Markets
Japan’s new currency diplomat keeps intervention on table to stabilize yen
An employee counts Japanese yen notes in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Japan will retain its basic approach on the yen with intervention remaining an option to tackle excessively volatile moves in the exchange rate, the country’s new top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura told Reuters. “Japan will act under internationally agreed commitments that exchange rates should be determined by markets, but that […]
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Asia markets are mixed as investors assess China business activity data, await Bank of Japan rate decision
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s rate decision and assessed China’s business […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits Fed decision: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 22, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images S&P 500 futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors parsed the latest earnings reports and readied for the Federal Reserve monetary policy decision coming Wednesday afternoon. Futures tied to the broad […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Microsoft, Arista Networks, Advanced Micro Devices, Starbucks and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Microsoft — Shares dropped 6% after the tech giant reported disappointing results out of its cloud business. That overshadowed beats on both lines for the fiscal fourth quarter. Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker jumped 5% as second-quarter results surpassed estimates. AMD posted adjusted earnings of […]
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Fed decision coming Wednesday
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024. Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty Images This week’s Federal Reserve meeting is not much about the present but potentially […]
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Starbucks is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
Starbucks glass art on a store in Tokyo. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Starbucks is expected to report its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here is what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: 93 cents expected Revenue: $9.24 billion expected Shares of Starbucks have tumbled […]
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Lost in the market’s sharp rotation out of tech stocks is a really bullish call on major banks
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market slides : The S & P 500 gave back earlier gains and fell throughout Tuesday afternoon, led lower by the mega-cap tech stocks. Ahead of the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Sprouts Farmers Market, Varonis Systems and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: JetBlue — The airline soared almost 20% after reporting second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations . The New York City-based carrier posted adjusted earnings of 8 cents per share, excluding one-time items, compared to analysts’ estimated loss of 11 cents per share, according to LSEG. Revenue […]
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells Bank of America for a ninth-straight day
In this article BRK.A BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway’s selling streak in its big Bank of America stake has extended to nine straight days, suggesting that […]
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Russia considers legalizing crypto for global payments as it faces ongoing sanctions
Key Points The lower house of the Russian Parliament will consider a law that permits making international payments via cryptocurrencies, Russia’s central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said Tuesday. Russia’s central bank is also itself looking to move money across borders using crypto before the end of 2024, Nabiullina said. The U.S. and its allies have […]
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