Investors are waiting for just one question to be answered: Will there be a quick resolution to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, or will it be a drawn-out affair? The U.S. economic outlook rests on the outcome. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow model of the latest projection for first-quarter economic growth tumbled to an annual rate…
Tony Anderson | Digitalvision | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.6% higher so far this season, compared to roughly the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of Feb. 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,742, up from $3,382 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The…
Investors looking for stability and income in this rocky market may want to consider municipal bonds. Concerns about the U.S.-Iran conflict have rattled the stock market this week, with the S & P 500 on track to lose 2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 3% week to date. In the Treasury market,…
Vlad Tenev, Chairman and CEO of Robinhood Markets rings the Opening Bell with Robinhood Ventures Fund I at the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2026. NYSE Robinhood’s Venture Fund I plunged 11% in its public market debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, casting doubt on investors’ appetite for riskier investment…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks dropped on Friday , capping a volatile week in the markets that pushed oil prices above $90 for the first time since October 2023. Typically,…
Investors have poured money into emerging markets in recent years as the search for big stock gains has migrated overseas and as they look for diversification beyond the concentrated S&P 500. But the U.S.-Iran military conflict has reframed the concentration question, highlighting the level of risk in emerging markets when it comes to gains being…
J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A series of policy changes in the so-called “big beautiful bill” are undermining the Affordable Care Act marketplace, in ways that may at first seem relatively subtle but which add up to a major change, health policy experts say. That, in turn, has important implications…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday that the weak February jobs report bolsters the rationale for the central bank to lower interest rates further. Responding to the drop of 92,000 in nonfarm payrolls that the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, Miran said in a CNBC interview that the Fed should be focusing more…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. Stocks fell Friday as the war in the Middle East escalated. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were both off roughly 1% after President Donald Trump said Friday…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bank stocks — All 101 stocks in the State Street SPDR S & P Bank ETF (KBE) were down Friday as the spread widened between the 2- and 10-year Treasury yield in a move known as a bear steepening that often suggests increased expectations of future…
