Long-time market bull Ed Yardeni is delivering a dose of optimism into year-end. Yardeni, who’s known for running investment strategy for Prudential and Deutsche Bank, expects the holidays to boost stocks deeper into record territory. “This is going to be one of the best Christmas seasons ever,” the president of Yardeni Research told CNBC’s “Trading
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 25, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures idled in overnight trading after the major U.S. market indexes reached record highs on Friday following a better-than-expected October jobs report. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
In this article QCOM QRVO Medical syringe is seen with Moderna company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Moderna shares tumbled 19% after a weaker-than-expected quarterly report. The drug
In this article ABNB UBER PTON SQ PINS A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Peloton — Shares of Peloton sunk 25% in extended
In this article GOOS-CA DKNG PFE LYV WEED-CA PTON Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Pfizer (PFE) – The drug maker’s shares surged 9.4% in premarket trading after a study showed that its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. Pfizer said it will ask
Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Democrats seem to have spared wealthy Americans like billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel from big tax bills on their vast Roth retirement savings in legislation unveiled this week. That break is courtesy of new language in a $1.75 trillion
A man speaks with a woman about openings at a bakery at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair on Oct. 19, 2021 in Melville, New York. BRYAN R. SMITH | AFP | Getty Images About 357,000 Americans fell off the long-term unemployment rolls in October, as the labor market’s pandemic
In this article SHAK PTON GOOS-CA Canada Goose parkas hang on display at a store in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Chris So | Toronto Star | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — Shares of the exercise bike company tumbled more than 34% after the firm reported weakening sales growth
In this article .STI DBSM-SG The building of DBS, Singapore’s largest bank, at the city state’s central business district. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings, posted third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as its chief executive flagged improving business conditions in the months ahead.
A specialist trader works inside a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 6, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were mostly flat in overnight trading Thursday ahead of the highly anticipated October jobs report. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 24 points.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told CNBC the “warning signs are there” on inflation, but the central bank will need to see further evidence from the labor market before hiking rates. The Bank surprised markets somewhat by keeping interest
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Sept. 22. Text removed from the September statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both
U.S. stock index futures were steady during overnight trading on Wednesday after the major averages closed at records following commentary from the Federal Reserve. The central bank said it will begin to slow its bond-buying program, signaling that the economy can now handle an unwinding of pandemic stimulus. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones
In this article GPS DE CVS Pedestrians pass in front of a GAP store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Activision Blizzard — The video game company tumbled more than 15% despite reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings of 72 cents per share, compared to analysts’ estimates
U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night as investors awaited a decision from the Federal Reserve on its tapering schedule. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 28 points, or 0.07%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.08% and 0.1%, respectively. Lyft jumped 10.3% in after hours trading on better-than-expected third-quarter results. Zillow fell
Market forecaster Jim Bianco expects inflation’s intensity to catch up with central bank policymakers worldwide, including the Federal Reserve. The fallout could make stocks less attractive, and knock them off record highs. “Inflation is persistent and you’ve got to start thinking about moving your policies more aggressively towards tightening,” the Bianco Research President told CNBC’s
Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon has bought up to $15,000 in the SPAC that is slated to take public former President Donald Trump’s planned social media platform. The Indiana congressman
Large machines unload coal from a train at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park station in east China’s Jiangsu province, on October 28, 2021. Wang Jianmin | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s coal shortage is easing thanks to new government policies, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia said in a note
If the market’s record rally continues into year end, PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati predicts value stocks will lag and growth stocks will play a dominant role. Agati, the firm’s chief investment officer, blames a slowing economy and earnings — as well as the monetary and fiscal policy backdrop. “We are absolutely bullish on the growth-oriented
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she has discussed with President Joe Biden how he should proceed on naming a Federal Reserve chairman and praised the current holder of the position. Though she did not disclose any specific plans Biden has, Yellen said she gave solid marks to Chairman Jerome Powell. “I talked to him about