Fitch pushes back China rate cut as Fed holds interest rates steady

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018.  Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — Ratings agency Fitch no longer expects China to cut its policy rate this year, and has pushed back its expectations for a reduction to next year as the […]

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises $125 million, sees IPO within 2 years

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch LONDON — British fintech firm Zilch said Wednesday it’s raised $125 million in debt financing from German banking giant Deutsche Bank in a deal that will help the company triple sales in the next couple of years and move closer toward an initial public offering. The company, which offers shoppers […]

Steve Cohen is set to make a big push into investing in AI

Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom, according to a person close to the firm’s plans. The new long/short equity fund, to be launched later this year or early […]

LZB, RKLB, NEE and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. La-Z-Boy – The stock soared more than 19% after the furniture company topped Wall Street expectations for the fiscal fourth quarter. La-Z-Boy reported adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share on revenue of $554 million. This is above earnings estimates of 70 cents per share on […]

Investors are most bullish since Nov. 2021, survey says

Optimism is high on Wall Street at the midpoint of the year. Investors are the most bullish they have been since November 2021, according to the global fund manager survey, or FMS, released Tuesday from Bank of America Securities. Not only are portfolio managers not anticipating a recession, but they are also betting big on […]

Warren warns Powell against weakening Basel III Endgame regulations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is accusing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of doing the financial industry’s bidding by considering changes to a sweeping set of regulations aimed at boosting the capital cushion that large American banks would be required to hold. In a June 17 letter first obtained by CNBC, Warren asked Powell for a […]

American households have seen their purchasing power increase

Rudi_suardi | E+ | Getty Images Americans have seen their buying power rise for a year amid falling inflation and a strong job market, which might be welcome news for households struggling to afford everyday purchases. The average worker in the private sector saw their real hourly earnings grow 0.8% from May 2023 to May […]

Warren Buffett buys Occidental shares for 9 straight days, pushes his stake to nearly 29%

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogan Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway has scooped up more shares of Occidental Petroleum over each of the past nine trading sessions, driving his gigantic stake in the Houston-based oil and gas producer to […]

Google Android apps launch via Xreal AR glasses vs Apple’s Vision Pro

Xreal, an augmented reality glasses maker, has launched a connected Beam Pro mobile device that allows users to capture spatial video and 3D images. Xreal BEIJING — Games and movies on Google Play Store apps can now be viewed in three dimensions via a new Android mobile device from augmented reality glasses maker Xreal, the […]

LZB, NEE, KR, LEN and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. La-Z-Boy — Shares jumped more than 9% after La-Z-Boy’s latest quarterly results beat expectations. The furniture company posted fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share on revenue of $554 million. Analysts polled by LSEG anticipated earnings of 70 cents per share on revenue of […]