Wall Street
Stock futures rise slightly as Wall Street looks to build on recent rebound
U.S. stock futures moved modestly higher on Tuesday evening as investors looked to build on a solid rally. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 49 points, or about 0.2%. S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures pushed 0.1% higher. The move in futures came as the stock market’s recent sell-off […]
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Natural gas prices have already doubled this year. A hot summer could push them even higher
Workers operate a drilling rig for an EBR Energy LP natural gas well near Columbus, Texas. Scott Dalton | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices more than doubled since the start of the year, and this summer’s air-conditioning season could send them soaring by at least another 25%. In the futures market, gas […]
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Investment adviser Allianz Global Investors US charged with $5 billion fraud
Bus drivers, subway conductors and religious and charitable organizations nationwide lost over $5 billion when a Covid-induced stock market collapse crushed private investment funds linked to a financial industry giant, exposing a massive fraud, authorities said Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said his office took the rare step of bringing criminal charges against Allianz Global […]
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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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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Walmart, Home Depot, Citigroup and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 7% in premarket trading after missing bottom-line expectations for the first quarter. The retail giant earned $1.30 per share, 18 cents a share below estimates as inflationary pressures offset the positive impact of better-than-expected sales. Home Depot (HD) […]
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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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Stock futures are flat after S&P, Nasdaq start the week in the red
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 13, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters U.S. stock index futures were flat during overnight trading on Monday, following a volatile session that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite continue their march lower. Futures contracts tied to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Spirit Airlines, Carvana, Warby Parker and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit Airlines surged 19.3% in premarket trading after JetBlue (JBLU) launched a $30 per share tender offer for its rival airline. Spirit had rejected a prior bid by JetBlue, preferring to keep a previously struck deal to merge with […]
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