Two military fighter jets escorted a Honolulu-bound American Airlines aircraft on Friday after a man allegedly tried to break into the cockpit. The airline said Flight 31, an Airbus A321 aircraft, landed safety at Honolulu International Airport at 11:35 a.m. local time. Local law enforcement responded once the civilian airliner was on the ground.” “Due to a disturbance during the flight, the crew requested that law enforcement meet the aircraft upon landing in Honolulu,” American said. “DHS is p

This is the optimal time to play Brazilian equities with options, said Stacey Gilbert, head of derivative strategy at Susquehanna. This would suggest buying call options — which offer unlimited upside potential with fixed downside risk — rather than the ETF outright. Looking to year-end, the options market is pricing in almost a 40 percent probability that Brazilian equities advance or decline 30 percent from current levels, Gilbert pointed out. From a fundamental standpoint, the Brazilian marke

President Trump’s tripGibbs is keeping an eye on Trump’s first foreign trip as president, a voyage that includes visits to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican. “Trump’s first trip is very unusual because, typically, presidents don’t do such a long marathon, hitting five cities. Retail earnings on tapRetail stocks have struggled this year, and Gibbs is watching quarterly earnings set for next week. Lowe’s is set to report the same morning before the market’s open, and analysts are expecting earn

One drawback to income-based repayment plans is that you have to reapply every year to qualify for lower payments. The Department of Education said that the tool will be available for borrowers to use for income-based repayment plans later this month. Check out the Department of Education’s repayment estimator to compare what your monthly payments would be under income-driven repayment plans. The bureau has called for loan servicers to make the transition from default to an income-based repaymen

The Research Expedition Vessel , built in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund, will be able to hoover up around 5 tons of plastic a day which will then be recycled. According to one media report the ship will be the world’s largest of its type, able to carry 60 scientists and 40 crew. A recent study revealed that an uninhabited island in the South Pacific was covered in an estimated 38 million pieces of plastic. In the 1980’s he ran several U.S. companies in the Seattle area before returnin

A work of art by Haitian-American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday, according to the auction house. The previous record was $105.4 million paid for Andy Warhol’s “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)” four years ago, multiple outlets reported. Basquiat’s piece, called “Untitled,” was created in 1982 and features a black skull on top of a colorful background. It was purchased by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who founded e-commerce site Zo

Billionaire investor George Soros has upped what so far has been a losing bet on the U.S. stock market, according to recent filings. The hedge fund manager and active supporter of progressive causes added bearish options plays to his portfolio during the first quarter. The plays are through his family office, Soros Fund Management. They continue a trend he began in 2016 of betting against the market, moves that haven’t worked out well considering the latest leg in the bull market. The S&P 500 is

The U.S. dollar was poised on Friday for its worst week since April 2016 against a basket of major currencies, having given up much of the gains made since Donald Trump was elected U.S. president. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six world currencies, has shed around 2 percent this week. On Friday, it fell 0.6 percent, hitting its lowest since Nov. 9, the day of the U.S. election results. Uproar over Trump’s recent firing of FBI director, James Comey, who was over

“Political risk is back on again after market participants became overly complacent following the outcome of the French elections,” Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch said. “Risk sentiment took a major hit,” he said. New applications for U.S. jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week and the number of Americans on unemployment rolls tumbled to a 28-1/2-year low, pointing to rapidly shrinkinglabor market slack. “Safe-haven buying has provided strong support to gold prices over the past six mo

Oil prices rose on Friday, posting a second week of gains on growing expectations that OPEC and other producing countries will agree at a meeting next week to extend crude output cuts. U.S. benchmark crude oil ended Friday’s session 98 cents, or 2 percent, higher at $50.33 a barrel, the first time it has settled above $50 in more than four weeks. Brent crude was up $1.10, or 2.1 percent, at $53.61 by 2:35 p.m. Both benchmarks slipped back from near session highs after a report that U.S. energy c

