The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters is seen beyond the cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 20, 2023. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its rates steady at 0.75% as expected, but noted that inflation risks now are tilted to the upside due to the Iran war….
Something unusual is happening: The Federal Reserve is now more likely to raise rates by this summer than it is to cut them. The Atlanta Fed’s Market Probability Tracker now shows the odds of a rate hike stand at 19.2%, while the chances of a rate cut sit at 17.3%. This is a sharp reversal…
Inflation worries dragged the major averages down on Wednesday, with the Dow Industrials falling about 768 points to its closing low for 2026. <
Labubu dolls are on display at a Pop Mart store in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Collectible toy maker and IP powerhouse Pop Mart is teaming up with Sony Pictures to bring its wildly popular Labubu doll to movie theaters. The live-action and CGI hybrid film is in early development, according to a…
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…
QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, March 2, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused “extensive damage” at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters 1. Lots of uncertainty While no one expected the Fed to cut — much less hike — at this…
The average American has about four active credit cards. If you’re feeling the burden of a higher cost of living — from higher gas prices to rising grocery costs — it can be tough to make sure that each of your credit cards is getting paid on time. While the goal should always be to…
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, on Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron said revenue almost tripled in the latest quarter as results topped analysts’ estimates. The stock slipped in extended trading. Here’s how the company did…
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in January. Text removed from the January statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements….
