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Jim Cramer says to buy FAANG stocks next time analysts say they’re not investable
Investors should buy FAANG stocks next time they plunge and analysts turn bearish, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. When analysts come out in droves to claim FAANG stocks are uninvestable, “that’ll be the perfect moment to do some buying,” he said. FAANG is Cramer’s acronym for Facebook-parent Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet. Cramer […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Tight March labor report could lead Fed to a 50-basis point rate hike
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday warned that a 50-basis point rate hike could be coming if the March labor report set to be released next Friday reveals a tighter-than-ever job market. “I fear that it will show the tightest labor market in 50 years. … If Fed Chief Jay Powell doesn’t catch a break when […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: I like Bank of America
Bank of America Corp: “It’s one of these companies that is not expensive with very good management that I want to own.” Alcoa Corp: “This thing is up in a straight line. … That’s an unusual parabolic move for that company.” Archer Aviation Inc: “I’m not going to go there. … Losing money is what […]
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There’s momentum to change the NFL’s overtime rule as owners prepare for annual meetings
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs the ball during the AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 23rd, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. William Purnell | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images NFL owners are prepping for another round of debates about the league’s overtime rules, which […]
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Even discount airfares are on the rise thanks to higher fuel costs and strong demand, Frontier CEO says
Travelers can expect higher airfares this spring and summer, even on discount airlines. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Friday that bookings and what travelers are paying for tickets as well as add-ons like baggage fees are the highest in the pandemic. “Even with the high fuel prices we believe we can […]
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Second Starbucks location in Mesa, Arizona, votes to unionize
A pro-union poster is seen on a lamp pole outside Starbucks’ Broadway and Denny location in Seattle’s Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on March 22, 2022. Toby Scott | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A second Starbucks cafe in Mesa, Arizona, has voted to unionize, continuing the coffee chain’s losing streak as its baristas […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Nio, Joby Aviation, Teva & more
A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Bed Bath & Beyond – Shares of the home goods retailer popped more than 4% in midday trading after the company announced […]
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GM to halt pickup truck production in Indiana due to chip shortage
Trucks come off the assembly line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters DETROIT — General Motors will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana for two weeks next month due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips that […]
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Wisconsin senator urges Kohl’s to reject buyout offers that threaten jobs in retailer’s home state
A view outside a Kohl’s store in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images A U.S. senator from Wisconsin is urging Kohl’s to not accept any buyout offer that might precede a bankruptcy filing or threaten workers’ jobs in the retailer’s home state. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, sent a letter to Kohl’s board of […]
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57% of U.S. households paid no federal income tax last year as Covid took a toll, study says
More than half of American households paid no federal income tax last year due to Covid-relief funds, tax credits and stimulus, according to a new report. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that 57% of U.S. households paid no federal income taxes for 2021, up substantially from the 44% before the pandemic. Howard Gleckman, senior […]
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