Jamie Dimon says ‘the worst outcome is stagflation,’ a scenario he’s not taking off the table

Jamie Dimon says ‘the worst outcome is stagflation,’ a scenario he’s not taking off the table

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday he wouldn’t rule out stagflation, even with greater confidence recently that inflation … Read more

3 ways Wall Street banks are leveraging AI to increase profitability

3 ways Wall Street banks are leveraging AI to increase profitability

Big banks are jumping headfirst into the AI race. Over the past year, Wall Street’s largest names — including Goldman Sachs , Bank of America , Morgan Stanley , Wells Fargo to JPMorgan Chase — ramped up their generative artificial intelligence efforts with the aim of boosting profits. Some are striking deals and partnerships to … Read more

ETFs are set to hit record inflows, but this wild card could change it

ETFs are set to hit record inflows, but this wild card could change it

Exchange-traded fund inflows have already topped monthly records in 2024, and managers think inflows could see an impact from the money market fund boom before year-end. “With that $6 trillion plus parked in money market funds, I do think that is really the biggest wild card for the remainder of the year,” Nate Geraci, president … Read more

Wall Street: Wall Street stocks fall, big weekly drop as market waits for Fed to move

Wall Street: Wall Street stocks fall, big weekly drop as market waits for Fed to move

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks fell on Friday, weighed down by a jobs report that showed a continued labor market slowdown but left traders uncertain about how far the Federal Reserve will go in cutting interest rates. All three main indexes were lower, with the 11 sectors of the benchmark S&P 500 losing ground led by … Read more

Cramer names Microsoft (MSFT) as No. 1 underappreciated megacap to buy

Cramer names Microsoft (MSFT) as No. 1 underappreciated megacap to buy

Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence prospects are impressive. But the stock has more to offer investors than just the new tech. Jim Cramer said Microsoft shares could bottom Wednesday — and out of all the megacap tech stocks, this Club name is the one to buy. Microsoft closed at a record high of $467 on July … Read more

asian stocks: Asian equities advance as Yen steadies after drop: Markets wrap

asian stocks: Asian equities advance as Yen steadies after drop: Markets wrap

Asian stocks advanced Tuesday, led by Japanese equities, while the yen steadied after weakening against the dollar over the past week. Japanese stocks rose alongside Hong Kong equity futures, while shares in Sydney were little changed. US contracts edged lower ahead of Wall Street reopening later Tuesday, following the Labor Day public holiday. The yen … Read more

Warren Buffett leads Berkshire Hathaway to new heights at age 94

Warren Buffett leads Berkshire Hathaway to new heights at age 94

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Warren Buffett turned 94 on Friday and his sprawling, one-of-a-kind conglomerate has never been worth more than it is today. Berkshire Hathaway became the first nontechnology company to top a … Read more

Dollar General shares crater 25% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers

Dollar General shares crater 25% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers

A sign hangs above a Dollar General store in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting its lower-income customers are struggling in this economy. Shares of the retailer, which caters to more … Read more

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits  trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to score the coveted milestone. Shares of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate have rallied more than 28% … Read more

Asian stocks: Asian stocks cautious as markets await Nvidia: Markets wrap

Asian stocks: Asian stocks cautious as markets await Nvidia: Markets wrap

Stocks in Asia opened lower following a sluggish day on Wall Street, as traders look to Nvidia Corp.’s results for clues on whether the artificial-intelligence euphoria that’s powered the bull market has more room to run. Equity benchmarks in Japan and Australia edged down Wednesday, while contracts for US shares were also lower. With the … Read more