2 big tests ahead will determine if last week’s stock market excitement was warranted

2 big tests ahead will determine if last week’s stock market excitement was warranted

Wall Street takes back-to-back weekly gains and an overbought market into an important week featuring Nvidia earnings and the latest reading on the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday gave the speech from Jackson Hole that investors wanted to hear. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq bounced back from … Read more

Stocks slide ahead of Powell’s speech

Stocks slide ahead of Powell’s speech

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 12, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | 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 … Read more

Stocks slide ahead of Powell speech

Stocks slide ahead of Powell speech

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 12, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | 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 … Read more

‘Big gains may be behind us for a bit’

‘Big gains may be behind us for a bit’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed reason’s for Thursday’s market pullback, saying there may be some time before Wall Street sees another rally. “The market’s still too overbought, and we got too hopeful and now reality, with its positives that get rewarded, still, and its negatives that are punished, has set in,” he said. “So the time … Read more

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on interest rates, the economy and monetary policy actions on June 15, 2022. Olivier Douliery- | Afp | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for … Read more

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 rally After a selloff prompted by fears about the economy earlier this month, markets have largely been steady. The three major U.S. averages rose again Wednesday as investors anticipated an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s September … Read more

Fed minutes signal September rate cut

Fed minutes signal September rate cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 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

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Fed minutes signals September rate cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 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

CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer

CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 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

Europe markets head for higher open with Fed in focus

Europe markets head for higher open with Fed in focus

The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Joshua Roberts | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are heading for a higher open Wednesday, rebounding as investors await commentary on the inflation and interest rate outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The regional Stoxx 600 index closed in the red on Tuesday, snapping a strong run that … Read more