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Stock futures are little changed to kick off September trading: Live updates
World

Stock futures are little changed to kick off September trading: Live updates

Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on August 08, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night as traders braced for a potentially tough month ahead after a strong but volatile August. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Soft landing in sight?
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CNBC Daily Open: Soft landing in sight?

People wait in line outside Macy’s before opening on “Black Friday” in New York City on November 24, 2023. The retail sector’s efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual “Black Friday” shopping day followed by the newer “Cyber Monday.” (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by […]

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Europe markets rise ahead of key inflation data
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Europe markets rise ahead of key inflation data

People cross a street in front the headquarters building of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets were higher on Friday, the last trading day of August, as investors looked to key inflation data from across […]

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Analysts like these stocks which are cheaper and expected to enjoy earnings growth
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Analysts like these stocks which are cheaper and expected to enjoy earnings growth

Though stocks have rebounded after the recent volatility, investors may want to hunt for names that are still relatively cheap. Markets around the world experienced much volatility recently. Earlier this month, Japan’s stock market posted its worst drop since Wall Street’s “Black Monday” in 1987, and the contagion spread to other Asia-Pacific markets, which posted […]

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Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris proposal, says Penn Wharton
Politics

Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris proposal, says Penn Wharton

Former President Donald Trump’s economic proposals would increase federal deficits by $5.8 trillion over the next decade, almost five times more than those of Vice President Kamala Harris, which would add $1.2 trillion, according to a new pair of studies from the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model. The Trump report found that his plan to […]

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BHP CEO expects a turnaround in China’s property sector in year ahead
Finance

BHP CEO expects a turnaround in China’s property sector in year ahead

Key Points BHP’s CEO Mike Henry said he expects China’s property sector to rebound in the upcoming year on the back of favorable government policies. While acknowledging that the country’s property sector is a “weak point” for steel demand, Henry is optimistic about Chinese government measures announced recently. “The government has enacted policies recently that […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s ‘drop-the-mic moment’
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s ‘drop-the-mic moment’

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading in New York on August 23, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | 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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The yen is strengthening, but foreign investors are staying bullish on Japanese equities
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The yen is strengthening, but foreign investors are staying bullish on Japanese equities

A falling yen helped boost Japanese stocks to record levels this year, but overseas investors think there are still opportunities in those equities even as the currency begins to strengthen. For most of this year, the weak yen was a major bull case argument for foreign investors looking at the Japanese stock markets. For instance, […]

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European markets higher ahead of Powell speech; Nestle down 1.65%
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European markets higher ahead of Powell speech; Nestle down 1.65%

LONDON — European stocks were higher Friday as investors looked ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later in the session from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.26% by 1:23 p.m. London time, with all major bourses and the majority of sectors trading in the green. Utilities stocks rose 0.81%, while tech […]

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A recession is coming in the U.S., and ‘a few rate cuts’ won’t prevent it, says strategist
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A recession is coming in the U.S., and ‘a few rate cuts’ won’t prevent it, says strategist

An Aldi supermarket in Alhambra, California, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Contrary to what many believe, investment research firm BCA Research sees that the economy is on the cusp of a recession, and the predicted upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts will not be sufficient to steer […]

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