The busiest week of earnings has passed, but there are still dozens of key reports still to come that could shake up Wall Street. About 120 S & P 500 companies are scheduled to post their latest earnings. Among them are Disney , Advanced Micro Devices and Dow Jones Industrial Average member Pfizer . Those…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer walked investors through another week of earnings season, honing in on reports from Palantir, Berkshire Hathaway, Disney and Eli Lilly. “We’re still in earnings Hades, but at least it’s getting a little cooler out there,” he said. “That’s right, we’ve now gotten over the hump of the big-time growth stocks, the hyperscalers,…
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a small decline in second-quarter operating earnings as Warren Buffett’s conglomerate warns of negative impacts from steep U.S. tariffs. Berkshire’s operating profit — those from the company’s wholly owned businesses including insurance…
The near-term outlook suddenly looks precarious for a stock market that’s near all-time highs, even after Friday’s big sell-off. Next week, investors will continue to act on what they learned this week. On the one hand, the artificial intelligence story that’s powered the stock market rally the last several months remains intact, with Microsoft this…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Aug. 1 1. We’re headed for a big down open. President Donald Trump issued a late-night series of new tariff orders , including raising the duty rate on Canadian imports to 35% from 25%, effective today. Trump also hit Switzerland with a 39% tariff rate, effective Aug. 7….
Canada ‘disappointed’ by U.S. hiking tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the U.S. increasing tariffs to 35% on the country had “disappointed” its government. The duties have already come into effect and are the latest escalation in the months-long U.S.-Canada trade conflict. “While we will continue to negotiate with…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talks to reporters following the regular Federal Open Market Committee meetings at the Fed on July 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Going steady The Federal Reserve kept the key funds…
Asia-Pacific currencies mostly depreciate against the greenback Asia-Pacific currencies mostly depreciated against the greenback on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump modified tariff rates on several countries. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, rose 0.11% to 100.73 as of 10:40 a.m. Singapore time (10:40 p.m. ET Thursday). The Japanese…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters S&P 500 futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders digested the latest Big Tech earnings and awaited July’s jobs report. Futures tied to the broad market index were…
Concentrated tech strength is powering a market that is otherwise flashing signs of falling consumer health, according to Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. Concerns around the market are mounting as artificial intelligence-related capex spending and strong corporate earnings — notably from Meta and Microsoft reports this week — fuel record gains for just…