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Bank of America says these stocks are ‘firing on all cylinders’ so buy them now
There’s a bunch of buy-rated stocks that have plenty more room to run, according to Bank of America. The firm says these companies are a must-own heading into the final weeks of 2024. They include: ServiceNow, Citigroup, Booz Allen Hamilton and Affirm. Citigroup Don’t sleep on this banking giant, analyst Ebrahim Poonawala said recently. “The […]
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Southwest, American raise sales outlooks, shares jump
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California, July 25, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and American Airlines raised their fourth-quarter forecasts on Thursday, citing strong demand and higher fares, sending shares in the carriers higher. Southwest said fourth-quarter unit revenue will likely rise between 5.5% and […]
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American Airlines chooses Citi as sole credit card partner, drops Barclays
American Airlines planes sit parked at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 27, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters American Airlines has completed a long-awaited credit card deal with Citigroup, dropping its other partner, Barclays. The airline said Thursday that it expects payments it receives from its co-branded credit card and other partners to grow 10% a year. In the […]
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Banks hit credit card users with higher rates in response to regulation that may never arrive
A customer uses a credit card to pay for items January 28, 2022 at a retail shop in New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Banks that issue credit cards used by millions of consumers raised interest rates and introduced new fees over the past year in response to an impending regulation that most […]
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Dozens of retailers jacked up interest rates on store cards ahead of Fed cuts
Tommy | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Dozens of the largest U.S. retailers and their bank partners jacked up interest rates on their store-branded cards to record highs in the months before the Federal Reserve began cutting rates, as the companies looked to pad profits during a stretch of sluggish sales. At least 50 companies […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s comments gave investors a reality check
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, at Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, US, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Shelby Tauber| Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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One week later – A look at the Trump trades gaining momentum and those that are fading
It’s a good time to check in on how the ‘Trump trade’ is doing. The stock market rallied to fresh records after Donald Trump was declared the next U.S. president, with investors betting that his vow to cut taxes and loosen regulation weill foster dealmaking, stimulate the economy and support risk assets. The S & […]
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Singapore’s DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push, Reuters reports
DBS Group Holdings in the central business district of Singapore. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s biggest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbor, including in one of Malaysia’s smallest banks by assets, two sources said. DBS is exploring a purchase of Singapore state investor Temasek’s 29.1% stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia […]
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The four best bank stocks to own amid the Trump trade, according to top analyst Graseck
A Donald Trump presidency and Republican-controlled Senate could boost big banks, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck. To Graseck’s point, financials jumped more than 6% on Wednesday — the sector’s best day since November 2020 — following Trump’s win. Financials were also the top-performing sector on the day as expectations of a deregulatory push […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Tesla, Coinbase, Planet Fitness and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Donald Trump trades — Individual stocks viewed as trades tied to Donald Trump’s election odds surged as the Republican clinched a return to the White House. Trump Media & Technology , majority owned by Trump himself, popped nearly 5%. Tesla , whose CEO publicly backed the […]
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