Analysts’ stock picks for playing China’s 2025 consumer stimulus plan

China economic policy kicked off 2025 with an expanded consumer stimulus program that analysts expect will benefit a handful of specific stocks. While the country has rejected handing out cash directly to consumers, since late summer it has subsidized some home appliance purchases through a trade-in program. Officials on Wednesday added microwaves, water purifiers, dishwashers […]

This ETF provider launches a new way to play Tesla

An exchange-traded fund provider is helping investors make more bets on Wall Street’s most profitable momentum trades. GraniteShares, which debuted its first installment of single-stock ETFs in 2022, now manages 20 of them. It includes the GraniteShares YieldBoost TSLA ETF (TSYY), which launched last month. The fund gives investors exposure to Tesla. “This is about […]

Bitcoin soared in 2024. How much — if any — should you own?

A bitcoin ATM in Miami.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bitcoin prices soared in 2024. But you may want to tread with caution before euphoria leads you on a hasty buying spree. Bitcoin and other crypto should generally account for just a sliver of investor portfolios — generally no more than […]

ALL, WBA, DAL, WBD and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Delta Air Lines — Shares of the airline surged 9% on better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. Delta posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share on $14.44 billion of revenue. That surpassed the LSEG forecast of $1.75 per share and $14.18 billion in revenue. The company […]

Insurance stocks sell off sharply as potential losses tied to LA wildfires increase

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, the Kenneth fire (below) approaches homes while the back side of the Palisade fire (above) continues to burn Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025.  Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Insurers exposed to the California homeowners’ market sold off sharply Friday as the devastation […]

DAL, WBA, CEG, CPRI & more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Delta Air Lines — The airline stock popped 6% on stronger-than-anticipated fourth-quarter earnings. Delta posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share in $14.44 billion in revenue. That surpassed the EPS of $1.75 and $14.18 billion in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. The company also […]

Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

Michelle Bowman, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the Exchequer Club meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn’t see the need to go any further. In a speech to […]

Slower pace ahead for rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials at their December meeting expressed concern about inflation and the impact that President-elect Donald Trump‘s policies could have, indicating that they would be moving more slowly on interest rate cuts because of the uncertainty, minutes released Wednesday showed. Without calling out Trump by name, the meeting summary featured at least four mentions […]

EIX, EBAY, GETY and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. eBay – Shares jumped 9.7% and touched 52-week highs after announcing that Meta is testing using its listings on Facebook Marketplace . Buyers from Facebook will be redirected to eBay to complete transactions. The gain put the stock on track for its best day since late […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: SEDG, CART, RGTI, NVO

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. SolarEdge Technologies — The solar stock dropped 6%. Citi downgraded SolarEdge to sell from neutral, saying the company faces “stubbornly high” operating expenses despite its restructuring announcement. Shares moved 6.6% and 8% higher on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, after SolarEdge said in a filing Monday it […]