Asia markets mostly higher as investors digest Fed rate cut, policy moves from regional central banks

Asia markets mostly higher as investors digest Fed rate cut, policy moves from regional central banks

A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Monday as investors digested monetary policy decisions from Japan and China as well as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s sharp rate cut last week. Data last Friday showed China’s […]

What Warren Buffett’s recent moves say – and don’t say – about today’s market

What Warren Buffett’s recent moves say – and don’t say – about today’s market

When the man who’s built the greatest fortune in history from investing alone – and whose preferred holding period is “forever” – becomes a resolute seller of two of the most widely held stocks in the world, the questions about what it means for the market and economy are inevitable. And so it is with […]

Some smaller stocks could see big gains as the Fed cuts rates. Here are a few

Some smaller stocks could see big gains as the Fed cuts rates. Here are a few

Stocks with smaller market capitalizations are set to reap the benefits from the start of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate-cutting campaign. The U.S. central bank reduced interest rates by an oversized half-percentage point on Wednesday, pushing stocks higher. The S & P 500 ended the week with a 1.4% increase, clawing back its losses from […]

Why Eli Lilly and Palo Alto Networks are both up on news from their competitors

Why Eli Lilly and Palo Alto Networks are both up on news from their competitors

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The Dow and S & P 500 were lower Friday after surging to record highs Thursday in response to the Fed cutting interest rates by […]

Family offices are the most bullish they’ve been in years, survey says

Family offices are the most bullish they’ve been in years, survey says

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices are the most bullish they’ve been in years, putting their cash to work in stocks and alternatives as the Fed starts […]

Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; BOJ and PBOC hold rates

Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; BOJ and PBOC hold rates

A Japanese flag is displayed as shoppers and pedestrians walk past stores at a shopping street in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were higher Friday with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading gains, after Wall Street soared overnight following the Federal Reserve’s outsized rate cut. The […]

Dow and S&P 500 notch record closes, Meta and Netflix at record highs

Dow and S&P 500 notch record closes, Meta and Netflix at record highs

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Your favorite stocks may soon be quoted in half-penny increments, which could cut trading costs

Your favorite stocks may soon be quoted in half-penny increments, which could cut trading costs

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Sept. 5, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Investors may soon see their favorite stocks quoted in half-penny increments. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote Wednesday to change the minimum pricing increment for many large-cap stocks, likely […]