pay later space, said that it made an operating profit in July 2024, hitting profitability within four years of its founding date — faster than other major consumer fintechs that have also managed to break even.Competitors Starling and Monzo, meanwhile, took more than three and four years to make their first…
(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Tuesday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A luxury car maker and an aerospace giant were among the stocks being talked about by analysts on Tuesday. Bernstein raised its price target on Ferrari to $599 per share, implying upside of 20% over the next 12 months. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo downgraded Boeing to sell. Check out the latest calls and chatter below. All times ET. 6:07 a.m.: Loop Capital upgrades NetApp to buy Loop Capital thinks there’s a significant buying opportunity in NetApp .…
