• Kodak’s top exec sees $200 million windfall on stock frenzy

    Kodak’s top exec sees $200 million windfall on stock frenzy

    The net worth of Kodak’s top executive has skyrocketed on the company’s transformation from an ailing camera maker to cutting-edge pharmaceutical start-up — thanks in part to some timely share purchases. James Continenza, Kodak’s executive chairman and de facto CEO, was sitting pretty as the company’s largest individual shareholder — with 650,000 shares  — when …
  • Bump stock maker seeks compensation from Las Vegas massacre victim fund

    Bump stock maker seeks compensation from Las Vegas massacre victim fund

    The maker of the now-banned gun accessory that worsened the Las Vegas massacre has filed a little-noticed court motion that threatens to wipe out a $1.1 million fund set aside for the victims’ families, The Post has learned. Slide Fire Solutions — the defunct manufacturer of the controversial “bump stock” device that converted Stephen Paddock’s …
  • Stocks dive on coronavirus spike, Fed’s cap on shareholder payouts

    Stocks dive on coronavirus spike, Fed’s cap on shareholder payouts

    Wall Street’s major indexes dropped on Friday as the US set a new record for a one-day increase in coronavirus cases and bank stocks tumbled after the Federal Reserve decided to cap shareholder payouts. The S&P 500 banks sub-index declined 5 percent after the Fed limited dividend payments and barred share repurchases until at least …
  • US economy shrank 5 percent in first quarter, more bad news ahead

    US economy shrank 5 percent in first quarter, more bad news ahead

    The US economy shrank at a 5 percent rate in the first quarter and a vastly worse performance is expected in the current three-month period, when the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the US. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the decline in the gross domestic product, the total output of goods and services, …
  • Dow sinks 700 points as coronavirus resurgence fears rattles Wall Street

    Dow sinks 700 points as coronavirus resurgence fears rattles Wall Street

    The Dow dropped 700 points on Wednesday amid growing fears that the sudden spikes in COVID-19 cases could delay the economy from rebounding as quickly as some had hoped. The Dow Jones industrial average index of blue-chip stocks ended the day down 710.16 points, or 2.7 percent, to 25445.94, while the S&P 500 fared only …
  • Stock indexes tumble as investors sweat out coronavirus spike

    Stock indexes tumble as investors sweat out coronavirus spike

    Wall Street’s major indexes fell on Wednesday as investors weighed the risk to domestic economy from rising coronavirus cases and a worsening forecast of the damage from the pandemic. Washington state made face masks mandatory in public places, while many other US states saw record cases, including Arizona and Texas, where restrictions meant to slow …
  • Shares of German payment processor Wirecard plunge over ‘missing’ $2.1B

    Shares of German payment processor Wirecard plunge over ‘missing’ $2.1B

    Read More: Wirecard CEO quits amid allegations of fraud over missing $2B Wirecard says missing $2.1B likely never existed amid financial scandal Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun arrested amid $2.1 billion accounting scandal Wirecard files for insolvency owing $4 billion
  • Suicide of young Robinhood trader exposes dark side of small-investing boom

    Suicide of young Robinhood trader exposes dark side of small-investing boom

    Read More: Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Jim Inhofe made stock trades before Chinese virus pandemic: report Dow jumps 1,500 points as investors await $2 trillion coronavirus package Wall Street cheers L Brand’s plan to close 250 Victoria’s Secret stores Stock market leaps on cheery jobs report, with Nasdaq inching toward record high
  • Bankrupt Hertz shares halted as SEC questions controversial stock sale

    Bankrupt Hertz shares halted as SEC questions controversial stock sale

    Read More: Carl Icahn’s Hertz could face bankruptcy amid coronavirus woes: sources Carl Icahn takes $1.8 billion loss as he dumps stake in bankrupt Hertz Hertz wants to cash in on surging shares amid bankruptcy Hertz may be on verge of liquidation
  • Jerome Powell’s bond-buying push gives stocks a boost

    Jerome Powell’s bond-buying push gives stocks a boost

    US stocks staged a dramatic recovery Monday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell swooped in with yet another program to help buffer investors from the impact of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled as much as 762.36 points, or 2.9 percent, to 24,843.18, after several US states reported spikes in COVID-19 infections and …