Fed rate cut path in sharp focus

Fed rate cut path in sharp focus

Traders react as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 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 … Read more

What to expect when Apple reports quarterly earnings this week

What to expect when Apple reports quarterly earnings this week

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks were mixed Monday to kick off another busy earnings week. The S & P 500 and blue-chip Dow edged lower, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq notched small gains. … 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. Rates and robots For the main factors driving stocks, there are few bigger weeks than the one ahead. The Federal Reserve, which has so far succeeded in its push to curb inflation without triggering a recession in the U.S., … Read more

Big Tech earnings on tap

Big Tech earnings on tap

Privately held companies have been left to develop AI technology at breakneck speed, giving rise to systems like Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. Lionel Bonaventure | AFP | 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 … Read more

Big Tech earnings loom large

Big Tech earnings loom large

A slogan related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) is displayed on a screen in Intel pavilion, during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024.  Denis Balibouse | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed … Read more

Wall Street touted 5 portfolio stocks this week. Here’s our call on each

Wall Street touted 5 portfolio stocks this week. Here’s our call on each

It was a fantastic week for stocks. The S & P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs as investors digested earnings and prepared for more. In turn, Wall Street analysts made a slew of bullish calls on five of our portfolio names — all of which report earnings next week SBUX … Read more

Why weakness in small caps may be a short-term setback

Why weakness in small caps may be a short-term setback

Small cap stocks may be on the cusp of a turnaround. According to Fairlead Strategies market technician Katie Stockton, the Russell 2000‘s underperformance so far this year is likely a near-term setback. “We’re kind of convinced that we’ll see small caps do better. Maybe they don’t outperform strongly. But a better year for them after … Read more

What recession? The U.S. economy kept growing

What recession? The U.S. economy kept growing

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with workers while visiting CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., November 29, 2023.  Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | 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 … Read more

All eyes on U.S. fourth-quarter GDP

All eyes on U.S. fourth-quarter GDP

A customer visits a supermarket in San Mateo, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Li Jianguo | Xinhua News Agency | 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 … Read more

Dow goes from 37,000 to 38,000 in just 40 days. A history of the Dow and big round numbers

Dow goes from 37,000 to 38,000 in just 40 days. A history of the Dow and big round numbers

Stock market numbers are seen displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 22, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 38,000 mark for the first time on Monday, just 40 calendar days after its previous … Read more