Month: November 2024
Powell says the Fed doesn’t need to be ‘in a hurry’ to reduce interest rates
Key Points Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that strong U.S. economic growth will allow policymakers to take their time in deciding how far and how fast to lower interest rates. “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates,” Powell said in Dallas. Source
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Landry CEO Fertitta becomes Wynn Resorts’ largest individual shareholder with nearly 10% stake
The new Wynn Casino and Lisboa Casino in Macao, China. Bob Henry | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has increased his ownership stake in Wynn Resorts to 9.9%, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing indicates a passive position, though multiple people familiar with the matter […]
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Here’s a rapid-fire update on what Trump will mean for all 33 portfolio stocks
Here’s a rapid-fire update on all the stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. During the November Monthly Meeting on Thursday, Jim looked at how Donald Trump’s return to the White House could impact each company — good, bad or not much at all. Apple : If […]
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Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz under scrutiny as House Ethics report on sex, drug claims takes focus
Multiple Republican senators gave a chilly reception to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Matt Gaetz for U.S. attorney general, putting the former Florida congressman’s odds of being confirmed by the Senate in question. The surprise announcement Wednesday, and Gaetz’s swift resignation from Congress, also drew attention to a House Ethics Committee probe into allegations that […]
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live to business leaders in the Dallas area
[The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Thursday to business leaders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on monetary policy. Powell is delivering a speech followed by a Q-and-A session. The appearance […]
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Disney earnings offer hope that streaming can successfully supplant linear TV
The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney might be proving the world’s most famous investor wrong. Last year, Warren Buffett, “The Oracle of Omaha,” told CNBC’s Becky Quick he had no faith in the […]
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Diamond Sports reaches key milestone toward exiting bankruptcy
Jose Siri, #26 of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, steals second base as Dansby Swanson, #7 of the Atlanta Braves, is unable to handle the throw from Travis d’Arnaud, #16, in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Oct. 29, 2021. Daniel Shirey | Major […]
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Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit: Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters after driving a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Biden delivered remarks on the administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and […]
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Adidas signs first NIL deal with girls’ high school basketball player
Adidas has signed Kaleena Smith as the bradn’s first NIL high school basketball player. Adidas has signed one of its youngest female athletes yet. The German sports apparel brand on Thursday announced the signing of Kaleena Smith as its first high school girl’s basketball partner under a name, image and likeness, or NIL, deal. Smith, […]
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Rudy Giuliani lawyers seek to quit defamation claim case over ‘fundamental disagreement’
Rudy Giuliani (C) arrives at the New York court following a judge’s order compelling his appearance in the defamation case filed by Georgia election workers in New York, United States on November 07, 2024. Lokman Vural Elibol | Anadolu | Getty Images Lawyers representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a massive defamation judgment […]
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