Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years
Consumer confidence rose in September, notching its highest level in about 18 years. The Consumer Board’s index rose to 138.4 this month from 134.7 in August. Economists polled by Reuters expected consumer confidence to dip to 132. “Consumers’ assessment of...
Home prices rise at a slower rate in July: S&P Case-Shiller
Home prices are still rising, but the pace of the gains continues to slow, as potential homebuyers hit an affordability wall and sellers cave to the new reality. Home prices rose 6 percent annually in July, down from the 6.2...
Fed expected to hike rates twice more this year and then risk a ‘policy mistake’: CNBC survey
Look out for two more rate hikes this year from the Federal Reserve to go along with economic growth nearing 3 percent and a central bank that eventually raises rates explicitly to slow growth, according to respondents to the latest...
Rates rise as Fed begins two-day meeting; 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since May
U.S. government debt yields continued their upward climb on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note touched 3.113 percent , just shy of its 2018 high of 3.128 percent...
Comcast buys more than 30 percent of Sky shares after auction win over Fox
Comcast has acquired more than 30 percent of Sky shares, the company said Tuesday, following its triumph over Fox at a weekend takeover auction. The firm now owns a total of almost 516 million shares of Sky, according to an...
After-hours buzz: CTL, ARNA & more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: CenturyLink shares fell about 4 percent in after-hours trading following news that CFO Sunit Patel has resigned from the telecom company, effective Sept. 28. VP of Finance Neel Dev will act...
Navarro: China’s ‘egregious practices’ make it tougher to get a trade deal
Establishing a new trade deal with China could be significantly tougher than it was with Mexico, according to one of President Trump’s top advisors. “The challenge is, they’ve engaged in so many egregious practices that it’s far more difficult to...
Navarro says Trump’s trade strategy may create market volatility, but will be bullish long term
Current U.S. trade policies may be creating volatility in the near term, but will be good for the markets in the long run, Peter Navarro, one of President Donald Trump’s top trade advisors, said Monday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” In...
Tariffs will be devastating for retail, trade group executive says
The new round of tariffs on Chinese goods will have devastating effects on retail and consumers, Rick Helfenbein, president and CEO of retail trade group American Apparel & Footwear Association, told CNBC on Monday. “I’m surprised today the Dow reacted...
With Fed set to raise rates again, other central banks sound ready to end the easy money, too
On the eve of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, Europe’s top central banker delivered a sharp reminder to markets that the world’s central banks are moving away from easy policies. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said in a speech...
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