Cramer says consumers are frugal, turning from companies without value prices

Cramer says consumers are frugal, turning from companies without value prices

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday discussed consumer behavior, saying many are fed up with high prices of certain companies’ products and services, such as those in the airline or retail business. “Consumers at last are finally saying no. They are pushing back on high prices, they are demanding bargains,” he said. “This rebellion is how … Read more

Porsche shares fall as automaker cuts 2024 outlook on aluminium alloy shortage

Porsche shares fall as automaker cuts 2024 outlook on aluminium alloy shortage

The Porsche logo, the German automobile manufacturer specialising in high-performance luxury sports cars, SUVs, and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart and part of the Volkswagen group, captured in their Porsche Zentrum Zrich shop, their main center in the biggest Swiss city, in Zrich on November 13, 2023, in Zrich, Switzerland. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty … Read more

Wall Street looks past political uncertainty

Wall Street looks past political uncertainty

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on July 22, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | 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, … Read more

Domino’s Pizza CEO talks weakness in its international business

Domino’s Pizza CEO talks weakness in its international business

In a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Domino’s Pizza CEO Russell Weiner discussed weakened guidance the company gave last week for the global side of its business. “When you’re in 90-plus markets around the world, you’re going to have some fits and starts,” Weiner said. “But the beauty is you have the other markets … Read more

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire trims Bank of America stake for the first time since 2019 after strong rally

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire trims Bank of America stake for the first time since 2019 after strong rally

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024.  David A. Grogan Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its gigantic Bank of America holding for the first time in four and a half years following the bank’s strong 2024 run. Warren Buffett’s conglomerate sold … Read more

Here’s why China was largely unaffected by Friday’s IT outage

Here’s why China was largely unaffected by Friday’s IT outage

BEIJING — While businesses in the U.S. and Europe woke up Friday to a global IT outage that disrupted airports and hotels, China went into its weekend largely unaffected. The issue traced back to a software update by Texas-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which generates more than half its revenue from the United States. The company’s … Read more

What recent small cap rally says about risk

What recent small cap rally says about risk

The money flow into small caps may not be a rotation from winning growth trades. Dave Nadig, ETF journalist and financial futurist, sees investors “just buying, buying, buying.” “What we’re seeing is a diversification trade,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “We’re seeing flows into everything, and that to me means people are looking … Read more

Facing trade tensions, China says it will focus on its own economy

Facing trade tensions, China says it will focus on its own economy

Real estate building under construction in Qingjiangpu District, Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu province, China, on July 15, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Top Chinese officials on Friday emphasized the country would focus on its own affairs in the face of rising trade tensions. “As long as we do our own … Read more

China Third Plenum 2024

China Third Plenum 2024

People walk around the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 15, 2024. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s leaders doubled down on boosting domestic technology in a high-level meeting called the Third Plenum that ended Thursday, according to a state media readout. China must “adapt to the new round of scientific … Read more

Charles Schwab CEO defends business as shares tank after earnings

Charles Schwab CEO defends business as shares tank after earnings

In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger pushed back against negative sentiment on Wall Street about his company, which saw shares plummet this week after certain metrics in its banking business fell short of expectations during the recent quarter. Cramer asked Bettinger whether his company still had an issue … Read more