Month: March 2026
Macy’s store revamp shows progress, but company expects sales to fall this year
Macy’s on Wednesday beat Wall Street’s quarterly sales and profit expectations as its namesake brand showed signs of progress, yet still gave a cautious outlook for the year ahead. For the fiscal year, the company – which includes its namesake chain, higher-end department store Bloomingdale’s and beauty retailer Bluemercury – said it expects sales of […]
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Fed Day, Macy’s earnings, Micron’s memory boost and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. And happy first day on the job to Josh D’Amaro, who today replaces Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO. CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo has more on what’s in store for the Mouse House’s new leader. Stock futures are rising this morning. All […]
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Bain Capital taps buyer interest for Bridge Data Centres, offering up to 70% stake, sources say
Bain Capital has started reaching out to potential buyers for its stake in Bridge Data Centers, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the private equity firm eyes exits amid rising demand for AI infrastructure. Citigroup and JPMorgan are running the sale process and have sent out preliminary marketing materials to investors to […]
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Disney embarks on new chapter as Josh D’Amaro takes over as CEO
Larissa Manoela and Josh D’Amaro, Chairperson of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, wave to the audience after Panel Disney Experiences during Day 2 of the D23 Brazil: A Disney Experience at Transamerica Expo Center on November 09, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ricardo Moreira | Getty Images Disney is turning the page on a new […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Micron Technology, Macy’s and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — Nvidia rose nearly 1% after Reuters reported , citing sources, that the chipmaker got approval from the Chinese government to sell its H200 chips in China. The company is also reportedly preparing to make available in China a version of its Groq AI chip. […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as attention turns to Fed rates decision
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision on interest rates, due later in the session. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was down by more […]
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Micron rides memory price spike into earnings with stock up 62%, drubbing its tech peers
Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc., during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Micron Technology Inc. semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron saw its stock triple in 2025, and it’s up nearly 62% so far […]
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Traffic is trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who’s moving through and who’s still stranded or diverting
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week. The blockade has squeezed shipping traffic […]
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Cuba partially restores power as President Díaz-Canel vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel gestures during the BRICS summit second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday lashed out at the “almost daily” threats from the U.S. and pledged to meet the Trump administration’s move to choke off the […]
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Tencent’s 2025 revenue beats estimates as Chinese tech giant ramps up AI investment
Tencent on Wednesday reported full-year revenue that topped analyst predictions, as the Chinese tech giant continues to ramp up investments in AI. Here’s how Tencent did in its full-year earnings for 2025: Revenue: 751.8 billion Chinese yuan ($109 billion), surpassing the 750.7 billion Chinese yuan expected by analysts, according to data compiled by LSEG. “We […]
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