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Wolfe downgrades credit card stocks to underweight, as research firm feels a ‘recession is likely’
Investors should sell shares of credit card issuers given that a “recession is likely,” according to Wolfe Research. Analyst Bill Carcache downgraded credit card issuers as a group to underweight from market weight, saying in a Thursday note that the stocks will increasingly come under pressure with higher recession risks. “While we remain cautious on […]
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Goldman ‘deal guy’ behind Apple, GM cards leaves for fintech start-up iCreditWorks
iCreditWorks CEO Scott Young, former chief commercial officer of Goldman Sachs Marcus. Courtesy: Goldman Sachs A Goldman Sachs executive known for securing some of the industry’s biggest credit-card deals in recent years has left to join early stage start-up iCreditWorks, CNBC has learned. Scott Young, who was chief commercial officer of Goldman’s Marcus consumer business, […]
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Jim Cramer says to buy the dip on days like Monday: ‘It’ll be too late’ if you wait for the Fed
“I know from experience that if you wait until the [Federal Reserve] is done and inflation’s broken, it’ll be too late to buy,” the “Mad Money” host said. Source
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Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts to attract and retain members of subscription service
As prices climb at the grocery store and gas station, Walmart said Wednesday that it will offer deeper discounts on fuel to nudge more customers to join and renew Walmart+. Chris Cracchiolo, senior vice president and general manager of the subscription service Walmart+, said the everyday expense is on the minds of many shoppers, “especially […]
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A members-only club for female executives is coming to San Francisco with the help of Google’s cash
Chief co-founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan Photos courtesy of Chief As companies see a record number of women leaving their jobs in “the Great Resignation,” Google parent Alphabet is putting money behind an initiative that could help them stay. Launched in 2019, Chief is a membership-based company for female executives that’s designed to provide […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HCA Healthcare, Kimberly-Clark, Gap and more
Pedestrians pass in front of a GAP store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. American Express — Shares of the payment firm dipped 1.1% despite American Express topping earnings expectations for the first quarter. American Express reported a profit of $2.73 per share, versus […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Verizon, Kimberly-Clark and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express (AXP) – American Express rose 1.2% in the premarket after reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue for the first quarter. Amex reported a profit of $2.73 per share compared with the $2.44 consensus estimate, helped by increased spending by millennial and Gen-X consumers as well […]
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S&P 500 futures slide ahead of a huge week of earnings reports
Stock futures fell Sunday evening as investors braced for a week of major first-quarter earnings reports ahead. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about 150 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures shed 0.5%. Nasdaq futures were lower by 0.8%. Bank of America reports quarterly results Monday before the bell. Several Dow blue-chip names […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Keep an eye on bonds and Ukraine as earnings season picks up
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday previewed next week’s slate of earnings and what investors should have on their radar to prepare for the tumultuous market ahead. The “Mad Money” host said that bonds, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China are “the stories that do matter with treasurys running roughshod over everything once […]
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Stocks could stay choppy as fears about the Fed overshadow earnings news
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE Earnings season is here, and it may distract investors from other issues, but it’s not likely to be the big driver of the overall market in the week ahead. Investors instead will keep an eye on the things that have been worrying the […]
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