In this article BLK Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Billionaire businessman and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the investing behemoth BlackRock have both recently issued their own strongly worded missives defending investments in climate solutions and clean energy and saying that requesting climate-related
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in an appearance Thursday emphasized the importance of getting inflation down now before the public gets too used to higher prices and comes to expect them as the norm. In his latest comments underlining his commitment to the inflation fight, Powell said expectations play an important role and were a
In this article ZS DOCU RH Interior Design area of the Restoration Hardware store in the Meatpacking District of New York. Source: RH Check out the companies making headlines after hours. DocuSign — Shares surged more than 17% after the electronic agreements company reported an earnings beat, and issued a third-quarter revenue forecast that was
In this article GME AMD AEO Pedestrians pass in front of a GameStop retail store in New York, December 23, 2021. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. GameStop – Shares of video game retailer rose 4% after the company disclosed a new partnership with cryptocurrency exchange FTX in its
Chinese electric car company Nio said it doesn’t expect U.S. restrictions on Nvidia to affect the start-up’s business operations. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car maker Nio joined others in the industry in saying that U.S. restrictions on Nvidia chip sales to China won’t affect the automaker’s business.
President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator in charge of big banks. Barr, who served as assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions during the Obama administration, seen here at a Treasury Department meeting in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2010. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard vowed Wednesday to press the fight against inflation that she said is hurting lower-income Americans the most. That will mean more interest rate increases and keeping rates higher for longer, she said in remarks prepared for a speech in New York. Brainard cushioned the remarks with an acknowledgement that
LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, made her first speech Tuesday, promising to tackle rising energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis in the next couple of days. “I will deal with the energy crisis caused by Putin’s war,” Truss told reporters on the steps of 10 Downing Street. “I will take action this
In this article GTLB NWL COUP Employees assemble food containers on a production line at the Newell Rubbermaid factory in Mogadore, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Newell Brands — The parent company of brands such as Yankee Candle and Rubbermaid saw its shares
In this article ILMN NEE BBBY DWAC FedEx trucks at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kaiti Sullivan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday Tuesday: Illumina — Shares of the biotech company rose 3.5% after Illumina said it plans to appeal a decision by the European Commission
In this article CNY= .DXY The Chinese yuan has tumbled to two-year lows against the U.S. dollar in the last few weeks. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s central bank has sent a strong signal it wants to keep the Chinese yuan from weakening too quickly against the U.S. dollar, economists
[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] After a drawn-out contest, the country’s ruling Conservative Party on Monday picked Liz Truss to be its new leader and the U.K.’s new prime minister. Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.