90% of qualifying EV buyers get $7,500 tax credit as upfront payment

Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images The bulk of Americans buying qualifying new electric vehicles are opting to receive an associated tax credit upfront from the car dealer instead of waiting until tax season, according to new Treasury Department data.   About 90% of consumers who qualify for a “new clean vehicle” tax credit — […]

Wells Fargo WFC earnings Q1 2024

Wells Fargo on Friday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, despite a decline in net interest income. Here’s how the company performed compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.26 cents adjusted vs. $1.11 cents expected […]

JPM, BLK, GL and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. JPMorgan — The bank slipped 2.4% despite beating expectations on both lines and reporting lower credit costs than anticipated. However, the bank said net interest income, a key measure of what it makes through lending activities, could be somewhat short of what Wall Street analysts are […]

Cathie Wood takes a stake in OpenAI, betting on an explosion in AI use

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has taken a stake in OpenAI, the popular artificial intelligence player that’s behind the viral messagebot ChatGPT. In a Thursday email to clients, the St. Petersburg, Florida-based asset manager said her ARK Venture Fund had invested in OpenAI as of Wednesday. “OpenAI is at the forefront of a Cambrian explosion in artificial […]

Citigroup (C) earnings Q1 2024

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 1, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Citigroup on Friday posted first-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, helped by better-than-expected trading revenue. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $1.58 per share, unclear if comparable […]

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) earnings Q1 2024

Jamie Dimon, President and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $4.11 a share, according to […]

Gold is safer than mining stocks: State Street’s Milling-Stanley

Investors looking to weather a volatile market may want to opt for physical gold over gold stocks. That’s according to George Milling-Stanley, one of the world’s experts in gold and the chief gold strategist at State Street Global Advisors. “One of the reasons I own gold bar(s) is that I believe it offers me some […]

High interest rates set to pressure small players

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The benefits of scale will never be more obvious than when banks begin reporting quarterly results on Friday. Ever since the chaos of last year’s regional banking crisis that consumed three […]

CarMax, Nike, Paramount and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. CarMax — The used vehicle seller tumbled 13% after reporting fourth-quarter earnings of 32 cents per share on revenue of $5.63 billion. Analysts had expected earnings per share of 49 cents on revenue of $5.80 billion, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Nike — The […]

NKE, KMX, HOOD, ALPN and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: CarMax — Shares sank 9% after the used-car retailer reported an earnings and revenue miss for its fourth quarter. CarMax’s earnings came in at 32 cents per share, versus the 49 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue was $5.63 billion, below the […]