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Keep buying these top stock picks in October, Morgan Stanley says
Morgan Stanley is pounding the table on several stocks as investors wait to see if October markets are tumultous or quiet. The investment bank says these top companies are well positioned for the long term. They include Lineage, Thermo Fisher Scientific , M & T Bank and Taiwan Semiconductor . Lineage Analyst Ronald Kamdem is […]
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Jim Cramer’s week ahead: CPI data and earnings from Delta, Domino’s and major banks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed next week’s top market-moving action, highlighting new consumer price index data and a slew of earnings reports as the season begins, including ones from Delta, Domino’s and several major banks. He also noted the stocks rally on Friday as Wall Street celebrated better-than-expected job creation last month. “A market that appreciates […]
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Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, sources tell Reuters
Jakob Stausholm, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Ltd., during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rio Tinto has been holding talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said, a deal that would make […]
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Spirit tumbles to record low on report it’s exploring a bankruptcy filing. Here’s how it got here
A Spirit commercial airliner prepares to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 18, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Spirit Airlines shares tumbled to a record low on Friday after a report that it’s exploring Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The carrier faces a deadline this month to renegotiate more than […]
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Biden discourages Israel from striking Iran’s oil industry, crude posts best week in more than year
U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in more than a year, as traders fear Israel could strike Iran’s crude facilities in retaliation for Tehran’s ballistic missile attack. U.S benchmark West Texas Intermediate surged 9.09% this week for the biggest weekly gain since March 2023. Global benchmark Brent jumped 8.43% for the […]
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Fed close to pulling off the elusive economic soft landing in 2024 after great September jobs report
A hiring sign is posted on the exterior of Urban Outfitters at the Tysons Corner Center mall on August 22, 2024 in Tysons, Virginia. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images September’s outsized payrolls boost takes the U.S. economy out of the shadows of recession and gives the Federal Reserve a fairly open glide path to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian, Abercrombie & Fitch, CVS, Spirit Airlines and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the teen apparel retailer jumped nearly 8% after JPMorgan added it to its positive catalyst watch list. Analyst Matthew Boss raised the stock’s price target and third-quarter earnings estimate, saying its brands, which include Hollister, showed momentum during the recent […]
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U.S. job creation totaled 254,000 in September, much better than expected
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in September, pointing to a vital employment picture as the unemployment rate edged lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 254,000 for the month, up from a revised 159,000 in August and better than the 150,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Spirit Airlines, Summit Therapeutics, Rivian and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Spirit Airlines , JetBlue – Spirit plunged more than 38% following a report from The Wall Street Journal that the discount airliner is considering filing for bankruptcy. Shares of peer airline firm JetBlue, which was previously in talks to merge with Spirit, advanced nearly 6%. Summit […]
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Satellite imagery shows Iranian oil tankers at country’s major terminal disappearing amid fears of Israeli counterattack
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Satellite imagery revealed a number of oil tankers vacating the waters around Iran’s key Kharg Island oil loading terminal, amid fears of an Israeli counterattack on Tehran’s energy infrastructure. “The […]
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