Wall Street ended a busy week of earnings, economic data and policy decisions with a thud, as a weak jobs report renewed concerns about the health of the U.S. economy in the face of President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy. In the week ahead, investors will look to the latest batch of earnings for additional…
A record number of passengers flew in 2024. Izusek | E+ | Getty Images Southwest Airlines, once known for its first-come, first-served approach to boarding and seating, on Tuesday began selling its first tickets with assigned seats. That change — and with it, new boarding groups — goes into effect for flights in late January….
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a small decline in second-quarter operating earnings as Warren Buffett’s conglomerate warns of negative impacts from steep U.S. tariffs. Berkshire’s operating profit — those from the company’s wholly owned businesses including insurance…
It was a dizzying week on Wall Street. The S & P 500 closed this past Monday at a record high and then went on a four-session losing streak. Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump . Trump started the day by slamming Federal Reserve Chairman…
UNITED STATES – JULY 29: From left, Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attend the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee markup of the ROAD to Housing Act, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Tom Williams…
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. Market moves : The S & P 500 was dropping almost 2% on Friday as weak jobs and new tariff levels unsettled the market. Investors also…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer walked investors through another week of earnings season, honing in on reports from Palantir, Berkshire Hathaway, Disney and Eli Lilly. “We’re still in earnings Hades, but at least it’s getting a little cooler out there,” he said. “That’s right, we’ve now gotten over the hump of the big-time growth stocks, the hyperscalers,…
Apple delivered a solid June quarter Thursday evening, and the stock moved higher. However, the lack of any real artificial intelligence strategy updates tempered investor enthusiasm. The stock remains an AI “show me” story — and in a market currently being powered by the AI trade, that’s all anyone really cares about. Revenue in Apple’s…
Coinbase shares fell Thursday after gains in the cryptocurrency exchange’s subscription revenue failed to offset weaker trading volumes. In the quarter ended June 30, Coinbase earned $1.43 billion, or $5.14 per share, up from earnings of $36.13 million, or 14 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago. It was not immediately clear…
DeWalt power tools are displayed at a Home Depot on May 2, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Companies behind some of America’s best-known brands are warning that tariffs will raise costs by hundreds of millions of dollars as Friday’s key deadline nears. Firms are gearing up for the long-awaited…
