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The draw of bargains may be fading. As three of the nation’s biggest retailers kick off a key sales week, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon warns consumers are starting to buckle for the first time in a decade. He’s blaming a list of headwinds weighing on consumers including inflation, higher interest rates, federal budget

The USS Truxtun (DDG-103) destroyer sits in dry dock at the General Dynamics Corp. NASSCO shipyard facility on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2018. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Spotify — Shares of the music streaming service company fell 2.5%

Paul Tudor Jones speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said Tuesday it’s a extremely tough time to be an investor in risk assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions and dire fiscal position in the U.S. “It’s a really challenging to want

In this article AKRO PEP U PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Palantir headquarters in Palo Alto, California, May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Palantir Technologies — Shares of the data analytics company added 2.3% on news that the U.S.

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is bracing for a 20% sell-off to hit the S&P 500. According to the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer, high interest rates are creating a breaking point for stocks — and choosing cash at a 5.5% return in money market and short-term Treasurys is

The U.K.’s embattled Metro Bank has launched talks to sell a third of its mortgage book in an urgent attempt to shore up its balance sheet. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s Metro Bank will likely struggle to raise fresh capital to shore up its balance sheet, according

There may be advantages to owning corporate bonds right now. JPMorgan’s Bryon Lake believes his firm’s Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST) is ideal for those looking to make money outside the volatile stock market. “Some of the corporates got higher quality than the U.S. government [bonds] right now,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. Lake,

The Tesla logo is seen on a charger station in Virginia on Aug. 16, 2023. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pioneer Natural Resources — The energy stock added nearly 10%. The action comes after The Wall Street Journal reported that Exxon Mobil is

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors have piled into short-term U.S. government bonds in a bid to wait out the upheaval caused by a blowout in longer-term yields,

In this article APLS RMD PXD LEVI PHIA-NL PHG TSLA AEHR XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Pioneer Natural Resources — The energy stock soared nearly 10% in premarket trading after The Wall Street Journal reported Pioneer was

Pictured here is an exhibition on big data for transportation in Chongqing on Oct. 21, 2020. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese authorities are signaling a softer stance on once-stringent data rules, among recent moves to ease regulation for business, especially foreign ones. Over the last few years,

Ken Griffin, Citadel, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund rallied last month when the broader market was rattled by tight monetary policy as well as rising recession fears, according to a person familiar with the returns. Citadel’s multi-strategy flagship Wellington fund gained 1.7%