Employees work on a battery production line at Jiangsu Yongda Power Supply Co. on March 26, 2024 in Suqian, Jiangsu province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economy is ending the first quarter on a “strong” note, according to a business survey published by the China Beige Book … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at the “Senior Chinese Leader Event” held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President … Read more
Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images Cocoa hit a record Tuesday as supply constraints fuel prices higher. Futures for May delivery were up 3.9% at $10,030 per metric ton, marking the … Read more
An undated editorial illustration of the Indian rupee and the Indian flag. Anand Purohit | Moment | Getty Images The decision to include Indian government bonds in two prominent global indexes recently is being viewed as a shot in the arm for the rapidly growing country and is expected to bring in billions of inflows. … Read more
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
A major exchange-traded fund provider is going deep on two popular plays: megacap tech and weight loss drug stocks. In health care, Roundhill Investments is getting ready to launch a fund that focuses on the companies behind GLP-1 drugs. Dave Mazza, the firm’s chief strategy officer, expects to have more information on the fund’s debut … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s most important happenings on Wall Street, saying to watch out for earnings from Walgreens as well as new data about consumer spending. “We’re no longer fighting the Fed, people — they don’t seem inclined to raise rates when they’re supposed to be cutting them, that … Read more
A woman spreads cocoa beans during the sun-drying process in the backyard of her house in Asikasu, Ghana, on Dec. 19, 2020. Cristina Aldehuela | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia may get most of the headlines, but the hottest trade of 2024 is shaping up to be a commodity: cocoa. Cocoa futures have more than … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer threw cold water on the Justice Department’s antitrust case against Apple, saying the iPhone maker is still a good stock to buy and own. “The decision by the Justice Department to go against Apple will end up like any of the myriad analysts who’ve gone from buy to hold on Apple’s stock … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said he feels optimistic about the market after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and maintained there would be three cuts before the end of the year. He compared the situation to the claw game in an arcade. When the Fed is tightening, picking winning stocks is as difficult as … Read more