The move would add to the coffers of INCJ, which is expected by market watchers to bid for Toshiba’s memory chip unit. Shares of Toshiba ended the session 3.29 percent higher at 232.5 yen a stock. Toyota shares ended 0.59 percent higher, Mazda Motor rose 1.39 percent and Subaru shares closed up by 0.32 percent. Dollar/yen also recovered to trade at 111.45, off the low of 110.51 seen in the previous session. Benchmark Brent crude gained 0.82 percent to trade at $52.94 a barrel while U.S. crude ad

Jack Ablin, chief investment officer of BMO Private Bank, shares his market views in an exclusive interview for CNBC PRO with Mike Santoli. On Trump’s tax cut agenda: “I do think that investors are taking this show me attitude … If we do get the [Trump] policy, I don’t think it is baked in and I do think we will get a lift,” Ablin said. On his market outlook: “The stock market over long periods of time is essentially earnings plus dividends. Ablin is the head of macro strategy and responsible fo

Goldman Sachs shared its favorite news event-driven options trades with its clients Wednesday”These are open trade ideas where we think there remains a good opportunity for investors to add additional investments,” derivatives analyst Katherine Fogertey wrote in the note. Where “we believe the trade is still attractive, the majority of the catalysts have not yet happened and there is still a significant portion of the time to expiration.” Here are three technology companies she recommends and th

Looking to international markets and finding refuge in bitcoin are two suggestions strategists are making. “It’s pretty obvious that political risk is shifting toward the U.S.,” Tepper said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Trading Nation.” Most investors are still overweight U.S. stocks, Tepper said, as U.S. markets have outperformed international markets for years. In a different kind of hedge, Boris Schlossberg of BK Asset Management suggests turning to digital currency bitcoin. Bitcoin is the “new gold,”

Fed speakers and oil’s bounce: Three ways you could make money on Friday Thursday, 18 May 2017 | 4:52 PM ET | 01:26After emerging market equities took a blow in Thursday’s trading session and crude oil enjoyed a bounce, Washington Crossing Advisors portfolio manager Chad Morganlander breaks down three key catalysts for the week’s final trading day. The emerging market tradeOne popular emerging markets exchange-traded fund, the EEM, fell nearly 2 percent on Thursday. Morganlander is watching emer

From the standpoint of creating economic uncertainty, the election of Donald Trump has been more tumultuous than the 1987 stock market crash and the 2008 financial crisis. The index measures the occurrence in newspaper articles of words related to economic uncertainty and politics, including the Federal Reserve, Congress and the White House. The difficulty for the president appears to be that the economic uncertainty surrounding his presidency comes from several sources. Reforming the tax code,

McDonald’s made some major changes to the main ingredient in its McFlurries last year and no one noticed. The Golden Arches began phasing out artificial flavors in its vanilla ice cream in fall 2016, in an effort to check off another item from its to-do list. Over the past year, McDonald’s has been ditching artificial ingredients from some of its menu items. The restaurant has already removed artificial preservatives from Chicken McNuggets, and it removed high fructose corn syrup from its buns.

The retailer said its comparable sales traffic grew 3 percent, on a two-year stacked basis. Wal-Mart’s e-commerce sales rose a whopping 63 percent, compared with 29 percent growth last quarter. Jet.com’s founder, Marc Lore, is now the CEO of Wal-Mart’s e-commerce division. During the first quarter, Wal-Mart’s online gross margin values rose 69 percent, management added. Despite Amazon wanting to eat everyone’s lunch, Wal-Mart stands out from its peers in being able to capture customers online, S

Former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes’ focus on turning partisan political news into entertainment changed the face of cable news forever. His wife Elizabeth Ailes said in a statement: “I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning surrounded by his beautiful family. The former Fox News executive pushed the cable news industry into the realms of entertainment and opinion. Ailes eventually made his way back to television, this time foc

Mercedes-Benz is partnering with U.S.-based Vivint Solar to compete with Tesla and similar companies in residential solar energy and storage. Mercedes-Benz Energy will combine its 2.5 kilowatt-hour energy storage batteries with a Vivint’s rooftop to make a combined product for homeowners. Costs will vary depending on the system, but a fully installed 2.5 kWh battery system, when paired with a solar energy system will cost about $5,000, according to a Vivint Solar spokesperson. “The choice to wor