Investors are concerned about three key risks but they may be worrying for nothing, strategist Scott Wren told CNBC on Tuesday. The questions of whether there will be a policy mistake by the Federal Reserve, whether global growth is going to slow and whether there will be a margin squeeze have been weighing on investors,...
There is a greater chance of the Federal Reserve making a mistake these days, noted economist Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Tuesday. “There’s no doubt in my mind we are more vulnerable,” to a “policy mistake” by the Federal Reserve and a “market accident,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on “Closing Bell.” “That’s...
The Federal Reserve will likely ease up on its plans for multiple interest rate hikes next year, Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Tuesday. In addition to an anticipated rate rise in December, the central bank has indicated it plans three more in 2019. “The market is clearly worried about over-tightening of...
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Autodesk rose over 9 percent during the extended session Tuesday. The software design company reported earnings of 29 cents a share, slightly above analysts’ expectations of 27 cents a share. Autodesk reported $661 million in revenue, versus an estimate of $640 million. Foot Locker...
President Donald Trump once again took a shot at the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, saying he would like to see lower rates from the U.S. central bank in answering a question on the state of the economy and financial markets. “I’d like to see the Fed with a lower interest rate. I think the rate’s...
U.S. companies aren’t leaving China in a big way yet, despite escalating trade tensions between the two economic powerhouses, analysts said. “A lot of companies are talking about making changes, but (are) not actively making changes,” said Chris Rogers, research analyst at Panjiva, a supply chain data company that’s part of S&P Global Market Intelligence....
The C in Apec stands for Cooperation. But when the two biggest members are fighting a trade war and using the forum to attack each other’s policies, it was always going to be hard work delivering on that. The weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Port Moresby was one of open disagreement, led by disputes...
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Urban Outfitters shares rose over 6 percent during after-hours trading Monday after the retailer beat analysts’ expectations on revenue and earnings. The company reported earnings of 70 cents a share versus an estimate of 62 cents a share. Third-quarter revenue was $974 million, while analysts had...
The bull market is “in trouble,” strategist Alicia Levine told CNBC on Monday. U.S. stocks continued to fall on Monday, with large tech stocks leading the way down. The action came after equities posted sharp weekly losses on Friday. “There is probably another leg down from here,” said Levine, chief investment strategist at BNY Mellon....
Shares of payments company Square dropped 10 percent Monday as major tech stocks struggled to find footing. Square‘s stock fell 10 percent to roughly $63 after, bringing its one-month losses to 14 percent. Shares of the San Francisco-based company, run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, had been on a tear for most of this year...