Why a strong start to earnings season isn’t halting the slide for global stocks
The Wall Street sign is seen outside The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, February 16, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — Corporate earnings season is off to a flying start, but the positive surprises have so...
Stock futures tick higher after concerns over capital gain tax hike prompt selling
Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes ticked higher at the start of the overnight session as investors prepared to end a down week for equities amid concerns the White House could seek a hike to the capital...
Shortage of semiconductors, dubbed the ‘new oil,’ could dent GDP growth, boost inflation
China laid out seven “frontier” technologies in its 14th Five Year Plan. These are areas that China will focus research on and include semiconductors and brain-computer fusion. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Economic growth could slow and inflation...
Existing home sales suffer second straight monthly decline as tight supply pushes prices higher
Closed sales of existing homes fell 3.7% in March to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.01 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the slowest sales pace since August and the second straight month of...
The labor market is heating up as fewer people seek unemployment benefits
In an aerial view, workers with the San Francisco Department of Public Works repave a section of 24th Avenue on April 08, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Weekly unemployment claims fell to a new pandemic-era...
Jobless claims fall again as employment picture gains strength
The U.S. jobs market recovery accelerated its pace last week as fewer Americans headed to the unemployment line, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 547,000, well below the Dow Jones estimate for 603,000 and a...
Automakers show off flying cars in Shanghai — but Warren Buffett-backed BYD stays clear
Less than half a year since revealing a flying vehicle prototype, Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng unveiled a second model at the Shanghai auto show in April 2021. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC SHANGHAI – Flying cars may have made headlines...
Jamie Dimon says `justice was served’ after Derek Chauvin found guilty for murder of George Floyd
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that “justice was served”...
U.S. inflation could hit 3% or 4% by the middle of 2022, veteran strategist warns
More and more strategists believe investors are underestimating the outlook for consumer prices. David Roche, president of investment firm Independent Strategy, is among them. He told CNBC on Wednesday that the U.S. inflation rate, which stood at 2.6% in March...
Weekly mortgage demand jumps 8.6% after interest rates fall to a two-month low
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates sent homeowners and potential homebuyers to their mortgage lenders. Total...