Markets aren’t a good barometer for the economy

Markets aren’t a good barometer for the economy

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 4, 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 … Read more

Jim Cramer says Apple (AAPL) is vulnerable ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Jim Cramer says Apple (AAPL) is vulnerable ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Somewhere along the line we forgot how to value seven large companies. We knew they were better than almost all of the other companies out there. We knew that their managements were incredibly good and their prospects enormous. But looking back, we stopped caring at what price we bought these stocks and, instead, decided that … Read more

ETMarkets Smart Talk | Smart money moving to healthcare, FMCG, and IT: Aditya Khemka of InCred Asset Management

ETMarkets Smart Talk | Smart money moving to healthcare, FMCG, and IT: Aditya Khemka of InCred Asset Management

“We believe that the smart money has started moving towards growth defensive like Healthcare, FMCG and IT,” says Aditya Khemka, Fund Manager – InCred Asset Management. In an interview with ETMarkets, Khemka said: “These sectors tend to offer lower but secular growth when compared to certain cyclical industries like auto and industrials which offer high … Read more

Huawei’s tri-fold phone gets 2.7 million pre-orders before iPhone 16 launch

Huawei’s tri-fold phone gets 2.7 million pre-orders before iPhone 16 launch

Huawei is planning to release a three-fold smartphone on Sept. 10, just hours after Apple’s scheduled new iPhone launch. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Huawei has received more than 2.7 million pre-orders for its tri-fold smartphone, its website showed on Monday. The Chinese company began pre-orders for its Mate XT midday … Read more

China’s CPI climbs 0.6% in August, missing expectations as transport, home goods prices fall

China’s CPI climbs 0.6% in August, missing expectations as transport, home goods prices fall

egetable prices in China have risen significantly this summer, with analysts pointing to high temperatures and frequent rainfall as the main reasons. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China on Monday reported its consumer price index rose by 0.6% year on year in August, missing expectations as costs of transportation and … Read more

Japan Q2 GDP, China CPI

Japan Q2 GDP, China CPI

People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024.  Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses in the region, following the weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 142,000 missing … Read more

Here are the three most important things to watch in the market this week

Here are the three most important things to watch in the market this week

It was a rough start to the historically weak month of September on Wall Street. Economic growth concerns and investor trepidation ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the month sank the market. For the week: The S & P 500 gave back over 4% in its worst weekly … Read more

Boeing and union reach a labor deal, potentially averting a strike

Boeing and union reach a labor deal, potentially averting a strike

A Boeing employees works outside of the cockpit of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane in the company’s factory, on March 27, 2019 in Renton, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing and the union that represents some 33,000 of its workers have struck a new labor deal, just days before a costly strike could … Read more

Saudi investment minister touts green shoring on path to diversification

Saudi investment minister touts green shoring on path to diversification

Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s investment minister, during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih pushed back against skepticism over the country’s economic diversification plan, as Riyadh touts “green shoring” investment opportunities to woo foreign financing. “There was many … Read more

3 ways Wall Street banks are leveraging AI to increase profitability

3 ways Wall Street banks are leveraging AI to increase profitability

Big banks are jumping headfirst into the AI race. Over the past year, Wall Street’s largest names — including Goldman Sachs , Bank of America , Morgan Stanley , Wells Fargo to JPMorgan Chase — ramped up their generative artificial intelligence efforts with the aim of boosting profits. Some are striking deals and partnerships to … Read more