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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Nasdaq futures slide, a day after tech-heavy index sank more than 2% Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 23, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday, one day after the Nasdaq dropped 2.4% as […]

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No recession ahead: Evercore ISI predicts S&P 500 will jump 22% from current levels
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No recession ahead: Evercore ISI predicts S&P 500 will jump 22% from current levels

While retail investors head for the exits as stock prices sharply fluctuate, Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel wants to put money to work. He calls the market environment very ugly, but he believes the economy will avert a recession — particularly due to healthy credit markets and continued gains. “The path to higher [stock] prices really […]

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Bond market counting on the Fed to do less when it comes to interest rate hikes
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Bond market counting on the Fed to do less when it comes to interest rate hikes

Stock investors have been scared by rising bond yields, and now bond investors are spooked by the bearishness of the stock market’s sell-off. The markets are worried about a softening economy and are now pricing in expectations that the Federal Reserve may not be able to raise interest rates as much as previously expected. “I […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to gave back some of Monday’s snapback rally A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader works inside a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York […]

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Strategists reveal how they’re trading tech stocks — and the same names keep coming up
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Strategists reveal how they’re trading tech stocks — and the same names keep coming up

Investors and strategists have revealed how they’re playing the beaten-down tech sector, naming several stock opportunities in a market they say could be nearing the bottom. Lee Baker, owner and president at Apex Financial Services, described Apple and Microsoft as “good solid companies” for investors to consider right now. Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe […]

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Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is still in its ‘opening act,’ says venture capital firm
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Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is still in its ‘opening act,’ says venture capital firm

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce ecosystem is still at a “very, very nascent stage” and many more business models and companies will be formed in the region, said the founding partner of a venture capital firm. “We’re talking about single-digit digital penetration, as compared to the overall commerce penetration,” Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures, a Southeast Asian […]

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Stephen Roach calls stagflation his base case, warns market is unprepared for the consequences
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Stephen Roach calls stagflation his base case, warns market is unprepared for the consequences

Stagflation is making a comeback, according to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach. He warns the U.S. is on a dangerous path that leads to higher prices coupled with slower growth. “This inflation problem is widespread, it’s persistent and likely to be protracted,” Roach told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Thursday. “The markets are not […]

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Inflation-fighting Fed isn’t focused on impact of rates on stocks, Esther George Says
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Inflation-fighting Fed isn’t focused on impact of rates on stocks, Esther George Says

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George said Thursday that higher interest rates are needed now to bring down inflation and that policymakers are not focused on the impact that is having on the stock market. In a CNBC interview, the central bank official noted that the Fed is looking to tighten financial conditions, of […]

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South Africa hikes rates as it steps up inflation fight
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South Africa hikes rates as it steps up inflation fight

Lesetja Kganyago, governor of South Africa’s central bank, speaks during a news conference following a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Waldo Swiegers | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Africa’s central bank on Thursday increased its main lending rate by the largest margin in more than six years […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to open lower after its worst day since 2020 on inflation worries A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. […]

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