Bank executives were sent scrambling over the weekend after President Donald Trump declared late Friday that American credit card companies would be subject to a 10% cap on the interest rate they can charge customers. The move sent shares of large banks including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America down between 1% … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Dec. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks fell Monday after the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, an apparent escalation by President Donald Trump in his attempt to pressure the central … Read more
Banks and financial services stocks slid Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%. Citi Group lost almost 4% in premarket trading and JPMorgan Chase was last seen down 2.88%, paring some earlier losses. Bank of America fell 2.36%, Visa declined 1.94%, and Mastercard was 2.21% … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors shouldn’t read too much into uneventful unemployment data, arguing that a lack of surprises on the labor front is actually giving the market room to reveal the real story: a broad-based rally spreading well beyond last year’s winners. “When you get an employment report that’s basically uneventful, it … Read more
The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers, and could cement the recent broadening out of the bull market. Inflation data is also on the docket. The 2026 stock market that’s taking shape is looking different from what came before. While the S & P 500 is widely forecast on Wall … Read more
Morgan Stanley named several stocks that are best positioned going in to 2026. The Wall Street investment bank said companies such as Nvidia are its top ideas for next year. Other overweight-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Western Digital, Spotify and Palo Alto Networks. Spotify Spotify is firing on all cylinders, Morgan Stanley said. … Read more
Morgan Stanley exited the bull camp on Tesla , saying valuation concerns outweigh its optimistic outlook for the electric vehicle maker in a huge potentially market-moving call on Wall Street. Analyst Andrew Percoco downgraded Tesla’s stock to equal weight from overweight. Percoco raised his price target by $15 to $425, but that still reflects downside … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. government shutdown, during the swearing-in ceremony for Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to … Read more
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen before the opening of the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 13, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Boeing defense workers approved on Thursday on a new contract that will end a more than three-month strike that has delayed the manufacturer’s production of … Read more