My top 10 things to watch Thursday, April 11 The government’s second inflation report of the week was cooler. One day after Wednesday’s hotter consumer price index sank stocks, the smaller-than-expected rise in the March producer price index reversed early weakness in the market to the upside. How could so many prognosticators be so wrong … Read more
The new restaurant in your neighborhood may look familiar. Chains owned by publicly traded restaurant companies accounted for half of the top 10 fastest-growing retail brands in the U.S. last year, according to a new Yelp report. Review site Yelp compiled the list by using a blended metric that includes net new openings, searches on … 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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Good news is good news: The … Read more
A BJ’s Wholesale Club is shown in Falls Church, Virginia, May 23, 2023. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images BJ’s Wholesale Club said Wednesday that it will open four clubs in the Southeast and one in the Midwest this year, as it tries to expand and attract members in other parts of the country in a … Read more
The fourth quarter was pretty darn good for our stocks. Results were mostly better than expected, and many corporate leaders forecasted more of the same. For good reason: Businesses are starting to spend again, supply chain conditions continue to improve and the consumer remains resilient. Roughly 73% of companies in the S & P 500 … Read more
Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images Among the cans of tuna and flashlights in doomsday preppers’ closets, there is an increasingly popular staple — gold bars. The recent rise in value of the yellow metal is not just another chapter of favorable economic conditions for the asset, experts say. People’s interest in gold — … Read more
Wall Street ended the week lower, despite the S & P 500 notching an all-time closing high Thursday and the Nasdaq Composite hitting an intraday record Friday before dropping more than 1% in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered its worst week since October, falling 0.93%. The S & P 500 and tech-heavy … Read more
Costco Wholesale reported solid fiscal 2024 second-quarter results after Thursday’s closing bell, but the stock fell in extended trading due to a slight miss on sales and margins. Given their recent run-up, we would expect that pressure on shares to continue Friday. However, the quarter wasn’t thesis-changing to the powerful Costco business model that excels … Read more
Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Costco on Thursday missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations for its holiday quarter, despite reporting year-over-year sales growth and strong e-commerce gains. Shares of the retailer fell about 4% in aftermarket trading. The retailer’s stock had hit a 52-week high earlier in the day. The company offered few details … 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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Powell speaks: Two days of testimony from … Read more
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