Factories in China affected by Covid lockdowns can conditionally resume work, by housing workers on-site. Pictured here is an auto parts manufacturer in Suzhou that has had 478 employees on site since...
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Marvell Technology and Bausch Health are buys
Bausch Health: “We wanted to buy more today, but we ran out of time. This thing is being put on sale. There are shorts taking it all the way down. It is quite ridiculous. I wanted to be able to ...
Clorox’s brands are inflation-proof and can thrive in recessions, CEO says
Clorox CEO Linda Rendle told CNBC on Wednesday the company’s products are “household essentials” that can withstand rising inflationary environments and tough economic times. The com...
Cramer says stock relief rally won’t vanquish the bears
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he’s still “drawn to owning stocks,” even as the Federal Reserve aggressively raises interest rates in such a way that some skeptics believe wi...
Stock futures fall slightly after Fed induced relief rally
Stock futures fell slightly after the Federal Reserve raised rates by half a point and the major averages rallied to end the day. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 46 points, or 0....
Etsy, Booking Holdings, eBay and more
The Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce company plunged by more than 12% after Etsy’s ...
Federal Reserve Statement May: Here’s what changed
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on March 16. Text removed from the March state...
Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Starbucks and more
Close-up of vertical sign with logos for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — Shares of Lyft ...
Wealthy investors want to buy or hold stocks amid declines, survey says
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Wealthy investors are more likely to add to their stock holdings or shi...
Uber, Brinker, Generac and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER) – Uber fell 1% in premarket trading after it reported a quarterly loss and revenue that beat estimates. Uber saw ride volumes incr...
Despite interest rate hikes, Tony Dwyer predicts sharp market bounce
While Wall Street braces for a half point interest rate hike on Wednesday, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer sees the ingredients for a sharp market bounce. However, it’s unrelated to a funda...
Stock futures inch higher ahead of Fed’s big rate decision
Stock futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s big interest rate decision on Wednesday, where the central bank is widely expected to hike rates by...
Cramer defends Powell’s inflation policy ahead of Fed rate decision
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday defended Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and said that the beaten-down state of previously inflated stocks shows the Fed chief is on the right track to corralling i...
Chegg, Expedia, BP and more
James Tahaney loads textbooks on to a pallet in preparation for shipping at the Chegg warehouse in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, April 29, 2010. John Sommers II | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the co...
Natural gas surges 9% to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war roils energy markets
A liquefied natural gas tanker berth in Japan, on Dec. 17, 2021. Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would w...
Paul Tudor Jones says he can’t think of a worse financial environment for stocks or bonds right now
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said the environment for investors is worse than ever as the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates when financial conditions have already become inc...
Alibaba’s shares fall after unconfirmed rumors link Jack Ma to a probe
Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares were about 1% lower Tuesday — after earlier falling more than 9% —following unconf...
50% of market is in a bubble, Dan Suzuki warns as Fed gets ready to meet
The market may be in the early innings of a dramatic decline. Despite Monday’s tech comeback, money manager Dan Suzuki of Richard Bernstein Advisors warns the group is in a “bubble.”...
Best Buy CEO says gaming engagement will continue across platforms even as people return to in-person activities
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday that she believes consumers will continue to seek out gaming and products related to it, even as in-person activities abound. “Gam...
Stock futures are lower after big market reversal to start May
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 27, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures moved lower Monday night after the major averages staged a big reversal to start the month. Dow Jon...
Chegg, Clorox, Devon Energy and more
Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Chegg — Shares tumbled nearly 30% after the textbook company reported weak full-year guidance despite exceeding earnings expectations. In its most...
Global Payments, Moderna, Activision Blizzard and more
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya | Pool | Reuters Check out the...
Citadel’s flagship hedge fund rallies 7% in April, brings 2022 returns to nearly 13%
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel Mike Blake | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s hedge fund wowed the industry with big outperformance in April, overcoming a brutal market rout and ...
Stocks churn near lows of the year in volatile trading after Nasdaq’s worst month since 2008
U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses on Monday morning as Wall Street tried to shake off a brutal month that saw the Nasdaq Composite suffer its worst stretch since 2008. The Dow Jones Industria...
Buffett bought more Apple last quarter and says he would have added more if the stock didn’t rebound
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Warren Buffett bought the dip in his No. 1 stock Apple during the tech giant’s sell-off in the f...
Stagflation risk rises as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy
The Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates in an effort to defuse an explosive year of price inflation. But global forces could neutralize the effects of that tightening of monetary policy, and keep...
Berkshire owns 9.5% of Activision Blizzard shares in merger arbitrage bet
Warren Buffett on Saturday said Berkshire Hathaway has been increasing its stake in Activision Blizzard in a merger arbitrage play, betting that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of the video gam...
Warren Buffett gives his most expansive explanation for why he doesn’t believe in Bitcoin
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger press conference at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Bitcoin has steadily been gaining acceptance from the traditional finance...
Charlie Munger says Robinhood is justly ‘unraveling’ for ‘disgusting’ practices
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger blasted stock trading app Robinhood on Saturday, saying the company is now “unraveling.” “It’s so easy to overdo a good idea. &#...
Warren Buffett rips Wall Street for turning the stock market into ‘a gambling parlor’
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett lambasted Wall Street for encouraging speculative behavior in the stock market, effectively turning it into a “gambling parlor.” Buffett, 91, spoke at...
From Dairy Queen to Brooks Running, Berkshire Hathaway’s businesses seeing an impact from inflation
Inflation has been one of the hot topics for markets this year, and rising prices are impacting portfolio companies for Berkshire Hathaway in different ways. In March, the Federal Reserve’s pref...
Warren Buffett significantly increases Chevron bet, now in Berkshire’s top 4 positions
Berkshire Hathaway added to its Chevron bet significantly during the first quarter, making the energy stock the conglomerate’s fourth biggest equity holding. The “Oracle of Omaha’s&#...