Main Street businesses land record $154 billion in federal contracts

The federal government awarded $154.2 billion to small businesses in fiscal year 2021, an $8 billion increase from the previous fiscal year, according to data from the Small Business Administration re...

Daniel Defense and other gunmakers accused of marketing AR-15 to kids

On Wed., July 27, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing with the CEOs of firearm manufacturers Daniel Defense, Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. on the topic of ...

Licensing Still A Big Business During The Pandemic, As Sales Top $315 Billion

The Licensing Expo, held in Las Vegas in May, brought licensed brands and manufacturers together to … [+] create merchandise deals. Licensing International Pokemon, superheroes, Disney Princesse...

Coca-Cola (KO) Q2 2022 earnings

A woman is drinking Coca-Cola near Playacar Beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped expectations as the be...

3M will spin off its health-care business into a new public company

3M announced Tuesday it will spin off its health-care business into a separate publicly traded company. The new business will focus on wound and oral care, health-care IT and biopharma filtration, the...

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2022

GM CEO Mary Barra talks with media prior to the start of the 2017 General Motors Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at GM Global Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Photo by J...

Glossier to sell in Sephora, makeup brand’s first retail partner

Glossier makeup bottles John Sciulli | Getty Makeup company Glossier announced Tuesday that customers will be able to find its popular “Boy Brow” and “Cloud Paint” products at ...

3M reveals Q2 results and plans to spin off its healthcare business

Shares of 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) are in the green this morning after the industrial giant reported better-than-expected sales for its fiscal second quarter. 3M to spin off healthcare segment Also on Tuesda...

Walmart, General Motors, Polaris and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 9.5% in the premarket after cutting its outlook for the current quarter and full year. The retail giant said h...

Do not leave any paper trail: how a group of sovereign citizens used a phony credit repair business to amass a real estate empire

Bad credit? No problem. A group of alleged scam artists have been charged with running a fraudulent credit repair business and then using their clients’ identities to get mortgages on millions of doll...

Ferrari CEO shrugs off concerns about EV performance

A Ferrari photographed in Switzerland on March 2, 2015. The Italian company plans to launch a fully electric vehicle in 2025. Harold Cunningham | Getty Images News | Getty Images The CEO of Ferrari on...

Will you outlive your 401(k)? New rules calculating lifetime income have some flaws.

You probably have money saved up for retirement in a 401(k) plan, but do you have any idea how long that money will last? Or how much it would provide each month in retirement? Probably not — until no...

Surging temperatures are good for solar panels, right? The answer is: It’s complicated

This image, from May 2022, shows solar panels in Worcestershire, England. The recent hot weather in the U.K. has led to a discussion about the optimum conditions for solar power. Mike Kemp | In Pictur...

Vince McMahon WWE hush payments are under federal investigation

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission and federal pr...

Why International Business Machines Is A Top 25 SAFE Dividend Stock

International Business Machines has been named to the Dividend Channel ”S.A.F.E. 25” list, signifying a stock with above-average ”DividendRank” statistics including a strong 5....

BHP Group is not a buy

Prudential Financial Inc: “The best insurer’s Chubb, and that stock keeps going down. So as far as I’m concerned, we’ve got to stay away from the insurers.” Arbor Realty ...

Companies are delaying IPOs due to market uncertainty

Companies are eager to go public but are holding back due to the uncertainty in the market, NYSE President Lynn Martin told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday. “It’s on pause. The reason it...

Big Tech earnings are about to determine the direction of the market

Just five companies control nearly a quarter of the S&P 500 index’s market cap, and they will all report earnings this week that could determine the direction of the market for weeks or months to ...

Fed’s actions could lead to market rally

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday told investors that the Federal Reserve’s actions this week could lead to a bull market. “If [Fed Chair] Jerome Powell says, ‘we’re getting a ...

These 20 stocks still have at least 48% upside, analysts say, despite the S&P 500’s 8% gain from its lows

The S&P 500 has climbed 8% since June 16, when it closed at its lowest point this year. While the benchmark index is still down 17% this year, analysts expect it to soar 21% over the next 12 month...

Dow Jones Futures Fall As Walmart Dives On Outlook; What To Do Ahead Of Fed Decision| Investor’s Business Daily

Dow Jones futures were squarely lower following Monday’s stock market action. The Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting will kick off Tuesday, followed by an interest-rate policy decision Wedn...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Japanese Bank is planning to develop NFT Business

SMBC(Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group) is ready to enter NFT Business.  SBI acquired an NFT firm and renamed it SBINFTs. SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group) is about to launch NFT Business in c...

Stock futures fall after Walmart cuts forecast, says inflation hit consumer spending

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 28, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell on Monday night after Walmart cut its profit forecast, sending retail stocks tumbling after hou...

Walmart, Target, Whirlpool and more

People talk outside a Wal-Mart Pickup-Grocery store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Rick Wilking | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Walmart — Shares dropped more than 8% in exte...

Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces legislation to raise mandatory pilot retirement age to 67

A pilot views a departure board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the country’s pi...

GM electric vehicle chat tool aims to fill the ‘EV knowledge gap’

GM launched ‘EV Live,’ a free online platform that connects electric vehicle owners or consumers who have questions about zero-emissions cars and trucks with an expert who can answer them....

Walmart To Purchase 4,500 Canoo Electric Delivery Vehicles To Be Used for Last Mile Deliveries in Support of Its Growing eCommerce Business

The retailer will be the first to receive Canoo’s Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle which is anticipated to begin hitting the road for Walmart deliveries in 2023. BENTONVILLE, Ark. –News Direct– ...

Weber shares tank as grill maker announces CEO departure amid disappointing sales

Weber Grill accessories are offered for sale at a home improvement store on July 23, 2021 in Palatine, Ill. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Weber shares tumbled 20% in morning trading M...

Newmont, World Wrestling Entertainment, Ryanair & more

Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland. Jason Cairnduff | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday t...

Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs, fleet of drivers

MINNEAPOLIS — Each day, hundreds of drivers park at a delivery hub in Target’s hometown and load up the trunks of their personal cars with packages to deliver to customers. Soon, the big-box ret...

Newmont, Squarespace, Philips and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Newmont (NEM) – The mining company’s stock slid 3.3% in premarket trading after it reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings....

Retirees, here’s how returning to work may affect Social Security, Medicare, pensions and taxes

Amid rising inflation and a volatile stock market, many retirees are heading back to work. In April, Hiring Lab, the economic research arm of the job board Indeed.com, reported that as of March 2022, ...