WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will be rendered “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country on earth. The justices sounded skeptical during oral arguments Wednesday of his sweeping claims of authority…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer offered advice on how to deal with declines, using Tuesday’s down session as an example. He encouraged investors to use widespread losses as a buying opportunity, pointing out that the indexes managed to rebound on Wednesday. “If you trust the market, if you don’t believe that one stock controls the entire tape,…
NEW YORK – Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more – a lot more. Shareholders gathering Thursday for Tesla’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas, will decide…
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 3, 2025. NYSE This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Shock value Stocks sold off yesterday amid investor concerns about the valuations of…
When you hear of a billionaire reducing their holdings in a company like Amazon, it immediately shocks the business world. In this case, the story of MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, is more than just a portfolio adjustment, rather it’s a powerful statement on business and philanthropy. Recently she reduced her Amazon stake…
TOKYO — Toyota reported a 7% year-on-year drop in its profit for April-September on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers, but it raised its forecast for the full fiscal year. Net profit for the April-September period at Toyota Motor Corp. totaled 1.77 trillion yen ($11.5 billion), down from 1.9 trillion yen a…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested Wall Street is too fixated the on large valuations of certain tech and speculative stocks, chalking up Tuesday’s market-wide decline in part to Palantir‘s nearly 8% loss despite strong earnings results. “The larger issue is that we’re at the moment where money managers, when asked if the market’s too expensive, immediately…
Elon Musk’s future at Tesla could hang in the balance on Thursday when shareholders vote on whether to approve his record-shattering $1 trillion pay package. The controversial proposal, which is scheduled to be considered at Tesla’s annual meeting in Texas, would hand Musk an unprecedented payout tied to a series of performance benchmarks. Critics –…
US stocks fell Tuesday as the CEOs of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley warned that markets are due for a correction – adding to investor fears that AI stocks have become overvalued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 450 points, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slid 1.2% and 1.7%, respectively. “It’s likely…
The European Commission says a “worst case scenario” has been averted, after China’s commerce ministry engaged with European companies in recent days to restart the flow of semiconductors that had been disrupted by a crisis surrounding the company Nexperia. The saga, which saw the Dutch-headquartered company cut off from its Chinese processing facilities following a…