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Boeing is a high risk buying opportunity that could soar 56% from here, Citi says
Boeing shares could soar 56% from here if the company’s three commercial aircraft programs maintain projected levels of profitability — though the buying opportunity is high risk, according to Citi. Analyst Charles Armitage upgraded shares of Boeing to buy/high risk from neutral, saying in a Thursday report that the outlook for the company’s 737 MAX, […]
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Stock futures inch higher after Fed raises rates by most since 1994
U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve implemented the largest interest rate hike since 1994. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.23%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.29%. The major averages ended Wednesday’s session higher, with […]
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Powell says the Fed could hike rates by 0.75 percentage point again in July
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday the central bank could raise interest rates by a similar magnitude at the next policy meeting in July as it did in June. “From the perspective of today, either a 50 basis point […]
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Fed members predict more hikes with the benchmark rate above 3% by year-end
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking Committee hearing titled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress”, in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022. Tom Williams | Reuters The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it expects the fed funds rate to increase by another roughly 1.75 percentage points over the next four […]
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Wall Street is on a one way trip to misery until Fed hikes stop, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns
Until inflation peaks and the Federal Reserve stops hiking rates, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns Wall Street is on a one way trip to misery. “The Fed only has one tool to bring in inflation and that is they have to slow demand,” the Bianco Research president told CNBC “Fast Money” on Tuesday. “We may […]
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Stock futures rise slightly as investors brace for a big Fed rate hike
Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading Tuesday as investors anxiously awaited the Federal Reserve’s aggressive action to tame surging inflation. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 70 points. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. The S&P 500 suffered a five-day losing streak on Tuesday, dipping deeper […]
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Novogratz says crypto going through a ‘Long Term Capital Management moment’ but nearing a bottom
Michael Novogratz Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Crypto investor Michael Novogratz is drawing parallels between crypto and Long Term Capital Management, a highly leveraged hedge fund that blew up in the late 1990s. “We are going through what feels to me a little bit like a Long Term Capital Management moment in crypto,” Novogratz said on CNBC’s […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Continental Resources, Oracle, National Vision and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Continental Resources (CLR) – The oil and natural gas producer’s stock rallied 7.4% in the premarket after receiving a $70 per share “take private” bid from Chairman Harold Hamm and his family. The company’s board will establish an independent committee to evaluate the […]
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‘Profit recession’ warning as markets wait for aggressive central bank moves
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Global stock markets diverged on Tuesday after a worldwide sell-off in the previous session, as analysts assessed the longevity of the bear market and risk of recession. U.S. stock futures bounced in […]
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1980s-era rate hikes designed to fight inflation will create more market turmoil, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer predicts
Stocks may go into a deeper tailspin. Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer predicts 1980s-era interest rate hikes will exacerbate the turmoil and make a recession seem increasingly more likely. “Typically, I’ve been bullish over the years. But there’s a money availability problem,” the firm’s chief market strategist told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “Ultimately, you have […]
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