Japan’s new outsider leader will face challenges to his dissenting policies

Japan’s new outsider leader will face challenges to his dissenting policies

Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the party leadership elections on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shigeru Ishiba, the man set to become the next leader of Japan, has made … Read more

Markets just had an expectations-defying month

Markets just had an expectations-defying month

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more

CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say

CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say

CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health‘s board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock … Read more

Japan Tankan, Powell inflation comments, Golden Week

Japan Tankan, Powell inflation comments, Golden Week

Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the recent outsized cuts enacted by the U.S. central bank should not be interpreted as a sign that future … Read more

Consumer companies vie for share of India’s booming stock market

Consumer companies vie for share of India’s booming stock market

A bell during the listing ceremony of Ola Electric Mobility at the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Food delivery platforms, jewelry companies — and even a electric scooter manufacturer. More consumer-centric companies are looking to capitalize on India’s booming stock market and strong … Read more

Jim Cramer names Wall Street bright spots from the third quarter

Jim Cramer names Wall Street bright spots from the third quarter

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday looked back at the past three months, picking out positives in a chaotic stretch for the market. “For once, good news was actually good news and interesting,” he said. “The next time you start to feel horrible about the state of the world, remember that miracles can still happen — … Read more

Cerebras files for IPO

Cerebras files for IPO

Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Artificial intelligence chip startup Cerebras Systems on Monday filed its prospectus for an initial public offering, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “CBRS” on the … Read more

GE Healthcare has been an under-the-radar winner — and a new catalyst just arrived

GE Healthcare has been an under-the-radar winner — and a new catalyst just arrived

GE Healthcare ‘s quiet outperformance is becoming harder to tune out — and its new drug used in radiology to improve the diagnosis of heart disease can help the Club stock make some more noise. In a note to clients Sunday, Wells Fargo analysts said that GE Healthcare’s diagnostic agent Flyrcado is “possibly the most … Read more

Powell indicates further, smaller rate cuts, insists the Fed is ‘not on any preset course’

Powell indicates further, smaller rate cuts, insists the Fed is ‘not on any preset course’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the recent half percentage point interest rate cut shouldn’t be interpreted as a sign that future moves will be as aggressive, in fact indicating the next moves will be smaller. The central bank chief asserted during a speech in Nashville, Tennessee, that he and his colleagues will … Read more

Education Dept. extends deadline for defaulted student loan borrowers to get current

Education Dept. extends deadline for defaulted student loan borrowers to get current

The US Department of Education building is seen on August 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Tierney L. Cross | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has extended the deadline for its Fresh Start program for defaulted student loan borrowers until Wednesday morning, according to an agency spokesperson. Borrowers who apply … Read more