CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | 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 to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

What to know before investing in buffer ETFs

What to know before investing in buffer ETFs

Investors may want to consider buffer ETFs to hedge the recent market volatility. Bruce Bond, CEO of Innovator ETFs, sees an opportunity in buffer exchange-traded funds to offer some protection from the market’s downside. “This [strategy] fits a group of people that are interested in getting exposure to the market, but not taking the full … Read more

Good economic data has sparked a stock rally. Here’s what will drive the week ahead

Good economic data has sparked a stock rally. Here’s what will drive the week ahead

The economic worries that pummeled stocks in early August quieted further in recent days, enabling Wall Street to turn in its best week of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the way, surging 5.3% on the week, followed by the S & P 500 , which advanced 3.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average , … Read more

How to determine your risk appetite for an investment when you need the money

How to determine your risk appetite for an investment when you need the money

Here’s our Club Mailbag email [email protected] — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. We can’t offer personal investing advice. We will only consider more general questions about the investment process or stocks in the portfolio or related industries. This week’s question: Hi Jim! I’ve been holding a … Read more

Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks stock has been on a tear into Monday’s fourth-quarter earnings report, entering Friday’s session up nearly 17% since Aug. 5 compared to a roughly 7% gain for the S & P 500 . Translation: Investor expectations of the cybersecurity leader are high. Is this the quarter the company gets back to beating … Read more

Madhabi Puri Buch earned revenue in potential rules violation, documents show

Madhabi Puri Buch earned revenue in potential rules violation, documents show

The head of India’s markets regulator, Madhabi Puri Buch, continued to earn revenue from a consultancy firm during her seven-year tenure, potentially breaching rules for regulatory officials, according to public documents reviewed by Reuters. Hindenburg Research has alleged a conflict of interest in Buch’s investigations surrounding the Adani Group due to her previous investments. The … Read more

Long-term winners as AI boosts U.S. power needs, according to Mizuho

Long-term winners as AI boosts U.S. power needs, according to Mizuho

A large array of solar panels along Highway 41 are located in close proximity to the growing Tulare Lake, a once great body of water in the southern Central Valley, now beginning to fill again due to the recent series of major rain and snow storms in the Sierra Nevada, is viewed on April 13, … Read more

Lawyer on Deutsche Bank’s Postbank settlement offer

Lawyer on Deutsche Bank’s Postbank settlement offer

A Deutsche Bank branch in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2022. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lawyer representing plaintiffs in a long-running case against Deutsche Bank on Friday slammed a proposed settlement from the German lender as a “late low ball” offer. The crux of the challenge against … Read more

Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 14: Roundup weed killing products are offered for sale at a home improvement store on May 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. A jury yesterday ordered Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, to pay a California couple more than $2 billion in damages after finding that the weed killer had caused their cancer. … Read more

British fintech Revolut valued at $45 billion in secondary share sale

British fintech Revolut valued at  billion in secondary share sale

Revolut cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images British fintech startup Revolut on Friday said that it was valued at $45 billion in a secondary share sale with existing and new investors. “This valuation reflects the strong financial performance recorded … Read more