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Cost and ‘chaos’ continue to test resiliency of U.S. auto industry
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — “A lot of cost and a lot of chaos.” That’s how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions. All those factors created […]
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Stock futures rise ahead of big earnings week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 16, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures moved higher Sunday night as investors turn their attention towards a slew of big-name earnings reports and inflation data expected in the coming days. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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This ETF strategy could help risk-averse investors ride out wild market swings
The CBOE Volatility Index, otherwise known as the Wall Street’s fear gauge, is coming off its most volatile week since April. For investors hesitant to ride out the recent wild swings, Invesco senior portfolio manager John Burrello sees income funds that employ options-based strategies as a sound game plan. His reasoning: They have more structural […]
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Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?
How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of crises past: regional-bank balance-sheet worries , possible re-escalation of China trade hostilities, a crypto flash correction and a reversal in […]
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FAA lets Boeing increase 737 Max production almost two years after near-catastrophic accident
Boeing 737 Max aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, U.S. June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Via Reuters Boeing has won regulator approval to ramp up production of its best-selling 737 Max jetliners to 42 a month, a milestone for the manufacturer nearly two years after the Federal Aviation Administration capped […]
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‘The tide went out’: How a string of bad loans has bank investors hunting for hidden risks
Signage outside Western Alliance Bank headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, March 13, 2023. Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty Images Big banks including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs had just finished taking victory laps after a blockbuster quarter when concerns emerged from an obscure corner of Wall Street, sending a collective shiver through global finance. Regional […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oracle, AST SpaceMobile, Revolution Medicines and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: AppFolio — The cloud-based business software provider climbed 7% after an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at KeyBanc, with a 12-month price target of $285, according to FactSet’s StreetAccount service. AST SpaceMobile — Shares in the space-based broadband cellular network dropped 6% after more than […]
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Utilities grapple with a multibillion question: How much AI data center power demand is real
Electricity companies across the U.S. are struggling to figure out how much demand will actually materialize from the artificial intelligence boom, as the stock market speculates that vast sums of money will be spent on infrastructure to support a big data center buildout. “There is a question about whether or not all of the projections, […]
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Trump Treasury Sec. Bessent to speak with Chinese trade counterpart on Friday
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will speak by phone on Friday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China, a senior Trump administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. Additional details about the call, including the specific time it would take place or the next steps to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Jefferies, Oracle, Fifth Third, Micron and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Regional bank stocks — The subsector ticked higher after driving down the broader market on Thursday. Zions rose more than 1% on the back of a Baird upgrade , while Western Alliance bounced by less than 1%. The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) […]
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