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CNBC Daily Open: Small- and mid-caps stole the limelight last week
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 22, 2024 in New York City. NYSE 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 matter where they are. Like what you see? […]
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Wall Street is gearing up for an M&A boom under Trump. These companies could be attractive targets
Wall Street is cheering a potential revival of mergers and acquisitions when the new Trump administration takes office, and bankers and investors alike are already trying to find out what deals could be coming first. The combination of rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and an aggressive antitrust approach, embodied by Federal Trade Commission Chair […]
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How to protect your portfolio against risks tied to President-elect Trump’s tariff agenda
Money manager John Davi is positioning for challenges tied to President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. Davi said he worries the new administration’s policies could be “very inflationary,” so he thinks it is important to choose investments carefully. “Small-cap industrials make more sense than large-cap industrials,” the Astoria Portfolio Advisors CEO told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this […]
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Postelection stock market thrust unable to be sustained as rate and valuation worries creep back in
First the reflex, then the rethink. The fast-twitch rush for risk that jolted markets following the decisive election result and excitement over potential growth-stoking policies gave way last week to a modest retrenchment and reassessment as some tradeoffs and unknowns encroach. The list of assets that went vertical on a geyser of speculative juices in […]
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Asia markets mixed as investors assess China economic data and Japan GDP after Wall Street falls
A view of the night scenery in Shanghai, China S3studio | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Asia markets were mixed Friday as Wall Street fell after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was in no rush to cut rates, with investors also assessing China and Japan economic data. Speaking in […]
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Investors are pumping money into the Trump trade. Here’s how it did last time
Wall Street has been pumping money into the Trump trade, but investors should be wary before committing capital based on campaign promises, if history is any indication. Investors have been pouring money into stocks tied to Donald Trump’s policies in the weeks before the presidential election and the days since, hoping the President-elect’s return to […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed after stocks close at record highs: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Friday, November 8, 2024. Source: NYSE Stock futures are near flat early Tuesday as Wall Street continued analyzing which sectors to pour money into amid a postelection rally that’s sent equities to record levels. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 57 points, or […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump kicked off the market rally, but he could also halt it
A trader wears a hat in support of Republican Donald Trump, after he won the U.S. presidential election, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump supercharged the markets, but his policies could make the rally sputter out
Trader Walter Lundon shows off his shirt featuring US President-elect Donald Trump, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on November 6, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed following broad index’s best week of the year: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning trading on Nov. 7, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures are near flat Sunday night as Wall Street looks to what’s next after a post-election rally propelled the market to record highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones […]
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