Yesterday was the 96th anniversary of Black Monday, the day in 1929 when the Dow Jones index fell 13%. This began a period of chaotic selling that didn’t end until the stock market lost 89% of its value the following year, and the U.S. was plunged deep into the Great Depression. Today, markets couldn’t look…
US stock futures are narrowly mixed this morning as investors brace for a widely anticipated interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Attention is turning to what Chair Jerome Powell signals about the path ahead. Uncertainty around delayed economic data and stubbornly steady Treasury yields is keeping the mood cautious, prompting many investors to weigh…
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped more than 1% to hit a record high above 51,000 for the first time Wednesday, lifted by renewed optimism over U.S.-Japan trade ties and expectations…
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed Monday evening following a big rally to start the week. Key market catalysts loom ahead this week, including Big Tech earnings, a Federal Reserve…
Wall Street is warning clients not to bet against the stock market, with both central bank and corporate catalysts ahead. The market roared to all-time records on Friday as the release of September consumer inflation data overshadowed concerns around both tariffs and sky-high valuations. Now, traders are looking to the two-day Federal Reserve meeting and…
Inflation may be increasing at a slower pace than expected, the markets might be cheering, and the Fed will likely soon be cutting, but Diane Swonk isn’t popping Champagne. The veteran economist says the economy “looks better than it feels” because the very data used to measure it is eroding, and the illusion of resilience could…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. The stock market is higher Wednesday as a rollout of better-than-expected earnings overshadowed investor concerns on intensifying U.S.- China trade talks. President Donald Trump ‘s latest threat to China…
US stocks rose on Wednesday amid hopes for interest-rate cuts, with more Wall Street banks posting strong results in a promising start to earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) moved up roughly 0.4%, following a rocky session on Tuesday for markets. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added…
Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, unloads his cargo from his family’s truck at a local grain dealer in Queen Anne, Maryland, on Oct. 10, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images 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…
By Mike Dolan -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Edgier world markets appeared to bat away the latest testy exchanges in the re-heated U.S.-China trade war, helped by dovish soundings from the Federal Reserve boss that included signals about an imminent end to its balance sheet…