Fred Imbert

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Dow futures jump 500 points as traders await details on U.S.-China trade deal: Live updates

3 days ago | cnbc.com | Yun Li |Fred Imbert

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersU.S. stock futures jumped Sunday night after the Trump administration announced a "trade deal" with China following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rallied 524 points, or 1.3%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 1.4% and 1.5%, respectively.
S&P 500 is still struggling below a ‘stubborn’ resistance level

5 days ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Not even signs of progress on the trade front could lift stocks above a key level that chart watchers are focused on. The S & P 500 ended Thursday at roughly 5,664. While that reflected a 0.6% advance for the day, it was well off the benchmark's session high of 5,720. In fact, the index sold off into the close — tumbling from about 5,709 just before 3:30 p.m. ET.
Investors see some progress on trade, but need more to sustain the bounce

6 days ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Wall Street's feeling good this morning. Stock futures got a boost after President Donald Trump touted a trade agreement with the United Kingdom, calling it "the first of many." While the exact scope of the agreement isn't clear, the news is a much-needed positive for a market that's been on edge for more than a month.
Fed may wait longer than the market wants to cut rates, Bank of America says

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision is mostly about the signals for monetary policy moves later this year. The CME Group's FedWatch tool shows traders are pricing in a near-zero chance of a rate cut at this meeting. That said, Wall Street still expects the central bank to lower rates three times before year-end, as U.S. economic growth is anticipated to slow. Investors have been looking for lower Fed rates since the year began.
Options trading shows investors don't really believe in this stock market comeback

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

The stock market's surge off the April lows did little to impress traders in the options market, according to Amy Wu Silverman of Royal Bank of Canada. . After a sharp sell-off sparked by steep U.S. tariffs on imports, the S & P 500 ripped higher to recover all its losses from the April 2 announcement. From the bottom at the April 8 close through April 30, the S & P 500 surged 11.8%. Still, positioning in the derivatives market shows skepticism this rally will last, Silverman said.
S&P 500 just had its longest advance in 20 years. Why future gains will be harder to come by

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Wall Street is coming into the new week riding high, though further gains from here aren far from a sure thing. The S & P 500 on Friday popped 1.5% — its ninth straight gain. That marked the benchmark's longest winning streak since November 2004 . That advance also erased the index's losses suffered since April 2, when President Donald Trump unveiled enormous tariffs on imported goods into the U.S. Stocks tumbled shortly after the announcement.
Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings drop more than expected as Buffett warns of tariff uncertainty

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Fred Imbert

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Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings drop more than expected as Buffett warns of tariff uncertainty

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported first-quarter results on Saturday that showed a steep drop in operating earnings from the year-earlier period. The conglomerate, which owns a vast array of insurance, transportation, energy, retail and other businesses also warned that tariffs may further hit profits.
Earnings playbook: Apple and Meta highlight the busiest week of the season

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

The busiest week of the earnings season is here, as investors look to some of the biggest companies in the world for guidance on how the global trade could impact their bottom lines. More than 160 S & P 500 members are slated to report, including Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Around 180 companies have posted their results, including Google-parent Alphabet. The company exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, sending shares higher by more than 1% on Friday.
Sell U.S. stock rallies and buy the dip on everything else, BofA's Hartnett says

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Fred Imbert

Don't be fooled by this week's bounce in the S & P 500 . Selling in U.S. stocks is not over, and investors should stay defensive as trade worries persist, according to Bank of America's Michael Hartnett. "We remain [first half] buyers of dips in bonds, international & gold, sellers of SPX/US$ rallies," Hartnett, the bank's chief investment strategist, said in his latest "Flow Show" note. Hartnett's comments come as U.S. stocks are about to wrap up a rare positive week.

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