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U.S. stocks could fall another 15% as earnings falter, strategist says
After a steep sell-off on Wednesday pushed the S & P 500 to the brink of bear market territory, one strategist warns there could be more pain ahead. The plunge came after Target fell well short of Wall Street’s earnings expectations as soaring inflation began to eat away at margins. The report sent the retail […]
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Tesla whale calls for $15 billion stock buyback after share price craters
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter and manage multiple companies at the same time. James Glover II | Reuters Billionaire Leo Koguan, who claims to be the third largest individual shareholder of Tesla stock, is calling on the carmaker to announce a $15 billion stock buyback as the company’s share price continues […]
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The euro is nearing parity with the dollar: Here’s what it could mean for investors
The euro sign sculpture stands outside the former European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro is nearing parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years, but currency strategists are divided on whether it will get there, […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia stocks fall following tumble on Wall Street
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped Thursday morning after heavy losses on Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 in Japan slipped 2.63% in early trade while the Topix index shed 2.31%. Japan’s exports rose 12.5% year-on-year in April, data from the country’s Ministry of Finance showed Thursday. That was lower than expectations for a 13.8% […]
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Wingstop is seeing ‘meaningful deflation’ in chicken wings, CEO says
Chicken wings prices have come down in price since soaring last year, Wingstop chief executive Michael Skipworth told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday. “Other brands are … going to have to look at pricing in order to manage their margins, and Wingstop is in a very different position in that we’ve seen meaningful deflation in […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Vertex Energy is going higher
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed. Source
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Stock futures dip slightly after Dow’s worst day since 2020
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures dipped in overnight trading Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its biggest one-day drop since 2020. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 30 […]
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Jim Cramer says investors should eye these two lithium stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered investors two lithium stocks he believes should be on their shopping lists. “Lithium is everywhere, people – it just takes at least eighteen months to get production going, and that’s about how long it’s been since prices started soaring. We’ve already got these smaller players getting ready to come […]
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Melvin Capital says it’s winding down funds and returning money to investors during market turmoil
Gabe Plotkin, chief investment officer and portfolio manager of Melvin Capital Management LP, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 6, 2019. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Melvin Capital Management, the hedge fund burned by the GameStop mania, said it will unwind its funds and return cash to investors as […]
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Fed’s Powell must ‘slay these seven dragons’ for market to recover, Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday went through a list of economic problems that Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell needs to address to tamp down inflation and in turn help the stock market rebound. “Right now, Powell’s losing on too many fronts, which means he has to get more aggressive about raising interest rates to cool […]
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