People walk past a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, said Tuesday that his customers “want to get out and shop”. The company believes the buying frenzy will continue as U.S. consumers return to…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis that investors need to get their trading day started: 1. Dow futures popping on Walmart, Home Depot strength Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE 2. Three major retailers outperformed earnings expectations for the first quarter Shoppers wear masks while shopping at…

Customers wearing protective masks wait to check out at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, United States on Monday, February 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot is expected to report its first quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expect the following:…

Aaron Jagdfeld, CEO of Generac, told CNBC on Monday that the emergency generator company expects to benefit from the adoption of 5G wireless technology. “We believe this is an area that will grow tremendously over the next five years,” he said in an interview with Jim Cramer about Mad Money. For Generac, the opportunity lies…

Losing intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines will not help address global supply bottlenecks, the co-founder of a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company told CNBC. The demand for patent waivers is “political theater” and does not inherently allow others to make safe and effective vaccines that are already very difficult to make, said Jake Becraft, CEO and…

Michael Burry attends the New York premiere of “The Big Short” on November 23, 2015 at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. Jim Spellman | WireImage | Getty Images Famous investor Michael Burry announced a short position on Tesla worth more than half a billion in a filing for approval on Monday. Burry, one…

President Joe Biden speaks out on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on May 17, 2021. Nicholas Comb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden warned on Monday that the number of coronavirus cases in US states with low Covid-19 vaccination rates could…

The working conditions in the Amazon warehouse and the injuries suffered by workers were a constant source of tension between the corporate giant and its critics. A new safety and wellness program will be rolled out at all US locations by the end of the year as Jeff Bezos’ company continues to add large numbers…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday he expected more Americans to stop wearing face covers in the coming weeks to protect themselves from the coronavirus. “Nobody will wear masks until June. I think the spread is until June [of Covid] will be sufficiently low in this country[and[wejustwon’tworryaboutit”saidtheformercommissionerFoodandDrugAdministrationonCNBC’s”SquawkBox”[and[we’rejustnotgoingtobeconcernedaboutit”theformerFoodandDrugAdministrationcommissionersaidonCNBC’s””[und[wirwerdenunsdarübereinfachkeineSorgenmachen”sagtederehemaligeKommissarderFoodandDrugAdministrationaufCNBCs”SquawkBox”[and[we’rejustnotgoingtobeconcernedaboutit”theformerFoodandDrugAdministrationcommissionersaidonCNBC’s”SquawkBox” Gottlieb’s comments came during a back-and-forth over how the…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis that investors need to get their trading day started: 1. The stock jump in the late week gushes on Monday before the market People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on May 10, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP |…