Investment strategy
Best Buy CEO says gaming engagement will continue across platforms even as people return to in-person activities
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday that she believes consumers will continue to seek out gaming and products related to it, even as in-person activities abound. “Gaming is much bigger than any cycle. It is social, it is [virtual reality], it is console, it is computing. It is for fun, […]
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Stock futures are lower after big market reversal to start May
U.S. stock futures moved lower Monday night after the major averages staged a big reversal to start the month. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 59 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively. Earlier in the day, the major averages posted a wild up-and-down session with the Nasdaq […]
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Warren Buffett’s energy bet tops $40 billion, a record for Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett piled into the energy sector as he took advantage of “gambling in the market” to pick up established oil and gas players at attractive prices. Source
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10-year yield punches through key 3%, but there’s a level that could be even scarier for stocks
The 10-year Treasury yield pushed through the 3% level, but strategists say there’s another slightly higher level that could be an even bigger test for stocks. Source
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Nearly risk-free I bonds to deliver a record 9.62% interest for the next six months
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you’re eyeing ways to fight swelling prices, I bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset, may now be even more appealing. I bonds are paying a 9.62% annual rate through October 2022, the highest yield since being introduced in 1998, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced […]
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The Federal Reserve’s fight with inflation could cool the hot labor market, risking stagflation
The Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates in an effort to defuse an explosive year of price inflation. But global forces could neutralize the effects of that tightening of monetary policy, and keep inflation high. Some observers believe the U.S. government may have misread the looming threat of inflation. During the pandemic, Uncle Sam dispersed […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says in-person attendance tops 50% after return-to-office push
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon’s campaign to summon more of his employees back to the office is a work in progress that could take years, he said. In-person attendance at U.S. offices is between 50% and 60%, down from a pre-Covid figure of roughly 80%, Solomon told CNBC’s David Faber on Monday. That figure is […]
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Here’s how you can prepare if there’s a half point rate hike from the Fed
Consumers are spending more to keep up with the surging cost of living and it may get worse before it gets better. “Even though wage growth has been the best in decades, it’s been outpaced by increased household costs,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. “With inflation at a 40-year high, that has […]
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Citadel’s flagship hedge fund rallied 7% in April during turmoil, brings 2022 returns to nearly 13%
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel Mike Blake | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s hedge fund wowed the industry with big outperformance in April, overcoming a brutal market rout and extreme volatility. Citadel’s multistrategy flagship fund Wellington rallied 7.5% last month, bringing its year-to-date performance to 12.7%, according to a person familiar with the returns. […]
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Buffett bought more Apple last quarter and says he would have added more if the stock didn’t rebound
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Warren Buffett bought the dip in his No. 1 stock Apple during the tech giant’s sell-off in the first quarter. Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO told CNBC’s Becky Quick that he scooped up $600 million worth of Apple shares following a […]
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