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CNBC Daily Open: Oil soars as Middle-East tensions spike
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | 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, no […]
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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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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as Middle East tensions rise, Powell signals rate cuts
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 Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed on Monday as Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes on Sunday, while investors assessed dovish comments by […]
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Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall
ETF Edge Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall Published Sat, Aug 24 202411:00 AM EDT Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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How investors can prepare for lower interest rates: It’s ‘like getting a haircut,’ advisor says
Key Points Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signaled on Friday that lower interest rates are ahead. It would be the first time the central bank cut rates since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Investors likely shouldn’t do much to prepare for that shift, advisors said. They can expect lower-risk assets like cash and short-term […]
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Markets are now wondering whether the Fed might cut by half a point in September
With Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but confirming that an interest rate cut is imminent, the market’s attention Friday quickly turned to when and by how much. Traders continued to price in a greater likelihood that the Fed will kick off what is expected to be a protracted easing campaign in September with a […]
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Workday stock gains as software provider widens 2027 margin target
Carl Eschenbach, Co-CEO Workday, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Workday shares soared as much as 14% on Friday, one day after the finance and human resources software maker issued fiscal second-quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates and announced […]
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As the Fed gears up for rate cuts, here’s what income investors need to do
With Federal Reserve rate cuts expected to begin in September, income investors may want to make sure their portfolio is in check. On Friday at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Chair Jerome Powell said, “The time has come for policy to adjust.” However, he didn’t specify the exact timing and the magnitude […]
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Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The direction of […]
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Watch live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks from Jackson Hole conference
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his keynote speech Friday morning at the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell was widely expected to chart a path forward […]
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