How much would Capital One’s stock be worth if it completes its blockbuster merger of Discover Financial Services ? The answer, according to one Wall Street firm, is a whole lot more. The news In a Tuesday note, BTIG analysts said they believe shares of Capital One would be worth $427 apiece if the Discover…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 25 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today following back-to-back gains. The rallies are being fueled by the hope that President Donald Trump will soften his approach to so-called reciprocal tariffs, set to go into effect April 2. Trump said in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 18 1. Alphabet on Tuesday signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire Wiz, the New York-based cloud security startup, for $32 billion in an all-cash deal, CNBC reported . Last July, CNBC reported that Wiz walked away from a potential $23 billion acquisition by Google, announcing to employees…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves: The S & P 500 was higher Monday. That would put the broad market index on track for its first back-to-back positive sessions since Feb….
RBC Capital Markets slashed its year-end outlook for the S & P 500 as concerns about economic growth continue to rattle investors. Lori Calvasina, the firm’s head of equity strategy, said the broad index should now end 2025 at 6,200, which marks a decrease of 6.1% from its previous expectation of 6,600. Her new forecast…
Shortly after Thursday’s opening bell, we’re going to be buying 50 more shares of Capital One Financial at roughly $170. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 350 shares of COF, increasing its weighting to 1.75% from 1.5%. We’re putting some money to work Thursday into a market that has moved deeper into…
Another bruising week on Wall Street gave us a chance to open up our wallet and pick up a number of stocks on sale. The week ahead will offer investors a fresh look at inflation at a time of growing economic and trade policy uncertainty. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite sank 3.1%…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves: Stocks are getting hit Thursday on concerns about economic activity, trade policy, and the pace of artificial intelligence infrastructure investment. Tech stocks are especially…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Febru-weary Stock futures are higher Friday as markets head into the final trading day of the month. February has been a tough month for the indexes: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have shed almost 3% each,…
When we talk during the 9 a.m. ET hour of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” the morning show I love so much, there’s never time to flesh things out. We hit topic after topic: bang, bang, bang. Occasionally, though, Carl Quintanilla will serve it up, I’ll lob it back, and then David Faber smashes it…