Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning trading on Nov. 7, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures are near flat Sunday night as Wall Street looks to what’s next after a post-election rally propelled the market to record highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
Expectations fall towards a January rate cut With Treasury yields rising on the back of a Trump election victory, expectations have fallen as to how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in cutting interest rates this winter. The fed funds rate, which determines what banks charge each other for overnight lending, currently ranges between a…
Attendees cheer as a broadcast of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trum speaking at his Florida election party is shown on a screen at the Nevada GOP election watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6, 2024. Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily…
A trader wearing a Trump hat works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up…
Never mind what has already been a strong six months for stocks. The market is about to embark on what is historically its best six-month stretch of gains. Historically, the November to April period has seen stocks notch their highest average return the greatest number of times going back to World War II, according to…
Earnings next week will be key to where stocks head from here. There will be a significant jump in the number of companies set to report third-quarter results in the days ahead. While roughly one-tenth of S & P 500 companies reported over the past week, about 20% of the broader index plans to report…
The bull market for the S & P 500 celebrated its second birthday over the weekend, but history says there will likely be growing pains in the year ahead. The benchmark large-cap stock index has steadily rallied since its trough on Oct. 12, 2022, fueled in large part by the excitement around artificial intelligence and…
Small- and mid-cap stocks are expected to see a boost as the Federal Reserve cuts rates, and Oppenheimer named a few of its favorite plays on the space. Stocks with smaller market caps, which are more sensitive to higher costs of borrowing, are expected to rebound and outperform as the Fed embarks on a rate-cutting…
India’s recent stock market surge has investors viewing the country as an emerging market poised for long-term outperformance. The India NSE Nifty 50 Index , the country’s domestic stock market benchmark, has soared 18.7% this year, hitting record levels. The iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) , which tracks the Indian market, is also up nearly…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You…