The Reserve Bank of Australia has resumed hiking interest rates after holding steady for the past four months, piling on financial pressure for mortgage holders. The RBA met on Tuesday and chose to hike the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35 per cent. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Economists share RBA cash rate predictions … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer keyed in on the optionality of six of the companies that have become known as the “Magnificent Seven” during his Wednesday show. “The Magnificent Seven have the most optionality of any publicly traded companies in modern history,” Cramer said. “To sell any of them is to forget that they have this kind … Read more
A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Heather Somerville | Reuters General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has dismissed nine “key leaders” amid ongoing safety investigations sparked by an October accident in San Francisco, according to an internal message obtained by CNBC. The … Read more
Citigroup told most of its employees that they can work remotely the final two weeks of December, CNBC has learned. Workers can log in remotely from anywhere in their country of employment from Monday to Dec. 29, a Friday, making this week the last in-person experience this year for many staffers, according to people with … Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images LinkedIn has set aside an effort to relocate its data center technology out of its physical facilities and into Microsoft’s Azure cloud, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision not to proceed … Read more
A sign hangs outside the Shein warehouse in Whitestown, Indiana, on Nov. 29, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images The chair of a powerful House committee is drilling down on Shein’s data privacy practices and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party as the fast-fashion giant moves closer to a U.S. initial public offering. Reps. … Read more
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, May 7, 2023. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and its pilots union are closing in on a new contract that would raise pay for the carrier’s more than 11,000 aviators and end months of contentious … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Roaring to a record Stocks are on a tear heading into the last full trading week of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched an intraday record high on Friday, as investors welcome expectations that the Federal Reserve … Read more
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is seen as people lined up to buy the newly launched iPhone 15 and other Apple products at an Apple store in Palo Alto, California, on Sept. 22, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple has lost a bid to delay an impending Apple Watch import ban, … Read more
There is more financial pain on the cards for Australian borrowers, with all four of Australia’s big banks announcing they would lift mortgage rates following the Reserve Bank’s Melbourne Cup day hike. The Reserve Bank delivered a 25 basis point increase to the official cash rate on Tuesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: After four months … Read more
