Sharp swings in oil prices are sending stocks on a roller-coaster ride, but investors may be able to pocket some portfolio income from a corner of the energy sector, Bank of America found. After a short breather, oil prices resumed their climb , with Brent crude futures , the global benchmark, rising more than 3%…
A day after Jensen Huang unveiled a new chip and updated guidance at Nvidia’s annual GTC conference, the stock is … not doing much. That raises the question: Was this year’s keynote a disappointment? Has the stock simply run out of steam? Nvidia has one of the most frustrating stocks in the market, especially for…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures traded near the flat line on Tuesday night as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s rate policy decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 37 points, or…
Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a lawsuit filed by the regulator…
While the major U.S. indexes are rebounding this week, Bank of America’s latest Global Fund Manager Survey is signaling that the bottom in the U.S.-Iran war sell-off hasn’t been reached just yet. The survey’s investor sentiment metric moved to 5.6 in March from 8.2 in February. That metric is based on cash levels, equity allocation…
Lululemon offered a weak 2026 outlook on Tuesday as tariffs, higher expenses and a dramatic proxy battle with its founder weigh on its bottom line. The athleisure company’s guidance for both the current quarter and the fiscal year came in lower than expected on the top and bottom lines. Lululemon is expecting first quarter sales…
Orlando Bravo, managing partner of Thoma Bravo, speaks during Squawk on the Street at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Orlando Bravo, founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, pushed back on mounting criticism of private markets, saying deep sector expertise is separating winners from losers…
Industrial-focused stocks have been stumbling since the start of the Iran war on fears that higher oil prices will ignite a fresh wave of inflation and make it difficult to transport goods to and from the Mideast. Club holdings Honeywell , Dover , and Linde each have a way to weather the storm. Honeywell Honeywell…
The Federal Reserve has little choice but to stay on the sidelines this week as it navigates a mix of complicated and conflicting forces playing out in the U.S. economy. Markets are pricing in a near-zero chance that the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee will be cutting at this meeting — or any other in…
A sign displays the prices of unleaded gasoline at a Chevron gas station in Palo Alto, California, US, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The war in Iran — and the accompanying spike in oil and gasoline prices — risks exacerbating the so-called K-shaped economy, economists said. The…
