Wells Fargo kicks off our bank earnings Friday. Rate cuts and dealmaking will be in focus this season

What a difference a year makes. Club holding Wells Fargo will post quarterly results on Friday, followed by our other financial holding, Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday. The industry’s first-quarter results will come against a more pleasant backdrop than last year, when the March 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves throughout the sector. The … Read more

Venture deals in U.S. fell to lowest level since 2017 in Q1: PitchBook

The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) prepares for Reddit’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. The social media platform Reddit priced its IPO in the range of $31 to $34 per share on Wednesday. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Even with hot artificial intelligence startups … Read more

Rubrik files to go public as tech companies see thawing of IPO market

Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO of data security software company Rubrik. Sinha previously backed cloud management company Nutanix. Greylock Partners Rubrik, a nine-year-old data security software vendor, filed to go public on Monday, the latest venture-backed company to move toward the public market after an extended lull dating back to late 2021. The Silicon Valley … Read more

Reddit shares plunge 25% in two days, end week below first day close

The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Reddit shares are plummeting after experiencing a rally stemming from the social media company’s IPO last week. Shares closed at $49.32, ending the … Read more

3 things I want to see in a stock before buying in this market

At the beginning of the year, I was talking about how we didn’t need rate cuts. Maybe one, maybe none, and others were talking about needing six of them. What kind of Canopy Growth product were they smoking? I want to be clear about this: The economy is too strong to cut rates, but the … Read more

Reddit stock jumps 15% as post-IPO rally continues

Reddit’s post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst. Reddit shares were up by 15% during midday trading on Tuesday to around $68.88, underscoring investor interest in the company, which was the first major social media business to go public since Pinterest’s 2019 IPO. The company’s shares were up … Read more

Jim Cramer says newly public Astera Labs is already too expensive

CNBC’s Jim Cramer gave investors his take on the valuation of Astera Labs, a company that went public last week and sells data center connectivity chips to cloud and artificial intelligence outfits. To Cramer, the stock debuted too hot and is more expensive than it should be at this point. “While Astera Labs has a … Read more

Reddit shares close 30% up following social media company’s IPO

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024.  Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Reddit shares were up 30% to $59.80 at the market’s close on Monday. The social media company’s stock has been rising ever … Read more

U.S. labor market is in ‘good shape’

A “Hiring” signs at a restaurant in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, June 26, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | 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. … Read more

No ‘cracks’ in U.S. strong jobs growth

A “Now Hiring” sign at an Advance Auto Parts store in San Leandro, California, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | 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