Stock futures inch higher ahead of a busy week of earnings

In this article GSBD SCHW GS U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading Sunday as Wall Street looks ahead to a busy week of earnings. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.25%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.5%. The major averages are…

Dimon rips Fed stress test as ‘terrible way to run’ financial system after his bank halts buybacks

In this article WFC JPM Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6th, 2018.  Janvhi Bhojwani | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t mince words when it came to the regulatory process that forced his bank to suspend its stock buybacks. Asked…

Powell, Clarida cleared of wrongdoing in Fed trading controversy

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2022.  Elizabeth Frantz |…

JPMorgan CEO Dimon sums up U.S. economy in one paragraph — and it sounds bad

In this article JPM Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Christophe Morin | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday summarized the state of the U.S. economy in one paragraph, and it’s not all good. On the one hand, Dimon said the U.S. “economy continues to grow…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and more

Citigroup offices in New York City.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing social media company surged 15% on a report from the Wall Street Journal that Elliott Management has acquired a more than 9% stake. Citigroup — Citigroup rallied 11% after second-quarter…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UnitedHealth, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and others

In this article M00-FF BLK RIO-GB UNH PINS WFC Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer’s stock rose 1.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat forecasts, and it raised its full-year outlook. The company’s results were helped in part by a strong performance…

Stock futures rise as Wall Street awaits more major bank earnings

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2022.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose slightly Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined following a disappointing start to second quarter earnings from the country’s largest banks. More major bank results…

Investing on the graveyard shift: Two new ETFs look to capture the ‘night effect’

Two new ETFs out this summer are working the overnight shift. The NightShares 500 [NSPY] and NightShares 2000 ETFs [NIWM] are doing something no ETF has done before: Take advantage of the so-called “night effect.” According to NightShares CEO Bruce Lavine, stocks bought at the market close and sold when markets open again in the…

Fed Governor Waller says he’s open to ‘larger’ rate hike this month than in June

Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he’s willing to consider what would be the most aggressive interest rate…

Richard Branson takes a stake in Lightyear, a start-up hoping to become Europe’s answer to Robinhood

The Lightyear app. Lightyear Lightyear, a European challenger to trading platform Robinhood, has raised $25 million of funding in an investment round backed by British billionaire Richard Branson. Silicon Valley’s Lightspeed Venture Partners led the deal, the company told CNBC exclusively — a rare vote of confidence for an upstart brokerage at a time when…

Embattled crypto lender Celsius informs state regulators that it’s filing for bankruptcy ‘imminently,’ source says

Celsius on Thursday was sued by former investment manager Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the firm amid a crash in cryptocurrency prices. Stone has alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “able to enrich himself considerably.” Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Crypto…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta Air Lines, Twitter, Snap and more

In this article NVAX U SNAP DAL TWTR SFIX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta shares slid 2.9% in the premarket after reporting a mixed quarter. The airline earned an adjusted $1.44 per share for the second quarter, shy of the $1.73 consensus estimate. Revenue exceeded…