Investors should consider Bond ETFs before Fed cuts: BondBloxx COO

Investors may want to stick with fixed income investments — possibly even adding to them — despite the Federal Reserve’s intention to cut interest rates this year. “Your biggest mistake could be rushing back into equities before you’re considering all these opportunities in fixed income,” BondBloxx co-founder and COO Joanna Gallegos told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: LW, LEVI, W

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Hertz Global — The car rental company shed about 4% after it was downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Investors have yet to fully price in some near-term pressures, the bank wrote. Block — The financial services stock lost nearly 2% following a downgrade […]

Here are some big money blind spots you need to avoid, advisors say

Image Source | Image Source | Getty Images Managing one’s personal finances can seem like a hodgepodge of never-ending checklists and rules of thumb. With all sorts of financial considerations vying for attention — budgeting, saving, paying off debt, buying insurance, being savvy shoppers — consumers may inadvertently overlook some important nuggets. Here are some […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: LEVI, LUNR, W

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Hertz Global — The car rental stock slid nearly 5% following a downgrade to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Analyst Lizzie Dove believes that investors have yet to fully price in some near-term pressures. Block — Shares of the financial services platform slipped 3% following […]

Here’s who Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is going to meet in China

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, center, waits with others to receive Chinese President Xi Jinping at the San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 14, 2023, ahead of Xi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was scheduled to arrive in China on Thursday […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: INTC, SPOT, ULTA

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Intel – The tech giant sank 8% after the revealing a $7 billion operating loss within its semiconductor manufacturing — or foundry – business in 2023. Spotify Technology – The music-streaming company popped more than 8%. Bloomberg reported that Spotify is upping prices for its premium […]

Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live at Stanford policy conference economic forum

[The stream is slated to start at 12:10 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday to the Stanford Business, Government and Society forum. He will deliver prepared remarks followed by a question-and-answer session with a moderator. Latest: Fed’s […]

INTC, TSLA, PLAY, PARA and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Intel — Shares fell more than 4% after the company disclosed a growing operating loss in its semiconductor manufacturing business. Intel reported an operating loss of $7 billion in 2023 for the arm of the company, compared to $5.2 billion from one year prior. Tesla — […]

Half of adults are stressed about personal finances, survey finds

Roughly half of adults are stressed about personal finance, a new survey spanning various advanced economies found. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images At least half of adults in a range of major economies report being stressed about their personal finances, and say inflation is one of the main reasons. A significant number also say […]