The White House thinks the shutdown will be twice as bad for the economy as expected
The Trump administration now estimates that the cost of the government shutdown will be twice as steep as originally forecast. The original estimate that the partial shutdown would subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth every two weeks has now been...
Treasury yields lower as China slowdown fears wane; traders await key Brexit vote
U.S. government debt prices were higher on Tuesday, amid hopes that China would introduce more measures to support its weakening economy. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note slipped to 2.688 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury...
‘Not your grandmother’s economy’ — Cantor CEO Howard Lutnick says growth still has 2 years to run
The U.S. economy “feels good” and shows no sign of a recession in the next 12 months, Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, told CNBC on Monday. “Everybody talks about this ‘late cycle.’ But they...
Gundlach’s warning on ‘ocean of debt’ adds to worries over corporate bonds
After years of U.S. companies taking advantage of low interest rates to pile up cheap debt, Wall Street is beginning to take notice of a problem forming. Corporate debt outstanding ended 2018 at just over $9 trillion, a 64 percent...
Yellen says economic uncertainty has prompted some retailers to put plans on hold
Retailers are increasingly cautious heading into 2019, with fears of cooling global growth and a market sell-off top of mind, Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve, said Monday, during the National Retail Federation’s annual Big Show in New...
Citigroup is set to kick off bank earnings reports – here’s what Wall Street expects
Citigroup is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.55 a share, a 21 percent increase from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $17.6 billion, a 2.2 percent increase from...
Ford’s CEO says a ‘big surprise’ is coming next year with electric vehicles
Ford Motor is gearing up to launch new electric cars as soon as next year, CEO Jim Hackett told CNBC on Sunday. Ford has previously announced its plans to invest $11 billion in electric vehicles by 2022 and produce 40...
Here are 4 struggling stock sectors that could rally in 2019
Federated Investors’ Steve Chiavarone sees four unloved groups bouncing back this year: Dividend stocks, cyclical names, small caps and emerging markets. He’s pinning his bullish case on a Federal Reserve that may not be as aggressive in raising interest rates...
Government shutdown pours cold water on 2019 IPO ambitions — especially for small start-ups
This year may be a disappointing one for start-ups planning to go public. Those aiming to list in the first quarter are stuck in limbo, unable to start the application process until the government is fully re-opened. Companies like Airbnb,...
Earnings season may turn up some stock market winners after December’s battering
After the market’s December meltdown, earnings season could turn up some winners among the rubble, analysts said. What fourth-quarter results will do for the market’s rebound from December’s trough is tough to say, given other factors, like trade talks, Washington...
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