Month: May 2022
Start-up investor Jason Calacanis raising millions of dollars for Musk’s Twitter deal
Jason Calacanis Adam Jeffery | CNBC Angel investor Jason Calacanis, an early backer of Uber and Robinhood, is seeking to raise tens of millions of dollars for a stake in Twitter as part of Elon Musk’s $44 billion agreement to buy the social media company. “We are now collecting interest to invest in Twitter with […]
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Stock futures fall slightly with S&P 500 teetering on edge of a bear market
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 12, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stock futures dipped on Thursday evening as investors geared up for the S&P 500 to potentially slide into official bear market territory. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed […]
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U.S. to boost baby formula imports to ease nationwide shortage after Abbott Nutrition recall
Baby formula is offered for sale at a big box store on January 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The U.S. will increase baby formula imports as part of an effort to ease a nationwide shortage, senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday. The scarcity of formula was triggered in part […]
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Powell says he can’t guarantee a ‘soft landing’ as the Fed looks to control inflation
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Thursday that getting inflation under control could cause some economic pain but remains his top priority. Powell said he couldn’t promise a so-called soft […]
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Why it’s bad news for the entire market when Apple has a big drop
Apple stock is down over 8% this week, wiping off about $200 billion in value, and dragging down the Dow and Nasdaq indexes. Apple is now officially in a bear market alongside other technology megastocks. Apple has fallen during a bad week for equity markets, which are selling off stocks in nearly every industry on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carvana, GameStop, AMC, General Motors and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Carvana — Shares of the online used-car retailer popped 25%, alongside other heavily shorted stocks. Nearly 29% of Carvana shares available for trading are sold short, according to FactSet. The company has faced negative sentiment on Wall Street recently, with downgrades this month from Stifel, […]
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Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges nearly 25%, is halted several times
A Carvana used car “vending machine” on May 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session in which several heavily-shorted stocks popped. The stock closed up 24.7%. Trading was halted at least four times Thursday. Carvana’s share price had […]
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Hedge fund winners and losers emerge in brutal tech-driven sell-off
The stock market is going through a period of uncertainty and volatility, but some sectors could benefit from that. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A wide divergence of performance has formed in the hedge fund industry amid the stock rout on Wall Street this year. […]
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed by Senate for a second term
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. Powell announced the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to combat record high inflation. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images As he and his colleagues engage in a […]
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Ahead of hurricane season and summer storms, be sure you know how weather events are covered by your homeowners insurance
Win McNamee | Getty Images As spring warmth takes hold, homeowners may want to make sure they’re prepared for the severe weather that will likely soon follow. That preparation should include checking your insurance coverage. Whether you live in an area prone to hurricanes, tornados, flooding, hail, wildfires or severe storms — all of which […]
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