Global stock markets are soaring, with U.S. indexes continuing to rally and the Stoxx Europe 600 , FTSE 100 and Spain’s IBEX all hitting record highs last week. But some investors are now warning that a wave of rising risks — from weaker consumer spending to faltering earnings growth and a potential bond market revolt…
Investing is not just a game of giant Jenga. But the pessimistic hedge funds, or the ones who must have shorts on to justify their high fees, as well as their media acolytes who sound so painfully bearish even if they are just trying to sound like informed skeptics, sure make it seem that way…
Another busy week of earnings lies ahead. About 130 S & P 500 companies are set to report this week, including Palantir Technologies , AMD and fast food giant McDonald’s . Those results come after the busiest week of the season, in which more than 150 names just posted quarterly figures. So far, profits have…
Bank of America named several stocks that are well positioned ahead of the rest of earnings season. The Wall Street investment bank says companies like Uber are too attractive to ignore. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Datadog , Doximity, RB Global and Futu. Doximity The social platform for physicians is firing on…
Third-quarter earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, and developments in the China-U.S. trade war led to some wild swings in the stock market. However, all three benchmark gauges — the S & P 500 , Nasdaq , and Dow — managed to finish in the green for the week. The U.S. central bank…
Lock it in or let it ride? It’s a question that investors might ponder at this point in an unexpectedly rewarding year, as the calendar pivots appropriately from the season of feigned fright to one of gratitude for life’s bounty. For most people, this is less about getting fully out of or staying wholly in…
Wall Street has been enamored with the “Magnificent Seven,” as the group pushes the broader stock market to all-time highs. The infatuation is at risk of becoming dangerous and could reverse soon, according to JPMorgan. “Markets are at their highs and the ‘love affair’ with U.S. technology & the Magnificent 7 remains extreme,” strategist Khuram…
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. Markets: The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were dragged down Thursday on post-earnings slumps from Club holdings Meta Platforms and Microsoft. While both reported better-than-expected…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 30, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures rose Thursday night as investors pored over a couple of key earnings reports from Big Tech companies. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17 points,…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer unpacked Thursday’s market action, saying that even though tech stocks took a hit, they might not stay down for long, praising recent quarters from Apple and Amazon. “After Apple’s good quarter and fabulous guidance, and Amazon’s great quarter and great guidance, I wouldn’t be surprised if the money comes right back into…