Xiaomi bets on new EV SU7; targets potential 20 million premium users

Xiaomi bets on new EV SU7; targets potential 20 million premium users

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING – Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi believes it’s identified a consumer niche that will pay up for its upcoming electric car in a fiercely competitive market. “We … Read more

BP exec’s husband guilty of insider trading, snooped on her calls

BP exec’s husband guilty of insider trading, snooped on her calls

A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images The husband of a former BP merger and acquisitions manager pleaded guilty to securities fraud related to insider trading by eavesdropping on his wife’s work calls … Read more

Here’s how I see the Fed’s rate-cut dilemma playing out

Here’s how I see the Fed’s rate-cut dilemma playing out

The following passage has been adapted from Jim Cramer’s opening monologue at Saturday’s annual meeting of the CNBC Investing Club. The single biggest issue we will be struggling with for the rest of the year is not how many Federal Reserve interest rate cuts we will have but whether the Fed can stand pat, or … Read more

Top Wall Street analysts pick these dividend stocks for enhanced returns

Top Wall Street analysts pick these dividend stocks for enhanced returns

Investors looking to enhance their portfolio returns can opt for a combination of growth and dividend stocks. Choosing the right dividend stock by analyzing multiple factors can be complex for investors. However, recommendations from analysts can help inform investors’ research and guide them toward lucrative dividend stocks from companies with strong fundamentals. Here are three … Read more

Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite strong U.S. economy

Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite strong U.S. economy

The tech sector is having a big 2024. Nvidia just crushed earnings expectations. The artificial intelligence boom remains in full swing. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index is up more than 8 percent year to date. The U.S. economy is also doing surprisingly well, adding 353,000 jobs in January, well ahead of economists’ forecasts. Hotter-than-expected inflation data … Read more

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, 2 portfolio earnings reports

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, 2 portfolio earnings reports

Wall Street returned to its winning ways this week — and Nvidia ‘s blowout earnings report Wednesday night was a big reason why. All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed the holiday-shortened week higher, led by the S & P 500 , which rose 1.66% and ended Friday at a record high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq … Read more

Warren Buffett says Berkshire may only do slightly better than the average company due to its sheer size

Warren Buffett says Berkshire may only do slightly better than the average company due to its sheer size

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at press conference during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, April 30, 2022. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s Warren Buffett said his sprawling conglomerate may only slightly outperform the average American company due to its sheer size and the lack of buying opportunities that could make an impact. The Omaha-based … Read more

Treasury market shift may set investors up for solid gains

Treasury market shift may set investors up for solid gains

Investor sentiment toward intermediate-term Treasury bonds may be changing. Schwab Asset Management’s David Botset is seeing more flows into bonds with maturity rates typically between three and five years — and sometimes out to 10 years. “People are starting to realize that we’re kind of at the peak of interest rate increases,” the firm’s head … Read more

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) earnings Q4 2023

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) earnings Q4 2023

Warren Buffett ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, NE. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a big rise in operating earnings in the fourth quarter, thanks to huge gains in its insurance business, while its cash pile expanded to record levels. The Omaha-based conglomerate posted operating earnings … Read more

Nvidia’s wild ride and induction into the $2 trillion market cap club in two charts

Nvidia’s wild ride and induction into the  trillion market cap club in two charts

The $2 trillion club has a new member: Nvidia . The leading artificial intelligence chipmaker’s market capitalization briefly topped $2 trillion on Friday, becoming only the third U.S. company in history to do so; it closed the session worth $1.94 trillion. Fellow Club names Apple and Microsoft are the others. Apple became the first, in … Read more