Blowout jobs report shows 'big hedge fund guys' got it wrong and the market was right, says Cramer
Numerous big-name hedge fund managers have been skeptical of the stock market's swift bounce back from its March low.
Numerous big-name hedge fund managers have been skeptical of the stock market's swift bounce back from its March low.
The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month, offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was probably over, though the road to recovery could be long.
U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite less than 1% away from a record high, after a closely watched report showed surprise job additions in May, lending weight to hopes of a faster economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump.
Volkswagen has completed an internal report into how it came to publish a racist advert, the German carmaker said on Friday, adding that its findings will be released once its management board has reviewed the matter.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the jobs report released on Friday was a sign the U.S. economy was beginning to recover from the deep hit caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but said President Donald Trump is still in favor of a payroll tax cut.
The owner of British Airways is considering a legal challenge to Britain's quarantine plan, as relations between airlines and the government are frayed by steps to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Gautam Chawla is joining Barclays from Citigroup Inc , a statement from the British lender said on Friday, continuing the recent spate of job changes among senior financiers covering the insurance industry.
An unexpected jump in U.S. employment sent world equities surging on hopes that the global economy has started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, pulling investors out of perceived safe havens like government bonds and gold.
The unemployment rate is generally a measure of hardship for American families.
Trump called out Warren Buffett in a White House address and said the billionaire investor's decision to sell airline stocks was a mistake.
A stand-off between airplane manufacturers and airlines over the coronavirus crisis is intensifying after Airbus signalled it would sue airlines that refuse to honour contracts.
Marriott International, the only U.S. company to run a hotel in Communist-run Cuba, the Four Points Sheraton in Havana, told Reuters it had been ordered by the Trump administration to wind down its operations by August 31.
U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite less than 1% away from a record high, on hopes of a faster economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump after data showed surprise job additions in May.
The legislation eases the guidelines small business aid recipients have to meet during the coronavirus pandemic in order to get loans forgiven.
WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey will leave the office space-sharing firm at the end of June, a company spokesman said on Friday.