A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 18, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Russell 2000 has fallen more than 10% off its recent high, becoming the first of the major U.S. benchmarks to fall into correction…
The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium. Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In semiconductor manufacturing, its cooling properties are used to transfer heat. Helium is also indispensable…
Oil spiking and hot inflation data shook Wednesday’s stock market, leaving investors with few places to hide. But there’s still room to nibble on select stocks, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “If I didn’t own it, I would buy the stock of Nvidia,” Cramer said on “Mad Money,” explaining that the AI-leader and CNBC Investing…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on Jan. 28, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will keep serving as head of the central bank if his nominated successor, Kevin Warsh, is not…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday pointed to a fast-rising AI project called OpenClaw as a major step forward in how people interact with artificial intelligence. “It is now the largest, most popular, the most successful open-sourced project in the history of humanity,” Jensen told Jim Cramer in a “Mad Money” interview from the sidelines…
Orlando Bravo speaking at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, 220928 Scott Mlyn | CNBC Orlando Bravo, founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, pushed back on mounting criticism of private markets, saying deep sector expertise is separating winners from losers as artificial intelligence creates disruption across the software industry. “We have been living in the details of…
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China on Monday stressed that it had enough energy resources as the Iran war restricts oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S….
Staff sort parcels on the mail sorting assembly line at the Postal Delivery Logistics Joint Distribution Center in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on January 28, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s economy started on a strong footing this year, with consumption and production both…
A trifecta of uncertainty — from the Iran war to AI disruption to private credit — is crushing financial stocks this year. While shares of Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have been caught up in the downdraft, their businesses should be largely insulated from these headwinds. Nevertheless, Club stocks Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have…
The Iran war-driven spike in oil prices crushed stocks last week, culminating in the S & P 500 ‘s first three-week losing streak in roughly a year. There was little place to hide, with nine of the 11 S & P 500 sector indexes lower for the week. Not surprisingly, energy and utilities were winners. Brent…
