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So much money, so little oversight: Coronavirus bailout cash is a big target for fraud

With so much money being issued so quickly, the potential for scams and misuse runs rampant.




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NASA's billions of investment in SpaceX have been 'very beneficial,' agency chief says

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine believes the billions his agency has invested in Elon Musk's SpaceX have been well worth it.




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Cryptocurrency market jumps by over $13 billion driven by bitcoin as major technical event approaches

A rally in bitcoin led the cryptocurrency market higher ahead of a major technical event for the digital coin and as industry participants report an increased interest from institutional investors.




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Wieting: There is some visibility that six months from now economic activity will be higher than it is now

Steven Wieting of Citi Private Bank discusses whether the equity markets may be running ahead of themselves, given the many still-unknowns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Jablonski: There's a big difference between the economic outlook and what the markets are doing

Sylvia Jablonski of Direxion discusses the disconnect between real economic conditions on the ground and how the markets are reacting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Jefferies: Boeing may have to shore up about another $15 billion in capital at some point

Sheila Kahyaoglu of Jefferies discusses the biggest issues facing Boeing right now, with much of production still halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Wedbush's Kulina: The key for big tech earnings has been signs of stabilization in April

Joel Kulina of Wedbush Securities discusses the key takeaways from Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla's earnings reports, and whether big tech companies may largely get a pass for a downturn in business in the latter part of Q1.




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Norwegian Cruise Line raises over $2 billion to withstand 'well over' a year without revenue

"When the transactions are completed, the additional liquidity alleviates management's concern about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months," Norwegian said in a statement Wednesday.




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Virgin Media and O2 agree on $39 billion merger to create a new UK telecom giant

The combined group could put pressure on rival telecommunications firms BT, Vodafone and Sky.




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Lloyd Blankfein says big companies should be 'very reluctant' to tap small business relief program

Blankfein may be speaking from experience: Goldman took $10 billion from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program in October 2008.




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Payroll processor ADP CEO says hiring data indicate the jobs market has begun to 'stabilize'

After weeks of record unemployment claims across the country, "we have seen a couple of indicators of some bottoming," ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC.




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Emergent Biosolutions CEO on Trump's wishes to develop a vaccine by year end — 'Nobody can guarantee anything'

"We're here ... doing everything we can to make sure that a vaccine and treatments are available as soon as possible," CEO Robert Kramer said.




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House Democrats hope to vote on coronavirus bill next week as Republicans press pause

Democrats are pushing to pass their next coronavirus relief bill, but Republicans have less urgency as they grow wary of taxpayer spending.




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How the coronavirus could kill the $2 billion US bail bond business

Crimes and arrests are down nationwide during the pandemic as people obey stay-at-home orders and police departments reduce operations. This has led many bail bond companies to lay off entire staff.




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Bill Ackman looks to find another winner in restaurants, where his track record is perfect

Pershing Square made six previous investments in this industry and has never lost money on any of them.




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Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn

Habitat destruction like deforestation and agricultural development on wildland are increasingly forcing disease-carrying wild animals closer to humans, allowing new strains of infectious diseases to thrive.




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Tesla's biggest bull says Wall Street skepticism is 'a wonderful wall of worry'

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said on "Squawk Box" that demand in China and falling battery costs will continue to boost Tesla's stock.




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Billionaire Barry Diller says bail out everyone and 'worry about paying the bills later'

"The damage that is being done every day is enormous," Expedia and IAC Chairman Barry Diller told CNBC on Thursday.




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Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be 'once-in-a-century pathogen we've been worried about'

"I hope it's not that bad, but we should assume it will be until we know otherwise," Gates wrote in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.




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Bezos loses $7 billion overnight, $18 billion in a month, as market sells off on coronavirus fears

Concerns over coronavirus have roiled markets and torched hundreds of billions in paper wealth from the world's billionaires over the past month. But last night's declines could be the largest overnight wealth loss in nearly a decade.




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Buffett on why he hasn't made any big investments: 'We don't see anything that attractive'

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is still sitting on its massive cash hoard because the conglomerate hasn't found a company to buy at an attractive price.




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The S&P 500 ekes out a small gain to start the week, supported by strength from big tech

Stocks rose slightly on Monday to start the week, as the advance in the biggest U.S. technology shares lifted the market higher.




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Mohamed El-Erian warns the Fed's pledge to support junk bonds could create 'zombie companies'

"My own sense is the Fed went too far in going into the high-yield market," the Allianz economic advisor told CNBC on Monday. "You get people who shouldn't be borrowing raising money."




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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris sees oil at $100 in 18 months, says he would buy airlines

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said he would buy airlines, going against fellow billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who announced that Berkshire Hathaway sold all airline stocks at the firm's annual meeting on Saturday.




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Here's the 'big unknown' the Fed will have to square as it considers future rate cuts: Top economist

A look at global rates and recession risks with Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.




