Fed Chair Powell says smaller interest rate hikes could start in December

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed Wednesday that smaller interest rate increases are likely ahead even as he sees progress in the fight against inflation as largely inadequate. Echoing recent statements from other central bank officials and comments at the November Fed meeting, Powell said he sees the central bank in position to…

‘Wild ride’: Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson predicts double-digit percentage drop will hit stocks in early 2023

Investors may be on the doorstep of a deep pullback. Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, who has an S&P 500 year-end target of 3,900 for next year, warns corporate America is getting ready to unleash downward earnings revisions that will pummel stocks. related investing news Deutsche Bank maps out specifically how stock market will trade for…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Workday, CrowdStrike, Horizon Therapeutics and more

In this article HZNP CRWD NTAP HPE ASTS WDAY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CrowdStrike IPO at the Nasdaq exchange June 12, 2019. Source: Nasdaq Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Workday — Workday gained 6% postmarket Tuesday after earnings beat Wall Street estimates on both the top- and bottom lines….

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, DraftKings, Biogen, Williams-Sonoma and more

In this article FSLR WSM PDD BUD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Apple — Apple shares fell 3.89% following a report that iPhone production could take a big hit due to unrest at a Foxconn…

Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Apple, Taboola, Biogen and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Apple (AAPL) – Apple could reportedly see a production shortfall of close to 6 million iPhone Pro models due to Covid-related unrest at contract manufacturer Foxconn’s China factory. A person familiar with assembly operations told Bloomberg that Apple and Foxconn do expect to…

Holiday rush: Why investors may want to add retail ETFs to their cart

‘Tis the season for shopping — and maybe for some investors: ETFs. Despite consumer headwinds tied to the economic slowdown, Amplify ETFs’ Brian Giere sees opportunities in retail. “We are expecting continued outperformance or record growth in online specifically,” the firms’ head of national accounts told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” last week. Giere oversees the Amplify…

CEO of $4.5 billion tech firm slams his peers over layoffs: ‘These are humans’

Wefox CEO Julian Teicke. Wefox HELSINKI, Finland — The boss of European digital insurance startup Wefox offered a damning response to tech companies that have laid off workers en masse. The likes of Meta, Amazon and Twitter have laid off tens of thousands of employees in response to pressure from investors, who want to see them cut…

Binance deploys $1 billion to keep crypto industry afloat after FTX collapse

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Thursday announced new details about its industry recovery fund, which aims to prop up struggling players in the wake of FTX’s calamitous bankruptcy. In a blogpost, Binance said it will devote $1 billion in initial commitments to the recovery fund. It may increase that amount to $2 billion at a point…

Beijing grinds to a near halt as China’s capital city battles Covid with more lockdowns

BEIJING — China’s capital city is grinding to a near standstill as Covid controls spread. More and more apartment compounds in Beijing on Friday forbade residents from leaving for at least a few days. That’s on top of a growing number of bans on business activity, which have forced gyms to close and restaurants to…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Manchester United, Activision Blizzard and more

In this article MANU LU AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Apple — Apple’s stock shed 2% on Friday after…

Binance, other crypto firms line up bids for bankrupt Voyager Digital after FTX collapse

Voyager said it has roughly $1.3 billion of crypto on its platform and holds over $350 million in cash on behalf of customers at New York’s Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Binance and other crypto firms are preparing takeover offers for beleaguered digital currency lender Voyager Digital after FTX, which had initially…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Activision Blizzard, Tesla, Manchester United and others

In this article TSLA ATVI MANU BBBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Activision Blizzard slid 3.3% in premarket trading after Politico reported the Federal Trade Commission is likely to sue to block Microsoft‘s $69 billion purchase of the videogame publisher. Tesla…