Stock markets
Santoli: Bulls and bears agree on a potential bounce for stocks here. One group could be a way to play it
This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Delayed follow-through to Friday’s bounce as evidence piles up that investors have drastically cut back on their stock bets and consumer activity. Auto-production numbers give the aggressive recession-callers no real backing. The S & P […]
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Citigroup shares jump 7% after Warren Buffett reveals a near $3 billion stake in the struggling bank
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP The 91-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” scooped up Citi shares while they have been underperforming the rest of the financial sector in the past 12 months. The stock is down nearly 40% while the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund is off by 12% over the […]
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What may be behind Buffett’s surprising deep value bet on Citigroup
Count veteran banking analyst Mike Mayo among those on Wall Street surprised by Berkshire Hathaway ‘s recent $2.95 billion wager on Citigroup shares. The move, disclosed Monday in regulatory filings, is Berkshire’s biggest new bet on financials made in the first quarter. Berkshire also took a much smaller stake in online bank Ally Financial . […]
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Paramount shares jump about 10% after Buffett’s Berkshire reveals new stake
In this photo illustration, Paramount+ (Paramount Plus) logo is seen on a smartphone against its website in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Paramount Global jumped Tuesday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in the media company. The stock rallied 9.5% around 10:10 a.m. […]
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California’s gas average tops $6 per gallon as prices across the U.S. surge
High gas prices at stations in Garden Grove, California, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty Images California’s state average for a gallon of gas has surged above $6, making fuel in the Golden State the most expensive across the U.S. The average price at the pump in California hit […]
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Home affordability at 2007 bubble levels, but crash is unlikely: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle
A major Wall Street firm is drawing a striking parallel to the housing bubble. Blackstone’s Joe Zidle calls homes almost as unaffordable as the 2007 peak. Yet, he believes a crash is unlikely due to a major difference: Most owners aren’t using their homes like an ATM. “That caused so many people to go upside […]
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Some factories might leave China, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter much
China still holds the cards for global supply chains, whether or not Covid lockdowns frustrate businesses in the near term. An employee works on the production line of the screens for 5G smartphones at a factory on May 13, 2022 in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province of China. Zhu Haipeng | Visual China Group | Getty Images […]
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Jim Cramer says to consider these five high-yielding stocks to upgrade your portfolio
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday gave investors a list of five “accidentally high yielders” that he believes will provide investors refuge in the currently unpredictable market. “At the depths of the [2008] financial crisis, you got an amazing opportunity to buy the accidentally high yielders … real companies with stable dividends that had seen their […]
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JPMorgan picks China stocks to play Beijing’s infrastructure boost
China has announced big plans to build up more cities, and JPMorgan analysts say it’s time to buy some infrastructure stocks. That’s based on news earlier this month that China’s top executive body, the State Council, has loosened residency rules to allow migrant workers from rural areas to settle in smaller towns. By the numbers, […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: I want to buy more Marvell Technology
Marvell Technology Inc: “They are the best when it comes to 5G, the best in high-performance computing. But remember, those things have fallen out of favor right now. … I’d like to buy more [for the Charitable Trust.] That’s the way to go.” Stem Inc: “It got very, very high. We moved away from companies […]
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