Markets
Morgan Stanley tells wealth advisors they can pitch bitcoin ETFs in a first for a big bank
Key Points Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting […]
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Job growth totals 114,000 in July, much less than expected, as unemployment rate rises to 4.3%
Job growth in the U.S. slowed much more than expected during July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 114,000 for the month, down from the downwardly revised 179,000 in June and below the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000. The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.3%, […]
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An August stocks slump is ‘absolutely normal’ — but strategists urge caution on buying the dip
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Strategists on Friday urged investors to take a cautious approach to a global stock market sell-off, warning it may be too early to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Intel, Apple, Snap, Amazon and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Exxon Mobil — The energy giant reported a stronger-than-expected profit for the second quarter amid record production in Guyana and the Permian Basin. Earnings per share came in at $2.14, beating an LSEG forecast of $2.01 per share. Shares were up slightly in the premarket. Intel […]
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Buffett’s Berkshire sells $3.8 billion worth of Bank of America in 12-day selling spree
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett is not done selling Bank of America. Berkshire Hathaway shed a total of 19.2 million BofA shares on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for almost $779 million at an average selling price of $40.52 per share, according […]
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Nvidia reportedly faces a U.S. DOJ antitrust probe after complaints from rivals
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 4, 2024. I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating complaints that Nvidia allegedly abused its market dominance in artificial intelligence chips, The Information reported. The DOJ has reached out to Nvidia’s competitors such as AMD to […]
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The end of the ‘carry trade’? How Japan’s yen could be ripping through U.S. stocks
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar in Tokyo on August 2, 2024 Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The key driver of global markets is the yen exchange rate, according to one financial historian, who warned the trend should concern […]
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Exxon earnings beat as production in Guyana and Permian sets a record
An Exxon Mobil gas station in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 28, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images ExxonMobil on Friday posted its second highest results for the second quarter in the past decade, as the company achieved record production in Guyana and the Permian Basin. Exxon shares rose more than 1% before the […]
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Intel’s 22% share plunge drags down global chip stocks from TSMC to Samsung
Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 4, 2024. Gelsinger took the stage at the Computex show in Taiwan to talk about new products he expects will help turn back the tide of share losses to peers, including AI leader Nvidia Corp. Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg […]
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Singapore’s monetary authority sets up review group in bid to revive its equities market
Key Points The group will focus on addressing market challenges, fostering listings, and facilitating market revitalization, as well as enhancing regulations to facilitate market growth and foster investor confidence. MAS said another key goal will be to identify methods for encouraging private sector participation, including from capital market intermediaries, investors and listed companies. Source
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