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Wall Street expects Trump presidency will unlock deal-making
Key Points Wall Street dealmakers and corporate leaders expect the flood gates to open on merger and acquisition activity after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Deal-making has slowed in recent years, largely due to high interest rates, soaring company valuations and a tight regulatory environment. Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and Tapestry’s proposed acquisition […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Trump rally kicks off
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters 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, no […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Trump rally begins
Attendees cheer as a broadcast of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trum speaking at his Florida election party is shown on a screen at the Nevada GOP election watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6, 2024. Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily […]
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Stock futures are little changed after major post-election rally as focus shifts to Fed: Live updates
Expectations fall towards a January rate cut With Treasury yields rising on the back of a Trump election victory, expectations have fallen as to how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in cutting interest rates this winter. The fed funds rate, which determines what banks charge each other for overnight lending, currently ranges between a […]
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The big Trump losers: These stocks could have an overhang for a while
Stocks may be in rally mode after former President Donald Trump’s election victory, but not every sector is poised to get a lift. The major averages rallied to new highs Wednesday as NBC News projected a defeat of Trump’s rival, Vice President Kamala Harris . The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 1,300 points, […]
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Global ETFs slide as investors see Trump tariff policies hurting trade
A balcony above a trading floor inside the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S.-listed funds tracking global stocks largely pulled back in Wednesday’s session as investors considered Donald Trump’s victory harmful to international equities. Closely followed exchange-traded funds from iShares tracking […]
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Asia-Pacific markets to open mostly higher after Wall Street rallies ahead of U.S. election results
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street surged overnight ahead of the U.S. presidential election results. […]
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Stock futures are flat as Wall Street readies for presidential election: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading ahead of Tuesday’s high-stakes U.S. presidential election Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 20 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures inched about 0.1% higher. Palantir popped 13% in overnight trading on […]
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Quantifying how much Nvidia will influence the Dow after it joins the storied average
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia is joining the storied Dow Jones Industrial Average. We learned on Friday the chipmaker would be added to the blue-chip index, ending months of speculation that began in May […]
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Asia markets poised to open mixed as investors gear up for U.S. elections, China parliament meeting
BEIJNG, CHINA – NOVEMBER 13: Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Gao Zehong/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as investors gear up for a busy week that includes […]
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