If you’re considering a Roth conversion, your timing and yearly planning can significantly reduce the tax bite, financial experts say. The popular retirement savings strategy allows higher earn...
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Crude oil jumps on report U.S. to ban Russian oil imports
A man pumps gas into his vehicle at a petrol station in Montebello, California on February 23, 2022, as gas prices hit over $6 dollars per gallon. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices jum...
Oil stocks, Bed Bath & Beyond, Visa and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Chevron, Exxon, Phillips 66 — Oil stocks rose broadly in premarket trading after energy prices surged overnight, with U.S. benchmark West Te...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, March 7
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil Traders work on the floor o...
Stock futures dip after the S&P 500’s worst day since October 2020 amid Russia-Ukraine war
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures fell slightly in overnight trading Monday following the S&P 500’s worst day since October, as investors remained o...
Closing gender gap could boost global GDP by $2 trillion, Citi says
Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Women receive a small fraction of venture capital funding and closing the investment gender gap could drive economic growth, according to a new report from Citigroup. Fe...
Gas prices are heading to an all-time record. Here’s how to protect yourself
With gasoline prices at a 14-year high, it’s hard to imagine paying even more at the pump. Yet prices are only heading higher. On Sunday, the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.009, the...
Stephen Roach says Russian default would hit emerging markets — and China
A man walks past Moscow’s stock market building in downtown Moscow on February 28, 2022. Natalia Kolesnikova | Afp | Getty Images Economist Stephen Roach warned effects from any default on Russi...
Dow futures fall 300 points as oil prices spike to 13-year high on Russia-Ukraine war
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. equity futures fell Sunday evening as ...
Cramer cautions investors to avoid these 4 retail stocks that recently went public
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday provided a list of four newly public retail stocks investors should stay away from. The “Mad Money” host said that as companies that went public in the la...
Ulta has the best chance of ‘roaring higher’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday previewed next week’s earnings roster and said weekend developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be the most important indicator of the marketR...
Incoming Splunk CEO Gary Steele on his new role, company outlook
The incoming CEO of Splunk, Gary Steele, told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday he hopes to be a “stabilizing force” for the company and its customers. Steele, whose appointment was announ...
Jim Cramer says Devon Energy is insurance against geopolitical chaos
Investors who want to a stock to guard against global uncertainty in light of the Russia-Ukraine war should look to Devon Energy, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. The “Mad Money” host&...
Russia stock ETFs trading in U.S. plunge this week with some halted for trading
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangeon March 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Exchange traded funds that track Russian stocks fell dramatically this week and...
S&P Dow Jones is removing Russia stocks from indices, stripping country of emerging market status
An employee looks at a stock price index graph showing plunging stock prices on an electronic information screen at the headquarters of the Micex-RTS Moscow Exchange. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Gett...
The pros and cons of installment payments
You can use buy now, pay later for just about everything these days. Since the start of the pandemic, installment payments have exploded in popularity along with a general surge in online shopping. In...
Costco, Rivian, Signature Bank, Sweetgreen
Shoppers wearing face masks leave a Costco wholesale store in Washington, D.C. Ting Shen | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Costco — The st...
Block CFO says customers repay almost all buy now, pay later loans
Nearly all of Afterpay’s customers repaid their installments in 2021, Block CFO Amrita Ahuja told CNBC on Thursday when questioned about the Cash App parent’s acquisition of the buy-now, p...
The ‘safest of safety stocks’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday advised investors to consider Procter & Gamble as a potential buy to weather the turbulent market. “I’ve been telling you to stick with the market e...
Jim Cramer warns investors still betting on high-growth tech stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday cautioned investors that buying the dip on high-growth tech stocks is a losing strategy in today’s turbulent market. “The era of beat and raise and buy ...
Bill Gross sees possibility of stagflation, says he wouldn’t be a buyer of stocks here
Billionaire investor Bill Gross listens during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2017. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Bill Gross, the one-time so-called bond ...
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Gap, Broadcom and more
Here are the stocks making notable moves in extended trading. Broadcom — The chip stock rose more than 3% in extended trading on Thursday after Broadcom beat estimates on the top and bottom lines for ...
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser sees ‘tremendous upside’ in stock after tepid Investor Day response
Jane Fraser, chief executive officer for Latin American at Citigroup Inc., smiles during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. The confe...
Tech private equity investor Orlando Bravo says the mantra of ‘growth at all costs’ is over
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Software has been one of the worst-performing sectors this year amid a rising rate environment and geopolitical tensions overseas. This c...
Oil rises to the highest since 2008, before paring gains
Oil pipelines, pumping rigs, and electrical transmission lines dot the landscape along California’s “Petroleum Highway” (Highway 33) running along the northwestern side of the San Jo...
Norwegian Cruise Line is a buy
Norwegian Cruise Line: “One of the worst performers in the market, with one of the best CEOs. I still believe. I think at $20, with everything starting to open around the world, it is a [buy].&#...