Guggenheim Partner's Scott Minerd told CNBC that Wednesday's rally on Wall Street makes sense, despite the uncertain outcome in the presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. "I was always of the opinion, regardless of the outcome, short of getting anarchy in the street, that this would be

Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit, December 6, 2018. Janhvi Bhojwani | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told employees that they must have faith in the U.S. election process and patience to await a final determination. "While strong opinions and tremendous passion characterized this

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that investors need to take advantage of any pullback in stocks that occurs after Election Day, regardless of whether President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden emerge victorious. "I think that no matter who wins, you have a quick dip and you have to buy," Cramer

The global governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic has been rife with shortcomings that have prolonged the acute phase of the health crisis, "Black Swan" author Nassim Taleb told CNBC on Monday. "I think this is a case study of government worldwide incompetence in dealing with a problem and denial," said

Ben Silbermann, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pinterest Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Presidential election is only days away, and Wall Street is bracing for market turbulence. However, given the lingering uncertainty, it's unclear whether market volatility could persist post-election. "Time will tell if expected volatility turns into

Monty Rakusen | Cultura | Getty Images Company: Contura Energy, Inc. (CTRA) Business: Contura is large scale provider of metallurgical ("met") and thermal coal. The company has mining operations across coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It supplies both metallurgical coal to produce steel and thermal coal to generate power.

Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly told CNBC on Friday that long-term investors should not be scared away from equity markets, despite the rise in coronavirus cases and other risk factors that weighed on Wall Street in October. "The important message is stay invested," Reilly said on "Power Lunch." "If you're afraid

Presidents get a lot of the blame, and take a lot of the credit, for the performance of the stock market while they are in office. However, the truth is that the president's ability to impact the economy and markets is generally indirect and marginal. It's Congress that sets tax rates,

A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Exxon Mobil reported its third straight quarter of losses on Friday as depressed oil demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic weighed on the company's operations. During the third quarter the company lost $680 million, although Exxon said results improved

Michael Wirth, CEO of Chevron. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Chevron reported its second straight quarter of losses on Friday after revenue during the third quarter fell 32% year over year as Covid-19 continues to hammer the industry. Amid declining oil prices Chevron said it implemented aggressive cost-cutting measures. The oil giant lost $207