Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, December 11, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Federal Reserve is likely to join other global central banks in cutting interest rates aggressively in response to the coronavirus scare, Goldman Sachs economists said Sunday. With fears over
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Many investors have been whipsawed by the market’s sharp downturn, but billionaire investor Leon Cooperman thinks reinstating an old trading rule could help protect them: The uptick rule. The uptick rule was a rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that prevented short sellers from putting more pressure on a security that was already languishing.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said it expects the Federal Reserve to deliver an interest rate reduction of 75 basis point in
A customer exits a Big Lots store in Clifton, New Jersey. Emile Wamsteker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Big Lots — Shares of Big Lots tumbled nearly 30% after the retailer posted a quarterly earnings miss. The company reported earnings per share of $2.39 in the
A trader reacts on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 5, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The coronavirus wiped $3.18 trillion in market value from U.S. stocks this week, according to estimates from S&P Dow Jones Indices. The equity benchmark lost $203 billion in value on Friday,
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Jan. 8, 2020. Xinhua News Agency Stock investors just experienced one of the nastiest weeks in history that recorded the S&P 500‘s fastest correction on record, but hold on tight, the market might have more room to fall as the
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 27, 2020. Spencer Platt The U.S. stock market suffered a historic pullback this week as the coronavirus spread outside of China, spooking investors and traders out of equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each dropped 12% and 11% for the
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Friday: Wayfair IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Lucas Jackson | Reuters Beyond Meat (BYND) — Shares of the Beyond Meat dropped more than 11% after the company reported a surprise quarterly loss. The meatless food company posted a loss of 1
The spread of the coronavirus outbreak has roiled markets in Asia and elsewhere, and hit supply chains globally. Both multinational and local companies have been affected by the extended shutdown in China, with factories unable to return to full production. Last week, Apple warned that it does not expect to meet its quarterly revenue forecast
Shoppers walk through the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Beyond Meat — The meat substitute maker’s stock plunged 8% in extended trading after the company reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $0.5 million, or 1 cent
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Home Depot. Gina Sanchez was a buyer of Disney. Karen Finerman was a seller of the High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. Guy Adami was a buyer of Twitter. Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Tim Seymour is long AMZA, AMZN, AAPL,
Monzo co-founder and CEO Tom Blomfield. Monzo Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield perches himself on a chair, leaning back on it playfully. He’s just returned from a friend’s wedding in Guatemala and looks refreshed. “The weather was great, it was absolutely lovely,” Blomfield says. “Back to Earth with a bump now.” He’s sat in a glass
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures traded slightly lower on Wednesday night after Microsoft warned it will not meet its revenue guidance for a key business segment, citing the recent global coronavirus outbreak. President Donald Trump is also scheduled to hold a news
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Disney. Gina Sanchez was a seller of the High Yield Bond ETF. Dan Nathan was a buyer of eBay. Guy Adami was a buyer of Citi. Disclaimer Trader disclosure: AMZA, AMZN, AAPL, ACBFF, ACRGF, ALEF, ACB, APH, ARNA,
Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga told CNBC Tuesday that he has led the company for more than a decade and that it is time to pass the baton. He will transition out of the roles next year, ceding the chief executive seat on Jan. 1 and the president title months later to current Chief Product
Stock futures were up just slightly in overnight trading after stocks’ worst two-day rout in more than four years amid heightened concern the coronavirus will upend global economic growth. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96 points, while the S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%. To be sure, futures trading this early may
A man pushes his shopping cart past bread for sale at a Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, California on May 23, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Consumer confidence rose less than expected in February as people’s assessment of current conditions wavered, data released Tuesday by the Conference Board showed. The consumer
Nikolay Storonsky, chief executive of Revolut, on stage at the MoneyConf fintech event in Lisbon, Portugal. Seb Daly | Web Summit | Getty Images British financial technology start-up Revolut has raised $500 million in a fresh round of funding that values it at $5.5 billion. The investment round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital
Stock futures bounced a bit on Monday evening following the market’s worst decline in two years on coronavirus fears. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 34 points, while S&P 500 futures were higher by 0.2%. The slight gains came even as after the bell United Airlines and Mastercard warned about the potential
Your monthly bill for Netflix and Spotify may be going up. States are trying to capitalize on Americans’ growing fervor for digital consumption of movies, TV, music and other media content by taxing monthly subscriptions for streaming entertainment services. That means that $12.99 bill you just paid for a February full of on-demand shows could