The dollar has soared as the Federal Reserve has raised rates. U.S. Treasury yields now provide the best return over expected inflation in more than a decade, incentivizing investors to buy dollars to...
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Crypto Analyst Warns Bitcoin Could Witness Massive Devaluation As Equities Markets Print Fresh 2022 Lows
A closely followed crypto strategist and trader is issuing a warning to Bitcoin holders that BTC could witness a big capitulation event amid weakness in the stock market. Pseudonymous trader Cantering...
9 Out of the Top 12 Crypto Assets Are Down 70% to 90% Lower Than the All-Time Highs Recorded Last Year – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
274 days or roughly nine months ago, the crypto economy was worth $2.34 trillion and at $967 billion the aggregate value of all 13,192 crypto assets is $1.48 trillion less. Most of the top digital cur...
Bond Market Turmoil Could Last a While. How to Ride It Out.
It is an exciting time for fixed income—and a terrifying one, too. Central banks are in the midst of the most dramatic tightening of monetary policy in a generation, which has helped push yields on so...
An Alzheimer’s Drug’s Big Surprise: What It Means
Until this past week, there seemed to be no answers to the Alzheimer’s puzzle. The leading theory of the disease, that it was caused by a buildup of beta amyloid plaque in the brain, had been disprove...
Arthur Hayes Says Ethereum (ETH) Merge Still Not Priced In, Lays Out Bottom Scenario for Crypto Markets
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says that the market still hasn’t priced in the significance of Ethereum’s (ETH) successful transition to a proof-of-stake consensus model. In an interview with Raoul Pa...
Kenyan Central Bank Raises Key Rate by 75 Basis Points – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The monetary policy committee of the Kenyan central bank recently revealed it increased the central bank rate by 75 basis points from 7.5% to 8.25%. Justifying its decision to act, the committee cites...
How Many Times Has Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Failed to Time Crypto Markets?
It’s been said that “not all investors have the same investing style.” But Jim Cramer, with his contrarian strategy, arguably made many people poor. Now he has become a meme for his consistency in mak...
Underperformance is ‘abysmal’ in the long run for active fund managers
The S&P 500 may be trading around 2022 lows, but a new report finds active managers are having their best year since 2009. The numbers suggest they still have a long way to go, though. S&P Glo...
The Next Bullish Catalyst For Oil Markets
Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, oil markets have been relatively unaffected by hurricane season this year. The next real catalyst for oil prices, short of a significant geopolitical d...
Nikola Tries to Ignite Market for Its Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks
As Nikola founder stands trial on securities-fraud charges, a revamped management team is pushing to make the company the first to market hydrogen-powered commercial trucks in the U.S.—and to overcome...
Economic Outlook ‘Darkening’ As Experts Worry Fed Could ‘Break’ Markets
Topline Consumer spending continued to show signs of cooling this week, and the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation metric came in hotter than expected just one day after officials doubled down...
Brazil’s Election Is Almost Here. Get Ready to Buy Petrobras Stock.
Chocolate and peanut butter go together; falling oil prices and Brazilian political uncertainty most certainly do not. Yet Petrobras stock may still be worth buying. Yes, that sounds like a terrible i...
How Low Will the Stock Market Go? S&P 3300 Might Just Be the Start.
The stock market desperately wants to put in a low. The Federal Reserve won’t let it. You wouldn’t know that from looking at the market this past week. On the one hand, U.S. economic data remains stro...
Judge rules in favor of Ripple against SEC; Bitcoin decouples from legacy markets
The biggest news in the cryptosphere for Sept. 30 includes a court ruling in favor of Ripple against the SEC for the Hinman document, Bitcoin decoupling from the S&P 500 amid macro turmoil, and Cr...
It’s Time to Buy Tech Again. Here Are 20 Stocks to Start With.
One cruel truth the stock market confirmed this past week is that trying to pick the bottom for technology stocks is a fool’s errand. The Nasdaq Composite’s terrible September—it was down 10.5% on the...
Electric and autonomous vehicle ETF falls 15% in September
GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A key ETF for electric and autonomous vehicle stocks suffere...
What Nike’s earnings report tells us about 3 consumer stocks in our portfolio
A warning from Nike (NKE) in its first-quarter earnings report has given us some serious insights into a handful of consumer stocks in the portfolio. We call them “readthroughs”: valuable ...
Inflation accelerated even more than expected in August
Inflation in August was stronger than expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring down prices, according to data Friday that the central bank follows closely. The personal consumptio...
Still oversold, picking at chip stocks, Club names in the news
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 Friday’s key moments. Market still oversold When ...
Ford (F) stock up 70% since Jim Farley became CEO, but he has work to do
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck in Dearborn, Michigan, May 19, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – As incoming CEO of Ford Motor, Jim Farley promised more trans...
Carnival shares fall on ballooning costs, dragging cruise stocks lower
The brand new Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras, docked at Port Canaveral, Florida, on July 30, 2021. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Shares of Carnival fell be...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Rent-A-Center, Carnival Cruise
People walk near the entrance to Nike store, May 25, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nike – ...
US Treasury yields are soaring, but what does it mean for markets and crypto?
Across all tradeable markets and currencies, U.S. Treasurys — government bonds — have significant influence. In finance, any risk measurement is relative, meaning, if one insures a house, the maximum ...
What Nintendo’s Stock Split Means For Investors
Getty Images Key takeaways Nintendo’s stock split Thursday on the Japanese markets, with Nintendo’s ADRs splitting on 1 October The 10-for-1 stock split is designed to make Nintendo’s shares cheaper, ...
Altria to Invest in Rival Vaping Products. Ends Noncompete Agreement With Juul.
Altria on Friday said it’s looking to end its noncompete agreement with Juul, the e-cigarette maker in which it owns a stake. This will give the maker of Marlboro cigarettes a chance to start up its o...
Arrival Stock Soars. It’s Got Plans for Microfactories to Build EV Vans.
Shares in Arrival were rising in early trading after the company said it had produced a vehicle in one of its microfactories for the first time. The milestone is a welcome boost for the embattled elec...
Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports
Exxon Mobil is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing that restricting shipments would further squeeze global supplies and lift pump ...
Fed Vice Chair Brainard warns against retreating from inflation fight prematurely
U.S. Federal Reserve board member Lael Brainard speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s ...
The bear market may not be over but some corporate insiders are acting like it is
It’s premature to declare the bear market is over, but it’s not too early to start constructing your buy list of stocks for when conditions are more favorable. That’s the conclusion I draw from an ana...