Time to look at AI-adjacent plays

Time to look at AI-adjacent plays

An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images 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 … Read more

It might be better economic data isn’t all rosy

It might be better economic data isn’t all rosy

People shop at a home improvement store on August 14, 2024, in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images 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? … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Inching higher U.S. stocks climbed again Monday as investors digest the Federal Reserve’s major rate cut last week. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all rose only modestly, as the 30-stock Dow notched another record … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Vaguely reassuring Fedspeak

CNBC Daily Open: Vaguely reassuring Fedspeak

A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.  Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Fedspeak reassures markets

CNBC Daily Open: Fedspeak reassures markets

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Rate relief Investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s huge policy move last week. The question now is what the central bank will do next. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all rose more than 1% for … Read more

Some aren’t convinced of a soft landing

Some aren’t convinced of a soft landing

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 18, 2024 in New York City. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images 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. … Read more

China economy, Fed rate cut, BOJ rate, RBA

China economy, Fed rate cut, BOJ rate, RBA

A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher Monday as investors digested monetary policy decisions from Japan and China as well as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s sharp rate cut last week. Data last Friday showed China’s youth … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Recession concerns still linger

CNBC Daily Open: Recession concerns still linger

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 19, 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. … Read more

Here are 4 things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

Here are 4 things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

The Federal Reserve kicked off its long-awaited easing campaign with a bang this week, cutting the federal funds by hefty 50 basis points. Investors viewed the aggressive reduction — the first in four years — as largely positive, with the three averages all finishing in the black. The S & P 500 advanced 1.36%, while the … Read more