U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely in his final weeks at the central bank helm and now faces…
The clock is ticking on Nike’s recovery. Without any signs of improvement, Jim Cramer said we may soon have to make a hard decision on the stock. “I want to wait until the fall before we cashier [Nike’s stock] and take the loss, or I see some green shoots by then,” Jim said Friday during…
Investors may catch their breath next week as earnings season winds down and only a few meaningful economic reports are released. The Iran war will remain front and center. Stock selling accelerated Friday into the close after Reuters reported that Iraq had declared force majeure on all oil fields operated by foreign companies. Oil prices spiked on…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global volatility is threatening a pipeline of multibillion-dollar stock market listings in India, the world’s busiest IPO market. Payments app PhonePe’s move on Monday to halt its listing plans has underscored a growing strain…
A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The problems in private credit are “multiplying by the quarter,” due in part to the…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a dinner event with the company’s Taiwanese suppliers in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia reported blowout earnings on Wednesday and issued a better-than-expected forecast showing accelerating growth. CEO Jensen Huang proclaimed that “compute demand is skyrocketing.” Investor concerns…
Walmart CEO John Furner, left, and Target CEO Michael Fiddelke. Walmart (L) | Getty Images (R) When Walmart and Target report holiday earnings this quarter, investors may quickly brush off those results. Instead, they will likely focus more on the two big-box retailers’ futures under new CEOs and the outlook for U.S. consumers in 2026….
The sudden collapse last fall of a string of American companies backed by private credit has thrust a fast-growing and opaque corner of Wall Street lending into the spotlight. Private credit, also known as direct lending, is a catch-all term for lending done by nonbank institutions. The practice has been around for decades but surged…
Some of Europe’s major private markets firms sold off on Friday as concerns over lending standards in U.S. markets swept across the Atlantic. London-listed ICG closed 5.5% lower, while CVC Capital Partners, which is headquartered in Jersey, lost about 6.6%. Swiss private markets firm Partners Group fell 3.4%, as Sweden’s EQT was down 4.6%. The…
An automatic teller machine at the Zions Bank headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 10, 2023. Kim Raff | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon ZION and KRE, 1-day The bankruptcies of two auto industry-related companies this year have raised concerns about loose lending practices, especially in the opaque private…
