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A man runs past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bloomberg There already have been six new all-time highs for stocks in the 12 trading days of 2020, putting the S&P 500 up close to 3% since the year started. After a 2019 in which the equity index gained over 30%, is it too much,

FAANG stocks displayed at the Nasdaq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Morgan Stanley and Nomura analysts on Friday raised their price targets for Apple stock as the tech giant’s shares continue to surge. However, the latter cautioned that inflated iPhone 12 expectations “may make the music stop” and questioned market enthusiasm about a “5G supercycle.” In

The insistent refrain “new all-time record” has been played so often recently that it sounds like a broken record. For readers born after the age of vinyl, the term refers to when the needle gets stuck in a groove, repeating a phrase over and over until you either move the arm or throw the record

Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The ride hailing app company’s shares were initially priced at $72. Mario Tama / Getty Images TE Connectivity This week, Wells

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. Billionaire hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller said Friday that he agrees with fellow investor David Tepper’s optimism on the market and said he’s still “riding the horse.” “I revealed a very bullish posture intermediate term since October when Powell guaranteed he would not rescind the insurance cuts,”

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 15, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Wall Street may be getting a bit too excited about the stock market’s hot start to the new year. The S&P 500 has already jumped nearly 3% for 2020, rising more than

David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, said Friday he still likes this bull market, which is the longest on record.  ”I love riding a horse that’s running,” Tepper told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in an exclusive email. ”We have been long and continue that way.” The current bull market started in March of 2009. Since then, the S&P 500

The Tesla logo is seen on the Apple iPhone case in Santa Monica, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk’s electric automaker Tesla on Wednesday once again reclaimed its title as Wall Street’s most-shorted stock. That was, at least, until Apple stole it back. Tesla’s meteoric climb over the last six

Aerion Supersonic as2 NEW YORK CITY – Supersonic air travel is only a few years from returning if a small U.S. company succeeds in developing its next-generation jet. Nevada-based Aerion expects to begin flying its AS2 supersonic jet by 2024, the company’s CEO Tom Vice said on Thursday, speaking at a UBS conference in New

James Gorman David A. Grogan | CNBC Morgan Stanley is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: 99 cents a share, 24% higher than a year earlier, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $9.72 billion, 14% higher than a year earlier Wealth management: $4.39 billion, according to

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that “tariffs worked” as a means to prod China to agree to a phase one trade deal with the United States. “I keep wondering when people are going to recognize that it is historic that tariffs did succeed,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” shortly before U.S. and Chinese

The U.S.-Iran conflict appears to be in the rear-view mirror as stocks soar to record highs and the phase one signing of the U.S.-China trade deal takes center stage, but some are warning that tensions in the Middle East continue to simmer, and may soon reach a boiling point. “A significant change to our outlook

Dara Khosrowshahi Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs sold its entire stake in ride-hailing giant Uber in the fourth quarter, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move. The sale, which likely resulted in a large gain for the early investor in Uber, helped New York-based Goldman beat analysts’

Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale on November 15, 2019 in New York City. Vegetarian alternatives to burgers and sausages, revived by start-ups like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, are enjoying a certain enthusiasm that meat giants also want to enjoy. ANGELA WEISS

A Citibank branch in Hong Kong. Vincent Isore | IP3 | Getty Images Citigroup is slated to report its calendar fourth-quarter results on Tuesday as investors brace for a highly anticipated earnings season. Here’s what analysts are expecting to see from the banking giant’s results: Earnings: $1.84 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $17.889 billion

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the 2019 WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23rd, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC For years, Jamie Dimon had a running joke: Ask him when he was going to step down from J.P. Morgan Chase, and the answer was always five years in the future, no

Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images Many stock markets globally have continued their strong run into the new year — so it’s time to start taking some profits while waiting for another opportunity to

Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zach Perret Source: Plaid Payments giant Visa is buying Silicon Valley start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion, the companies announced Monday. Plaid’s API software, often referred to as the “plumbing” behind fintech companies, lets start-ups connect to users’ bank accounts. It’s well-known among financial technology developers, but the average person interacting

A woman looks at Marcus, a new savings and loans app recently launched by Goldman Sachs in New York, January 10, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters When Goldman Sachs released a long-awaited app for customers of it Marcus consumer bank last week, it did so with little fanfare or hype. Unlike the intense attention on

The good news is that stocks are continuing to rally because the market is assuming the magic combination of continuing job growth, a trade truce, a friendly Federal Reserve, and a bottom on declining global growth will produce an expansion of earnings in 2020. The bad news is that stock prices keep going up, but