My top 10 things to watch Friday, Nov. 14 1 . Stocks were pressured early this morning as Big Tech shares weighed on the broader market. Futures tied to the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 0.9% and 1.5%, respectively. Both benchmark gauges suffered their worst single-day loss in more than a month…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Oct. 29 1. The biggest two days of 2025 begin. The Fed concludes its October meeting this afternoon and is expected to lower interest rates by another 25 basis points to a range of 3.75% to 4%. The post-announcement news conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is also…
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…
The conundrum of the stock market going down ahead of Jackson Hole confounded me. With a market that had been headed down every day, except for deep cyclicals and housing-related stocks, the setup seemed extreme. By the end of the week, the bet was one way: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , perhaps because he…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but it’s not clear if the investments are big enough to ensure that legendary investor Warren Buffett handled them. Buffett, who plans to retire as CEO…
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: Stocks are relatively muted on Monday, with the S & P 500 giving up modest earlier gains and turning lower. If the broad index squeezes…