The top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

Our top 10 things to watch Friday, March 15 1. Stocks opened lower Friday, following a losing day on Wall Street. The S & P and Dow Jones are still pacing to end the week in the black, while the Nasdaq is on track to finish lower. Meanwhile, bitcoin dropped around $5,000 overnight to about $67,000 … Read more

Why Japan’s shunto wage negotiations are important

Japanese national flag fluter at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on December 19, 2023. The Bank of Japan on December 19 maintained its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy and offered no guidance on its plans in the new year, sending the yen down against the dollar and boosting stocks. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / … Read more

BOJ may exit negative rates next week. Here’s what you need to know.

Japan bar chart graph with ups and downs, increasing values, concept of economic recovery and business improving, businesses reopen, politics concept with flag Elif Bayraktar | Istock | Getty Images Speculation is swirling that the Bank of Japan may move to exit the world’s last negative rate policy as early as next week, when policymakers … Read more

Jim Cramer names four tailwinds helping stocks rip higher

The major indexes busted out of a slump on Thursday and CNBC’s Jim Cramer pinpointed several unexpected market tailwinds, telling investors to look for this kind of action instead of obsessing over news from the Federal Reserve. “The idea that you should only care about how many rate cuts we get this year is an … Read more