Month: November 2024
What Trump’s win could mean for student loan forgiveness
The U.S. Department of Education’s work to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans will likely some to a halt with the election of Donald Trump, who has called the efforts “vile” and “not even legal.” When Trump re-enters the White House in January, he will probably direct his administration officials to stop […]
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Watch live: Fed Chair Powell faces questions on rate cut, inflation and Trump
Labor market doesn’t contribute significantly to price growth, Powell says Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the job market is not a key driver of inflation. “The labor market is not a source of significant inflationary pressures,” Powell said. The Fed chair said payroll expansion has slowed in recent months, while the unemployment rate has increased […]
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Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
This is a comparison of Thursday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in September. 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 […]
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Rudy Giuliani rejects claim that property he owes in defamation case is missing
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 Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday scoffed at claims that he is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Warner Bros. Discovery, AppLovin, Wolfspeed, Lyft and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dutch Bros — The stock popped more than 32% following the coffee chain’s better-than-expected third-quarter results. Dutch Bros earned 16 cents per share on revenue of $338 million for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in 12 cents per share and $325 million […]
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AppLovin, top tech stock of the year, soars another 45% on earnings beat
Adam Foroughi, CEO of AppLovin. CNBC AppLovin shares soared 45% on Thursday after the online gaming and advertising company issued guidance that was well above estimates and reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue. The stock jumped past $245 in early afternoon trading. It’s now up 515% this year, far outpacing all other tech companies valued at […]
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The one non-U.S. stock market that could win from Trump and how to play it
Japan is one stock market outside the U.S. that could win now that Donald Trump is headed back to the White House. A number of U.S.-listed funds tracking international markets slid Wednesday, as investors deliberated the impact of the president-elect’s proposed tariffs on global trade. Trump has previously proposed tariffs of up to 20% on […]
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FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, reported to a low-security federal prison in Connecticut on Thursday, according to a spokesman […]
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Wall Street expects Trump presidency will unlock deal-making
Key Points Wall Street dealmakers and corporate leaders expect the flood gates to open on merger and acquisition activity after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Deal-making has slowed in recent years, largely due to high interest rates, soaring company valuations and a tight regulatory environment. Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and Tapestry’s proposed acquisition […]
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The four best bank stocks to own amid the Trump trade, according to top analyst Graseck
A Donald Trump presidency and Republican-controlled Senate could boost big banks, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck. To Graseck’s point, financials jumped more than 6% on Wednesday — the sector’s best day since November 2020 — following Trump’s win. Financials were also the top-performing sector on the day as expectations of a deregulatory push […]
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