Breaking news
U.S. sanctions global network of firms helping the Russian military evade export controls
Armored vehicles of pro-Russian troops drive along a road in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict near Dokuchaievsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 25, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions on a global network of individuals and shell companies it says are helping the Russian military to […]
Read More
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 5.4% in March, the highest since 1983
The Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation measure showed intensifying price pressures in February, rising to its highest annual level since 1983, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Excluding food and energy prices, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from the same period in 2021, the biggest jump going back to April 1983. Including gas and […]
Read More
Walgreens beats earnings expectations after omicron-fueled demand for tests and boosters lifted sales
A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday announced fiscal second-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, after the omicron variant of Covid-19 intensified demand for booster shots and tests and drove foot traffic during […]
Read More
Russia holds onto positions near Kyiv; UK spy chief says Putin ‘massively misjudged’ war. Follow our live updates
Putin has ‘massively misjudged’ the situation in Ukraine, UK intelligence chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Presidential Grants Foundation CEO Ilya Chukalin in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has misjudged the situation in Ukraine, but his advisors are scared of telling […]
Read More
Vladimir Putin feels his military leaders misled him about Ukraine, declassified intelligence shows
WASHINGTON — Newly declassified U.S. intelligence indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin feels he was misled by military leaders who did not tell him key details about the botched invasion of Ukraine because they feared angering him, top Biden administration officials said Wednesday. “We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Robinhood, Chewy, RH, Lululemon and more
Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder Robinhood Markets, Inc., is displayed on a screen during his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Robinhood — Shares of the stock-trading app fell 5.8% […]
Read More
Russia’s pledge to scale back in Ukraine met with skepticism; EU to put pressure on China
Sanctions on Russia to continue until we see de-escalation, Italy’s Di Maio says Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that sanctions on Russia will continue until Italy sees military de-escalation in Ukraine. Japan skeptical over Russian pledge to cut military operations Japan has expressed skepticism over Russia’s pledge to reduce […]
Read More
Stock futures edge lower after Dow and S&P 500 notch a fourth straight day of gains
U.S. equities futures dipped slightly Tuesday evening after stocks extended their rally in the previous session, even as fears of an inverted yield curve sparked recession concerns and investors continued watching developments play out in Ukraine. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 50 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Micron, Lululemon, RH and more
The headquarters building of Micron Technology Inc. stands in Boise, Idaho, U.S. Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Micron — Shares of the chip maker advanced more than 4% after hours, after the company reported financial results for its most recent quarter. Micron beat Wall […]
Read More
Fed’s Patrick Harker says he thinks the U.S. can avoid a recession, even amid troubling signs
Despite on ominous indicator hanging over the economy and higher interest rates on the way, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Tuesday that he doesn’t think the U.S. is heading for recession. That view, expressed in a CNBC interview, comes in the face of a looming inversion of the 10- and 2-year Treasury yields […]
Read More