Year: 2025
Goldman Sachs says buy call options on these stocks ahead of earnings
Wall Street is heading into a long weekend, but when bankers return to work on Monday, earnings season will be in full swing — with a lot of potential targets for options traders. “We expect single stock call buying to be an unusually profitable strategy this earnings season given 1) Put-buying pressure in single stocks […]
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Trump has talked to former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh about firing Powell, report says
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during The Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump has spoken with former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh about possibly replacing the current central bank chairman, Jerome Powell, before his […]
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Google hit with second antitrust blow, adding to concerns about future of ads business
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Google’s antitrust woes are continuing to mount, just as the company tries to brace for a future dominated by artificial intelligence. On Thursday, a federal judge ruled […]
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Discord sued by New Jersey over child safety features
Jason Citron, CEO of Discord in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The New Jersey attorney general sued Discord on Thursday, alleging that the company misled consumers about child safety features on the gaming-centric social messaging app. The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court by attorney […]
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Harvard’s battle with the Trump administration is creating a thorny financial situation
Harvard University’s Dunster House in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe via Getty Images Harvard’s brewing conflict with the Trump administration could come at a steep cost — even for the nation’s richest university. On April 14, Harvard University President Alan Garber announced the institution would not comply with the administration’s demands, including […]
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Trump administration threatens to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her visiting officials in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images The Trump administration is threatening to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, ratcheting up its clash with the Ivy […]
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These stocks could be primed for strong gains even as tariff volatility persists
Investors may have parted too soon and too fast from a handful of stocks, indicating they may be due for a rebound ahead. Stocks were lower again on Thursday , following a sharp pullback one day earlier and ahead of a long three-day weekend and market holiday. U.S. equities have been whipsawed in April following […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Eli Lilly, Alphabet, Hertz, UnitedHealth and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Alphabet — Shares of the megacap technology name pulled back 1.2% after a federal judge ruled that Google has illegally monopolized online advertising technology , namely the markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. Hertz — The rental car company surged 50% to a 52-week […]
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Should investors dump U.S. stocks for international equities? Here’s what experts are saying
Key Points U.S. stocks had been outperforming the world for years heading into 2025. Now, some investors are changing their investment strategy to boost their international exposure. Although global diversification may be a good move as U.S. markets come under pressure, CNBC Financial Advisor Council members caution against chasing returns. Source
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American Express’s wealthy cardholders are mostly untouched by tariff jitters
American Express‘s affluent cardmembers are showing few signs of curbing their spending, and younger customers drove growth in first-quarter transaction volumes, Chief Financial Officer Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC. Billed business on AmEx cards rose 6% in the period, or 7% when adjusted for the impact of leap year, the company reported Thursday, which shows that the […]
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