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CNBC Daily Open: A September no investor wanted to sleep on
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30th, 2025. NYSE The U.S. government will shut down on Oct. 1 stateside. Around 750,000 federal employees— including those in the Bureau of Labor Statistics — will be furloughed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That means September’s jobs report will […]
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Asia markets set to track Wall Street gains ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown as lawmakers continue to wrangle over […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A U.S. government shutdown could make Fed’s job harder
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference, following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters After a seemingly unproductive meeting between lawmakers and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, the chances that the country’s […]
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Why an analyst downgrade of Wells Fargo does not change our conviction in the stock
Wells Fargo shares have more in the tank despite a downgrade from Wall Street analysts, according to Jim Cramer. The news Morgan Stanley analysts on Monday lowered their Wells Fargo rating to an equal weight hold from an overweight buy. They cited a lack of catalysts for the stock now that Wells Fargo’s $1.95 trillion […]
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The resilient stock market may be keeping the economy out of a recession. Why that’s a bad thing
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock market growth that seems impervious to tariffs, politics and a moribund jobs picture is in turn powering consumer spending and putting a floor under an economy that many expected to be […]
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How to know when it’s time to worry about the AI bubble
Wall Street is undergoing a minor AI-nxiety attack. Long-percolating concerns about the massive and perhaps undisciplined tech-company investments in artificial-intelligence infrastructure and the lavish valuations bestowed on these businesses started to boil over last week. And with it, a vigorous debate over whether a hazardous equity bubble is underway, on the way or in no […]
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Asian pharma stocks fall after Trump slaps 100% levies on branded drugs
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at sunset, Tokyo, Japan. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Shares of Asian pharmaceutical companies fell Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on furniture, heavy trucks and pharmaceutical products. Starting from Oct. 1, “any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product” faces 100% duties, except for companies that […]
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Stock futures are little changed ahead of key inflation report: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were hovering near the flatline night ahead of crucial inflation data. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 16 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each rose by less than 0.1%. Investors are awaiting […]
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Santoli’s Thursday market wrap-up: Few reasons to believe this pullback is the Big One
(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator. See today’s video update from Mike above.) There aren’t many reasons to believe this market pullback is the Big One, but might it become a bigger one? The setup entering the week opened the way to some retrenchment: The S […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors sell tech names on Wall Street
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday, after investors continued selling tech names on Wall Street like Nvidia and Oracle for a second straight day. Nvidia slid almost […]
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