Day: May 4, 2022
Consumers at breaking point as Fed’s inflation battle heats up, investor Peter Boockvar warns
The economy may be hitting a crucial turning point. Investor Peter Boockvar warns the Federal Reserve will not be able to meaningfully contain surging inflation, and there’s not much more consumers can withstand. “It gets to the question: At what point does the consumer blink in the face of these rising prices,” the Bleakley Advisory […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Marvell Technology and Bausch Health are buys
Bausch Health: “We wanted to buy more today, but we ran out of time. This thing is being put on sale. There are shorts taking it all the way down. It is quite ridiculous. I wanted to be able to buy a huge slug of it today, so that’s how I feel for the [Charitable […]
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Clorox’s brands are inflation-proof and can thrive in recessions, CEO says
Clorox CEO Linda Rendle told CNBC on Wednesday the company’s products are “household essentials” that can withstand rising inflationary environments and tough economic times. The company’s brands include its namesake Clorox products as well as Brita water filtration, Glad bags and Burt’s Bees to highlight a few. As an example of Clorox’s pricing power, Rendle […]
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Cramer says Wednesday’s relief rally won’t vanquish the bears, expects Fed skeptics to remain
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he’s still “drawn to owning stocks,” even as the Federal Reserve aggressively raises interest rates in such a way that some skeptics believe will send the U.S. economy into a recession. “They probably sold into the rally today. They will sell again tomorrow because this is who they are,” the […]
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Stock futures fall slightly after Fed induced relief rally
Stock futures fell slightly after the Federal Reserve raised rates by half a point and the major averages rallied to end the day. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 46 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each fell 0.1%. In regular trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose […]
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EBay and Etsy drop on weak guidance as e-commerce crunch continues
An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Etsy and eBay reported better-than-expected first-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, but the companies gave weak guidance for the current quarter that suggests the e-commerce sector is cooling off after a […]
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Facebook plans to reduce hiring as revenue growth slows and inflation concerns increase
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during the 2020 campaign and how it handles […]
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Covid’s toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths
A white flag with a memorial written on it is one of the thousands of white flags representing Americans who have died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) placed over 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington, September 26, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The United States on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Etsy, Booking Holdings, eBay and more
The Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce company plunged by more than 12% after Etsy’s revenue guidance for the second quarter came in lighter than anticipated. The company CFO also said on the earnings call that “consumers […]
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Bitcoin jumps to $40,000 after Fed chair Powell rules out bigger rate hikes
Crypto industry players who are bullish on bitcoin point to various reason why they think the digital currency will go up, including rising inflation and increasing institutional investor participation. But an uncertain regulatory environment continues to prove a headwind for bitcoin. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images The price of bitcoin climbed about 6% Wednesday […]
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