A major exchange-traded fund and mutual fund manager finds the winning gold trade isn’t talked about as much as the artificial intelligence trade — but maybe it should be. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck thinks the best investment this year is “the hedge against political cycles.” To him, that means investing in gold. “It is quietly … Read more
Alphabet ‘s self-driving car unit Waymo is finally shifting into high gear. After years of heavy investment and losses, Waymo ridership is picking up momentum in its existing West Coast markets, and the company just inked an expanded partnership with Uber to bring its robotaxi service to the ride-hailing giant’s app in Atlanta and Austin, … Read more
Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. Matt Mills Mcknight | Reuters RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A … Read more
The Federal Reserve kicked off its much-anticipated easing campaign this week — its first in four years — which means cheaper rates on most kinds of consumer loans, including auto loans and mortgages. It also means lots of talk from the experts about “normalizing the yield curve” in the bond market — meaning getting back to … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The Dow and S & P 500 were lower Friday after surging to record highs Thursday in response to the Fed cutting interest rates by … Read more
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected. Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing core inflation, excluding food and energy, in the Fed’s preferred … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Trump Media sank more than 7% Friday morning, hitting a new 52-week low one day after “lockup” restrictions expired, which had previously … Read more
Norma Field walks under power lines coming off of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island (TMI), with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the … Read more
An American Airlines’ Embraer E175LR (front), an American Airlines’ Boeing 737 (C) and an American Airlines’ Boeing 737 are seen parked at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York on May 24, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines is in talks to make Citigroup its exclusive credit card partner, dropping rival issuer … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market surge: The S & P 500 jumped almost 2% to record highs Thursday in a delayed reaction to the Federal Reserve lowering the fed funds … Read more
