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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street disregards job losses to focus on cheaper shoes from Vietnam
White Nike sneakers on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. Edward Berthelot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images If I had to choose between having a job and paying less for Nike shoes, you’d see me run barefoot to the office. Wednesday’s market moves, however, suggested that Wall Street preferred the cheaper shoes. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tariffs led us down a different timeline for interest rates
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood sweetheart who moved to a different country. The early […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Lower U.S. interest rates? The could-have-beens hurt the most
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on, on the day he testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood […]
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Stock futures are flat after investors sell tech names to start the second half of 2025: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 07, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday evening, after investors began the second half with a reduced appetite for technology stocks. Futures tied to the Dow Jones […]
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Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. central bank would have easier monetary […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for cautious open as investors assess gains on Wall Street and Trump’s tariff plans
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to have a cautious open Tuesday, with investors assessing the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said […]
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Stock futures tick lower after S&P 500 notches new record to cap winning second quarter: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 25, 2025. NYSE U.S. equity futures were slightly lower on Monday night after the S&P 500 notched another record to close out a stunning month and quarter. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 53 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.1%, […]
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Jim Cramer says his second-half playbook for investors is quite simple
Jim Cramer’s second-half playbook for investors is all about getting back to the basics. On CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Cramer had a straightforward response when asked where investors should put their focus in the coming months. Choose stocks in companies that are “doing well,” he said Monday, shortly before the opening bell, as the […]
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U.S. stocks are at record highs, but the outlook for the world’s largest economy is no clearer
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025. NYSE U.S. stocks have strongly rebounded after a rough start to the year, even as the outlook for the world’s largest economy and its interest rates remains as uncertain as ever. Economic modeling is “very difficult” right now because “things are changing constantly,” […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The S&P 500’s high is a gift from Trump that can be taken away
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a press conference on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Something I rarely, if ever, say: What a wonderful Monday morning! On Friday stateside, the […]
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