Wall Street
The Fed will raise rates in the week ahead but what Fed chief Powell says may matter most
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. Powell announced the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to combat record high inflation. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images The week ahead may all come down to […]
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The more gasoline rises above $5, the greater risk there is of recession
Gasoline is nearing an average $5 per gallon across the U.S., but while consumers are feeling the pain, prices are not yet at a level that would tip the economy into a recession, economists said. Where that breaking point price lies is unclear. Some suggest it would probably not be just gasoline alone that would […]
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This SPAC is merging with an already-public company as sponsors get creative before time runs out
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 8, 2022. Source: NYSE SPACs are known to be a roundabout investment vehicle to take private companies public. Not this one. Bull Horn Holdings is merging with biotech Coeptis Therapeutics, a public company traded over the counter. The SPAC sponsors told CNBC they went for a public company partly […]
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Why remaining private is a competitive advantage for PE firm Bain Capital with $160 billion
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Bain Capital, with $160 billion in assets, is one of the largest private, private equity firms. Despite many of its peers going public, like TPG earlier this year, Bain has no immediate plans to join them. John Connaughton is Bain Capital’s global head of Private Equity and co-managing […]
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Stock futures are flat on Wednesday evening
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 08, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Wednesday after the major averages ended the regular session lower and U.S. Treasury yields rose. Futures on the Dow Jones […]
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Even if oil hits $150 a barrel, J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts stocks will reclaim 2022 highs
J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts oil is surging higher — but so are stocks. Kolanovic, who serves as the firm’s chief global markets strategist and co-head of global research, believes the U.S. economy is strong enough to handle oil prices as high as $150 a barrel. “There could be some potential further spikes in oil, […]
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Stock futures dip following two straight days of gains on Wall Street
Stock futures fell marginally in overnight trading Tuesday after two consecutive days of gains on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 55 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both declined just 0.2%. Investors shrugged off some signs of an economic slowdown ahead of a key inflation reading. The S&P […]
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Bitcoin drops 6% to again trade below $30,000 as selloff resumes
A bystander uses a Bitcoin ATM in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 16, 2022. Alex Pena | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bitcoin fell below $30,000 again Tuesday as the cryptocurrency’s recent selloff resumed. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap slumped more than 6% to $29,434, according to Coinbase. Bitcoin had gained more than 4% […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Target, J.M. Smucker, Kohl’s and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Target (TGT) – Target announced a series of moves to “right-size” its inventory levels, including additional markdowns and canceling orders. It cut its operating margin guidance for the current quarter to 2% from the prior 5.3% but said the margin would recover to […]
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London Metal Exchange hit with two U.S. lawsuits over nickel trading chaos
Traders operate in the Ring, the open trading floor of the new London Metal Exchange (LME) in central London. Matt Clinch | CNBC LONDON — A second U.S. firm has sued the London Metal Exchange for $15.3 million over canceled nickel trades in March. Jane Street Global Trading filed a judicial review claim in the […]
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