Dashed hopes for March rate cuts

Dashed hopes for March rate cuts

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 31, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | 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 … Read more

Jim Cramer says to look for ‘sleeper’ stocks as hot names retreat

Jim Cramer says to look for ‘sleeper’ stocks as hot names retreat

CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed Wednesday’s market action, telling investors to look beyond hot stocks and pay attention to “sleepers.” “The game is self-correcting: The too-hot eventually cool down, the sleepers wake up and get too expensive themselves,” he said. “It’s a process, people, and if you approach it clinically, you’ll know the expensive stocks come … Read more

10-year Treasury yield falls below 4% as traders evaluate Fed decision

10-year Treasury yield falls below 4% as traders evaluate Fed decision

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell below the key 4% level Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said an interest rate cut wasn’t likely at the March meeting but would likely come later this year. The benchmark yield was down nearly 13 basis points to 3.929%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury fell … Read more

Gundlach says ‘Goldilocks’ talk makes him nervous, sees likely recession

Gundlach says ‘Goldilocks’ talk makes him nervous, sees likely recession

Jeffrey Gundlach speaking at the 2019 SOHN Conference in New York on May 6th, 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach believes the Federal Reserve poured cold water on hopes for a “Goldilocks” economic scenario benefiting risk assets, and the bond king stuck to his call for a likely recession this year. “When I … Read more

Fed Chief Jerome Powell says a March rate cut is not likely

Fed Chief Jerome Powell says a March rate cut is not likely

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following the release of the Fed’s interest rate policy decision at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank would likely not be comfortable enough with the path of inflation by … Read more

We’re trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China

We’re trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China

We’re selling 95 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $74. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of GEHC, reducing its weighting to 2.75% from 2.97%. The small trim we’re making in GE Healthcare with the stock up slightly in an otherwise rough tape does not change our belief in this … Read more

Starbucks’ earnings report was weak — but Wall Street expected worse

Starbucks’ earnings report was weak — but Wall Street expected worse

A customer exits a Starbucks store in Manhattan on Jan. 30, 2024, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wall Street is shaking off Starbucks’ weak quarterly report, seemingly taking executives at their word that the company’s challenges are “transitory.” The coffee giant’s stock ticked higher in morning trading, hours after it reported … Read more

Volkswagen sets up AI lab as car industry looks to embrace the tech

Volkswagen sets up AI lab as car industry looks to embrace the tech

Volkswagen, like other car giants, are pushing heavily into AI to boost their technology credentials and make their cars smarter. Ismail Aslandag | Anadolu via Getty Images German automaker Volkswagen has established its own artificial intelligence lab, the company said Wednesday, reflecting growing ambitions from the car industry to adopt the buzzy technology. In a … Read more

Inside the secret parties of the elite world

Inside the secret parties of the elite world

Countries and companies rent out storefronts on the Promenade in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum CNBC DAVOS, Switzerland — For as long as countries and companies have rented out chalets and storefronts on the Promenade of the small Swiss ski village that hosts the World Economic Forum, ancillary programming hosted beyond the reaches … Read more

Ex-UK finance minister joins Coinbase crypto exchange

Ex-UK finance minister joins Coinbase crypto exchange

Former British Chancellor George Osborne addresses guests during a visit to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on July 1, 2016 in Manchester, England. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images LONDON — A former British finance minister on Wednesday joined cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase as a global advisor, beefing up the company’s regulatory bargaining power at a time … Read more