Both retail credit cards and buy now, pay later programs can offer opportunities to spread out payments for high-priced purchases, especially during the year-end holiday shopping season. Buy now, pay later, or BNPL, is like a new form of old-school layaway plans, except you can take an item you buy …
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Amazon (AMZN) Q3 earnings report 2023
Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon CNBC Amazon is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings after the market close Thursday. Here are the key numbers Wall Street is watching: Earnings per share: 58 cents expected among analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv Revenue: $141.4 billion expected among analysts surveyed by LSEG …
Read More »4 ways HSAs can be used to pay insurance premiums
Hoozone | E+ | Getty Images What are HSAs? HSAs carry a triple tax advantage: Account contributions are tax-free, as are investment earnings and withdrawals if used for qualified expenses. Consumers can use HSA funds for a non-qualified purchase — but they’d lose a prong of the three-tiered tax benefit. …
Read More »Comcast’s lack of broadband growth bothers investors
Comcast Xfinity cable television installation truck parked on a street in front of a suburban home, San Ramon, California, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Comcast has tried to move investors away from focusing on residential broadband net additions. The …
Read More »Meta stock down on cautious commentary about unrest in the Middle East
Shares of Meta dipped more than 2% Thursday, a day after the company released strong third-quarter results but offered cautious comments about potential ad softness due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Meta reported $34.15 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 23%, and the fastest rate of growth since 2021. …
Read More »Ford Motor (F) earnings Q3 2023
2024 Ford F-150 Raptor Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to report its third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to average estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Adjusted earnings per share: 45 cents Automotive revenue: $41.22 billion Those results would …
Read More »What it’s like living on $52,000 in rural Alaska
This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. There are a lot of misconceptions about living in Alaska, and Trevor Barrett has heard them all. People ask him: Do you live in an igloo? Do you …
Read More »The connection between mental health and retirement, emergency savings
Nicoletaionescu | Istock | Getty Images Workers’ biggest financial concern is still keeping up with rising costs, more than one year after inflation peaked at a new 40-year high, according to a new report from Telus Health. Those money woes may have a connection to mental health, according to the …
Read More »European Central Bank holds interest rates steady after 10 consecutive hikes
The European Central Bank headquarters. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank ended its run of interest rate hikes on Thursday, despite new upside risks to inflation from oil markets amid the Israel-Hamas war. The key rate is set to remain at a record high of …
Read More »U.S. and China commercial property face headwinds
Commercial real estate markets in the U.S. and China are economic pain points to monitor in a higher-for-longer rate environment, said Singapore’s United Overseas Bank. But the bank remains optimistic about one key region. “The U.S. commercial real estate remains a hotspot, especially with the low occupancy rates that we …
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