Year: 2025

United Airlines’ first-quarter outlook outpaces estimates after profits surge to end 2024
Business

United Airlines’ first-quarter outlook outpaces estimates after profits surge to end 2024

A United Airlines airplane proceeds to a runway at Newark Liberty International Airport in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on December 4, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey.  Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images United Airlines forecast first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ estimates […]

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BMO says these dividend growth stocks are poised for outperformance
World

BMO says these dividend growth stocks are poised for outperformance

Dividend growth stocks are a good way to protect portfolios during times of volatility and boost performance, according to BMO. Even as stocks are in positive territory year to date, the gains have come with a few bouts of volatility. Still, BMO remains bullish on stocks for 2025 and sees no significant trouble on the […]

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Reddit shares rise 7%, hit record as Raymond James raises price target
Technology

Reddit shares rise 7%, hit record as Raymond James raises price target

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Reddit shares rose over […]

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Mortgage rates aren’t likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
Finance

Mortgage rates aren’t likely to fall any time soon — here’s why

Key Points Rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose above 7% in the week ended Jan. 16, according to Freddie Mac data. Mortgage rates were below 3% as recently as late 2021. They are unlikely to fall below 6% until 2026, economists said. That’s partly due to investor worries tied to President Donald Trump’s policy […]

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Healthy Returns: Biotech and pharma M&A is off to a good start in 2025 — but will it last?
Health

Healthy Returns: Biotech and pharma M&A is off to a good start in 2025 — but will it last?

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on Dec. 5th, 2023. NYSE Group A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New York City after spending nearly a […]

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David Einhorn says we have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the market cycle
World

David Einhorn says we have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the market cycle

David Einhorn, President at Greenlight Capital, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivery Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn thinks speculative behavior in the current bull market has ascended to a level beyond common sense. “We have reached the ‘Fartcoin’ stage of the […]

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Trump meme coin gives greenlight for crypto industry to return to days of new tokens and NFT bubble
Technology

Trump meme coin gives greenlight for crypto industry to return to days of new tokens and NFT bubble

A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin token to mark the cryptocurrency reaching over $100,000 displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.  Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Trump’s return the White House is expected to usher […]

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Trump to announce AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank
Politics

Trump to announce AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on as SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump will announce a joint venture Tuesday with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank to invest billions of dollars in AI infrastructure in the United […]

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Trump’s SEC launching ‘crypto task force’ to develop clear regulations for industry
World

Trump’s SEC launching ‘crypto task force’ to develop clear regulations for industry

Mark Uyeda, commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during the 2024 Financial Markets Quality Conference at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.  Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration took its first steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency. […]

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Oracle shares jump 6% on involvement in AI infrastructure initiative that Trump will announce
Technology

Oracle shares jump 6% on involvement in AI infrastructure initiative that Trump will announce

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, center, watches Andy Murray of Great Britain against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their third round match on Day 9 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on October 12, 2021 in Indian Wells, California. Clive Brunskill | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Oracle shares jumped […]

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