Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Shares of the vaccine maker pulled back more than 3% following a downgrade to underweight from JPMorgan . The firm cited Moderna’s changes to its revenue forecast as a headwind to the stock’s performance moving forward. Oracle – The stock rose nearly 2% after […]
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against the housing market during the financial crisis and who is today a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump, said there could be a collapse in the financial markets and a recession if Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposed tax plans become a […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Boeing — The stock sank 4% after Boeing factory workers went on strike early Friday after rejecting a new labor contract. The work stoppage will impact production of most aircrafts, including the 737 Max. Oracle — Shares of the database software company rallied more than 6%. […]
Dimensions | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The tightening presidential race has touched off a wave of tax planning by ultra-wealthy investors, especially given […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s easing cycle will be “mild” by historical standards when it starts cutting rates at its September policy meeting, ratings agency Fitch said in a note. In its global economic outlook report for September, Fitch forecast 25-basis-point cut each at the central bank’s September and December meeting, before it slashes rates by […]
A banner plays up China’s trade-in policy at a home goods expo in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, on June 1, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s plan to boost consumption by encouraging trade-ins has yet to show significant results, several businesses told CNBC. China in July announced allocation of 300 billion […]
External view of the stand where Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Director, Photoshop & Lightroom Julieanne Kost conduct a Lightroom workshop at Xposure on February 29, 2024, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Adobe — Shares plunged more than 10% […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Kroger – Shares of the supermarket chain rallied more than 4%. Kroger reported mixed fiscal second-quarter results, posting adjusted earnings that beat expectations by 2 cents a share. Revenues came up shy of Wall Street’s estimates. Petco — Shares of the pet retailer soared 14%. That […]
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Inflation cooled in August and fell to its lowest level since February 2021, which was around the time the consumer price index began to climb during the pandemic era. This broad trend in the U.S. economy — a declining but still-positive rate of inflation — is known as “disinflation.” […]
Ajit Jain at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Ajit Jain, Warren’s Buffett’s insurance chief and top executive, sold more than half of his stake in Berkshire Hathaway, a new regulatory filing showed. The 73-year-old vice chairman of insurance operations dumped 200 shares of Berkshire Class […]