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Silver losing shine and one trader just bet on bigger breakdown ahead

Silver reverses after a brief surge. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Jim Iuorio and Scott Nations, both at the CME.




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Trader lays out the next key catalysts for bitcoin

Key catalysts for bitcoin, with CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Jim Iuorio and Scott Nations, both at the CME.




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United Airlines swings to $1.7 billion loss in first quarter as bookings disappeared in coronavirus pandemic

United Airlines had reported a first-quarter pretax loss earlier this month.




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Apple now has $192.8 billion in cash on hand, down from last quarter

Apple has continuously hosted one of the largest cash piles among U.S. companies, but is facing pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire swings to massive $50 billion net loss after coronavirus pummels stock investments

Berkshire's first-quarter net loss totaled $49.75 billion. A year earlier, net earnings totaled $21.66 billion.




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Tyson Foods shares fall 8% as production disruptions take a toll on profits, company secures $1.5 billion loan facility

Tyson Foods on Monday reported that its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 15% from a year earlier, as production disruptions weighed on its results.




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Disney's parks were its biggest profit-maker, now they could be its biggest drag on earnings

Last year, Disney's Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products segment was its fastest-growing profit driver. Now, it could be the company's biggest drag on earnings, thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Homebound parents bought board games, not Barbies, crippling Mattel's sales in the first quarter

Consumers stocked up on board games, not Barbie dolls, amid the coronavirus pandemic, sending Mattel's sales in the first quarter tumbling.




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Peloton sales surge 66%, as more people buy bikes during coronavirus pandemic; shares jump

Peloton's revenue surged 66% during the fiscal third quarter, as more people purchased its fitness equipment and tuned into its live classes, to try to break a sweat while stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Equinor has reduced 2020 costs by $3 billion and is prepared to do more, CEO says

Eldar Sætre, CEO of Equinor, discusses the company's first-quarter earnings.




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Billions at stake on Apple-Google search deal

CNBC's Dominic Chu and PCMag.com Editor-in-Chief Dan Costa talk about the possible impact on Google if its search deal with Apple ends.




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Bigger Apple iPad delayed?

CNBC's Dominic Chu and RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani discuss concerns that the production of Apple's 12.9-inch iPad will be delayed.




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Lower interest rates are the biggest headwind this year, says CEO of Singapore's largest bank

The Federal Reserve's "big cuts" to its policy rates will eventually lead to lower interest rates in Singapore, says Piyush Gupta, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings.




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Oil could hit $100 in next 18 months: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Oil prices could rise to $100 in the next 18 months, given that the fallout from the Russia-Saudi oil war has effectively killed the shale industry in the United States for the next year or so, says Naguib Sawiris, chairman and CEO at Orascom Investment Holding.




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These are the three big things to focus on from OPEC and the G-20 meetings over the next 48 hours

These are the three things to focus on from OPEC and the G-20 meetings over the next 48 hours to discuss global energy markets.




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Op-ed: How the US can use the Covid-19 crisis to reimagine the energy world, save jobs and stabilize markets

The U.S. role as the world's leading oil and gas producer doesn't feel as empowering as it recently did, with oil prices heading into negative territory for the first time ever this week.




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Op-ed: For Big Oil, this crisis will be different, and it may be irreversible

Oil and gas companies delayed in transitioning from fossil fuels and lost investors. The oil price crash caused by the coronavirus threatens to make this shift permanent.




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Op-ed: China has a big but brief chance right now to speed its way to global leadership

Covid-19 has revealed more clearly than ever before the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence.




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One of Main Street's biggest fears in economic reopening — new regulations

As small businesses across the country grapple with economic reopening, one of their biggest fears is that new regulations will be a net negative for post-Covid-19 Main Street.




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Siemens sees bigger hit from coronavirus impact coming as second-quarter profit plunges

Siemens on Friday said it expected "even stronger impacts" from the coronavirus pandemic in the weeks ahead as it ditched its 2020 guidance and posted an 18% drop in industrial profit during its second quarter.




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Options on bitcoin futures just launched. Here's what you need to know

Exchange-traded bitcoin options launched Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and they will likely provide a great tool for cryptocurrency speculators.




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Options trader makes a big bet on volatility into CSX earnings

CSX is scheduled to report earnings after the bell on Thursday, and one trader is betting that the transport stock could be a big mover.




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Apple's earnings report could lead to big gains, options trader bets

The countdown to Apple earnings is on, and one options trader is betting on a big post-earnings bounce for the tech giant.




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One options trader bets big money on Tesla's stock cracking $800

One options trader is betting around $2 million that Tesla's wild ride is far from over.




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Options trader wins big on a Super Tuesday health-care bet

One options trader won big on Joe Biden's Super Tuesday performance, cashing in on a sizable bullish bet on one health-care name.