5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Rate cut comedown The U.S. economy is chipping away at hopes for a string of interest rate cuts this year. Major U.S. stock averages fell on Wednesday — the third straight decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average — … Read more

Stock Markets: Good data, bad news?

Stock Markets: Good data, bad news?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 17, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

Stock Markets: The Fed’s rude awakening

Stock Markets: The Fed’s rude awakening

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | 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

Stock Markets: Fed’s reality check

Stock Markets: Fed’s reality check

A trader reacts 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.  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 … Read more

Jim Cramer says the market is ready for a pullback

Jim Cramer says the market is ready for a pullback

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday said the market is ready for a pullback because many stocks, including tech companies touting artificial intelligence initiatives, have climbed too quickly without a solid basis for doing so. He said Tuesday’s action — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.62%, the S&P 500 declining 0.37% and the Nasdaq … 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. Short week ahead Earnings and economic data could drive stocks in a shortened U.S. trading week. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will headline the week’s results when they report Tuesday morning. U.S. December retail sales data due Wednesday will … Read more

Big Bank earnings point to a grim season

Big Bank earnings point to a grim season

(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC … Read more

Earnings don’t start until the Big Banks report

Earnings don’t start until the Big Banks report

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more

Keep an eye on banks’ earnings reports

Keep an eye on banks’ earnings reports

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s market action, telling them to pay attention when several major financial institutions report earnings. Friday’s earnings season kicked off with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo failing to impress Wall Street, which disappointed Cramer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.31%. Cramer wondered … Read more

Walgreens and 3 other health-care stocks are going into our Bullpen watch list

Walgreens and 3 other health-care stocks are going into our Bullpen watch list

We’re making our first Bullpen update of 2024. The Bullpen is a collection of stocks identified by the CNBC Investing Club team as having the potential to join Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. We’re highlighting the four most interesting investment opportunities we found out of the handful of company CEOs Jim interviewed at this week’s JPMorgan … Read more