My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Jan. 21 1. Stocks fell again early this morning after the market’s biggest selloff in three months. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq both had their worst sessions since Oct. 10, bringing both indexes into negative territory for 2026. The sharp losses stemmed from President Donald Trump…
Warren Buffett, Greg Abel and Ajit Jain during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway, with new CEO Greg Abel in charge, has taken a formal step toward unwinding a rare misstep by Warren Buffett. The conglomerate, which owns GEICO insurance and BNSF Railway, registered its…
Analysts across Wall Street cut their Netflix price targets after the streamer delivered a narrow fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat but highlighted other areas of concern, such as slowing momentum in average viewing hours per member. Netflix earned 56 cents per share on $12.05 billion in revenue. That slightly exceeded the 55 cents per share…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Netflix — Shares of the streaming giant fell 6.8% after Netflix reported a narrow earnings beat for the quarter that ended Dec. 31, posting earnings per share of 56 cents while analysts polled by LSEG estimated 55 cents per share. The company’s revenue of $12.05 billion…
Shareholders in a Baillie Gifford closed-end investment fund have rejected plans by activist investor Boaz Weinstein’s hedge fund Saba Capital to oust the board. At a general meeting on Tuesday requisitioned by Saba, 53.2% of votes cast rejected the plan to cull six Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust directors and replace them with three Saba-backed candidates….
A giant screen shows a news report on China’s “Justice Mission 2025” military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing, China Dec. 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters China has doubled down on its criticism of the trade deal between Taiwan and the U.S. agreed last week, warning that it would benefit Washington, while eroding the island’s…
“Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at Davos on Wednesday. The “sell America” trade was in full swing Tuesday after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. U.S. stocks and bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking. It comes as Trump’s threats to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries as…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press briefing at the White House, on the one-year mark into his second term in office, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Markets on Tuesday flashed the classic signs of a “sell America” trade, as investors recoiled from escalating risks tied to…
One kilogram gold bars stacked at the Perth Mint Refinery, operated by Gold Corp. Matt Jelonek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices climbed to a fresh record above $4,800 on Wednesday, extending a sharp rally as investors sought safety amid tariff threats from the White House and renewed concerns about a global trade war….
If you have a federal student loan and have been consistently struggling to make payments, there’s one important deadline you have to remember: Borrowers enter default after 270 days of missed payments. Once your loans are in default, you can have your wages garnished and tax refunds withheld. Although the Trump administration has put a…
