Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker … Read more

4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here’s what we want to see

4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here’s what we want to see

Wall Street’s five-week winning streak came to an end, with the S & P 500 losing 0.42% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.11% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.82%. It was a roller coaster week driven largely by inflation data. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index on Tuesday sent stocks reeling, … Read more

Billionaires dump Alphabet. How they traded 7 other portfolio stocks as well

Billionaires dump Alphabet. How they traded 7 other portfolio stocks as well

Wall Street’s whales turned on Alphabet . Hedge fund managers and billionaire investors alike lightened up on shares of the Google parent — or dumped them all together — in the fourth quarter of 2023, regulatory filings revealed. While backward-looking, these disclosures nevertheless shine a light on the moves influential investors have made. The sales … Read more

Weak U.S consumer spending spells caution

Weak U.S consumer spending spells caution

Customers visit Macy’s Herald Square store on December 17, 2023 in New York City.  Kena Betancur | Corbis 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 need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more

Inflation fight may go down bumpy path

Inflation fight may go down bumpy path

A view of grocery store in Washington DC, United States on February 14, 2024.  Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | 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

A bumpy ride to beating inflation

A bumpy ride to beating inflation

A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

Gemstone engagement rings capture hearts and market share

Gemstone engagement rings capture hearts and market share

Luxury precious rings in a row on display in a jewelry store at a high-end shopping mall. Craig Hastings | Moment | Getty Images Roses are red, violets are blue, gemstones are hot and prices are too. Valentine’s Day has long been one of the most popular days of the year for jewelry and engagements. … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Lingering inflation problem

CNBC Daily Open: Lingering inflation problem

People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on September 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | 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 … Read more

Jim Cramer says Tuesday’s sell-off was based on ‘bad judgment’

Jim Cramer says Tuesday’s sell-off was based on ‘bad judgment’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday’s sell-off was a result of poor judgment on the part of shareholders. “The market won’t bottom all at once — there will be some stocks that will bottom tomorrow — but I think this is a sell-off based on bad judgment, not bad earnings or a bad business environment,” he … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Inflation’s stubborn staying power

CNBC Daily Open: Inflation’s stubborn staying power

Traders work the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s decision on lending rates, in New York on January 31, 2024. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors … Read more