Getty Images Key takeaways Homebuilder sentiment is on the rise for the first time in over a year as mortgage interest rates noticeably dropped in early 2023. Mortgage interest rates are somewhat tied...
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Bitcoin’s Rally Is Built on Low Trading Volume. That Adds to the Risks.
Bitcoin has rocketed 37% since the start of the year, completely erasing its losses after the demise of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX. But there is ample reason investors shouldn’t chase the...
Suze Orman says ‘most of America today has absolutely no money.’
Financial guru Suze Orman thinks that most consumers are, or soon will be, facing dire straits, in an environment of higher interest rates, higher inflation and elevated volatility in stocks and bonds...
Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Wednesday: Microsoft, P&G
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. Don’t buy the Micr...
Highlights From Congress’ Latest Spending Bill — Points That Impact The Economy And Your Portfolio
Getty Images Key takeaways The December spending bill authorized the government to spend more than $1.7 trillion Line items were as varied as Ukraine aid and election oversight reform The bill also av...
Small Business Optimism Is At A Six-Month Low — How This Impacts Main Street And Wall Street
Getty Images Key takeaways According to the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index, the outlook of small business owners is down to its lowest in six months, when inflation was at a pandemic-era high. T...
Fed Chair Powell’s Speech Warns Of Unpopular Decisions To Calm Price Stability
Getty Images Key takeaways Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made comments at a symposium in Sweden on January 10 that, if taken out of context, could be seen as precursors of unpopular Fed policy i...
Jim Cramer says to consider an analyst’s call timeframe when investing
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday reminded investors to pay close attention to the scope of an analyst’s calls. “In the crazy world of Wall Street, it’s not enough to think about th...
SpaceX Deploys GPS 3 Satellites For Space Force In Its Latest Launch
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways SpaceX launched a next-gen GPS satellite into orbit for use by the U.S. military The company has plans for additional launches in 2023 Within the space exploration s...
Microsoft And Amazon To Layoff A Total Of 28,000 Employees
Getty Images Key takeaways Combined, Amazon and Microsoft are laying off a total of 28,000 employees The wave of tech layoffs is continuing into 2023 An uncertain economic climate is one reason behind...
Here’s When to Buy AT&T Stock After Q4 Earnings Beat
Investors heard from Verizon (VZ) – Get Free Report yesterday, and before the open today they heard from AT&T (T) – Get Free Report, The telecom giant reported fourth-quarter earning...
Keir Starmer Calls For An “inverse OPEC” To Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption Worldwide
Getty Images Key takeaways UK opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer put out calls to develop an “inverse OPEC” to accelerate renewable energy adoption worldwide Starmer proposed a “Clean Power A...
Elon Musk Claims a Letter From Cathie Wood Drastically Altered Tesla’s Future
“Cathie made me do it!” Tesla (TSLA) – Get Free Report CEO Elon Musk testified that Cathie Wood, Ark Investment Management CEO, played a role in his decision to scrap plans to take...
‘Big Short’ Burry Suggests the Stock-Market Jump Is a Mirage
Michael Burry is a historic figure in investing. Many retail investors check his every word and social-media post in hopes of finding clues to good investment strategy. His stock portfolio is scrutin...
10-Year Treasury Yield Drops In Response To Falling Prices
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways The latest PPI numbers confirmed that inflation is on a downward trend and that, barring any significant world events that may influence American markets, we might e...
Patience Is Required If You’re Going to Trade AT&T: Here’s the Play
On Wednesday morning, AT&T (T) , or “Telephone” as traders once referred to the company in the way they once referred to McDonald’s (MCD) as “Burgers”, released the f...
AT&T Stock Leaps After Q4 Earnings Beat, Dividend Support
Updated at 1:25 pm EST AT&T Inc. (T) – Get Free Report posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings with a muted near-term outlook Wednesday, while adding that it plans to pay down d...
Stocks Move Lower, Microsoft, Tesla, Boeing, Fox-5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Wednesday January 25: 1. — Stock Futures Lower As Earnings Underwhelm U.S. equity futures moved lower Wednesday, while the dollar inched...
Verizon Stock Chart Provides Clear Range After Mixed Earnings
A number of stocks were hit by the glitch at the NYSE this morning, Verizon (VZ) – Get Free Report among them. It was among dozens of stocks that many investors consider blue-chip holdings. The...
Microsoft Stock Leaps After Topping Earnings Forecast On Cloud Gains
Updated at 4:46 pm EST Microsoft (MSFT) – Get Free Report posted better-than-expected second quarter earnings late Tuesday, with stable growth rates for its key cloud computing division, sendin...
Microsoft Second-Quarter Earnings Live Blog
Microsoft’s disclosures about how corporate tech spending is shaping up in 2023 will get close attention as the software giant reports on Tuesday afternoon. Among analysts polled by FactSet, the conse...
Cathie Wood Watch: Ark Unloads Some of a Favorite
Famed investor Cathie Wood, chief executive of Ark Investment Management, unloaded one of her favorite stocks Jan. 23, perhaps trying to take advantage of its recent rebound. Ark funds dumped 175,491 ...
Elon Musk Accuses Two Influential Firms of Controlling the Stock Market
Elon Musk likes to attack circles of power. It’s as if he’s on a mission. Nothing seems to motivate him more than slapping a revered institution or icon. He seems to be committed to challe...
Here’s Why I Won’t Exit Lockheed Martin or Defense Stocks
On Tuesday morning, defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin (LMT) , which is a long-time Sarge name though I had recently reduced exposure, released the firm’s fourth quarter financial resul...
3M Stock Slumps On Q4 Earnings Miss, Grim 2023 Profit Outlook
Updated at 9:16 am EST 3M Co. (MMM) – Get Free Report shares slumped lower Tuesday after the industrial group posted weaker-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, while unveiling 2,500 job cuts...
Quantum Computing Is Coming, And It’s Reinventing The Tech Industry
getty Key takeaways Quantum computing has seen major breakthroughs over the past few years. This technology can produce computers that calculate at incredibly high speeds compared to typical machines....
Investing In Crypto In 2023: Wise Or Foolish?
As an investor or a person looking for ways to make their money grow, they might be thinking or have thought of investing in crypto. But, with the recent scandals that rocked the digital currency land...
Opinion: 6 cheap stocks that famed value-fund manager Bill Nygren says can help you beat the market
These are tricky times in the stock market, so it pays to look to the best stock-fund managers for guidance on how to behave now. Veteran value investor Bill Nygren belongs in this camp, because the O...