Day: April 14, 2022
Japan’s shares set for lower open; U.S.-listed Chinese tech stocks drop overnight
SINGAPORE — Japan’s markets are set to fall at Friday’s open, after U.S. stocks fell overnight as Treasury yields climbed to highs. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 26,955 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 26,920 — lower than the Nikkei 225’s last close at 27,172. Economic data due out on Friday […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Virgin Galactic is like a lottery ticket
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed. Source
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World’s largest yacht, linked to Russian billionaire Usmanov, is seized by Germany
A file photo dated September 10, 2018 shows mega yacht named “Dilbar” belonging to Uzbek-born Russian business-magnate Alisher Usmanov as it refuels by a tanker in Mugla, Turkiye. Germany seizes Russian billionaire Usmanov’s yacht at Port of Hamburg. Sabri Kesen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — German authorities said they have seized the […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Keep an eye on bonds and Ukraine as earnings season picks up
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday previewed next week’s slate of earnings and what investors should have on their radar to prepare for the tumultuous market ahead. The “Mad Money” host said that bonds, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China are “the stories that do matter with treasurys running roughshod over everything once […]
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Jim Cramer says falling used car prices suggests inflation could be easing
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that while headwinds facing the used car market make it un-investable, its declining performance is also an indicator that inflation might be cooling. “When everybody was freaking out about the 8.5% consumer price index number – that is a hot number – you might’ve noticed that used car and […]
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Here’s why Airbnb’s 2019 acquisition of HotelTonight could be key to its post-pandemic playbook
HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank Ben Robertson In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Like many mobile-first, on-demand service-based companies started in the early 2010s, HotelTonight saw similarities with two of the biggest disruptors in that category. “That’s how the world is moving: […]
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Ukraine seizes 26 cars and 32 apartments of detained Kremlin ally Medvedchuk
FILE PHOTO: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with leader of Ukraine’s Opposition Platform – For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 18, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters WASHINGTON — Authorities in Ukraine announced Thursday that they have seized more than 150 assets belonging to Viktor Medvedchuk, the […]
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Stocks could stay choppy as fears about the Fed overshadow earnings news
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE Earnings season is here, and it may distract investors from other issues, but it’s not likely to be the big driver of the overall market in the week ahead. Investors instead will keep an eye on the things that have been worrying the […]
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American Airlines pilots’ union sues carrier over request to help with training on days off
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The union that represents American Airlines’ pilots sued the carrier in federal court Thursday to block a program that encourages aviators to help with simulator training, an initiative […]
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DOJ charges 3 Russians with running ‘foreign influence and disinformation network’ in U.S.
Russian businessman and politician Alexander Babakov on February 22, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images The Department of Justice charged a high-ranking Russian legislator and two of his staffers with running a yearslong scheme to influence U.S. officials peddle disinformation to advance the Kremlin’s interests, according to court documents made public Thursday. […]
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