Stock futures opened flat on Tuesday night after the major averages rebounded from a three-day losing streak spurred by fears about the omicron Covid variant. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.03%. S&P 500 futures inched 0.06% lower and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.1%. All three of the major averages rallied in regular trading, pushing
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nike (NKE) – Nike jumped 3.5% in the premarket after it reported quarterly earnings of 83 cents per share, 20 cents a share above estimates. Revenue was slightly above forecasts, but the athletic footwear and apparel maker said sales were hurt by a
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, December 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Stock futures climbed in overnight trading Monday following a broad sell-off amid fears about the fast-spreading omicron Covid variant. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 110 points. S&P 500 futures
PNC Financial is throwing cold water on the fourth-quarter rally. Covid omicron fears will take a heavy toll on risk appetites over the next two weeks, according to Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati. “We’ve already gotten the Santa rally,” she told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “We’re seeing a little bit of investor fatigue here.”
In this article WEED-CA BIIB UAL RCL MRNA CERN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Moderna (MRNA) – Moderna shares jumped 7.2% in the premarket after the drugmaker said a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine increased protection against the omicron variant 37-fold. Amid the spread of omicron, other vaccine makers are
In this article EA UBI-FR A gamer uses a PS4 controller as he plays the new Ubisoft video game Watch Dogs Legion on October 28, 2020. Kenzo Tribouillard | AFP via Getty Images Gamers are a notoriously skeptical crowd. In 2018, for example, Electronic Arts faced huge backlash over a decision to let players pay
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 08, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures fluctuated in overnight trading Sunday following a losing week as investors continued to grapple with the resurgence of Covid cases and an upcoming shift in the Federal Reserve’s
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping (L-R on the screen) shake hands during an official ceremony, via teleconference, to launch Russian gas supplies to China via the eastern route. Mikhail Metzel | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — International pressure may have pushed China and Russia closer together, but not enough for
In this article SEZNL Z1P-AU APT-AU AFRM An Afterpay logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of several “buy now, pay later” firms sank sharply after the U.S. consumer watchdog opened an investigation into the sector. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday it
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Kickstarter unveiled its ambition to develop a blockchain-based crowdfunding system, the company characterized the move as a way to push creators closer to their audiences. “Backers should be able to easily discover and participate more deeply in projects, better control their data, and have more robust tools
Nio’s et5 electric sedan is set to begin deliveries in Sept. 2022. Nio BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio revealed Saturday a new sedan and custom augmented reality (AR) glasses that reduce the need for in-car screens. Augmented reality is a technology for imposing digital images over the real, physical world. For cars, the
In this article DRI CERN WGO FDX RIVN EPAY Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Darden Restaurants (DRI) – The parent of Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and other restaurant chains beat estimates by 5 cents with quarterly earnings of $1.48 per share and revenue that also topped forecasts. Same-restaurant sales jumped 34.4%,
In this article JNJ FDX ORCL RIVN MRNA JPM An entry sign to the Johnson & Johnson campus shows their logo in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Johnson & Johnson — Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell 2.2%
The Federal Reserve raising interest rates next year would signal the central bank feels good about the country’s economic recovery, New York Fed President John Williams said Friday. “I go into next year feeling [like] the baseline outlook is a very good one. Therefore, actually raising interest rates would be a sign of a positive
In this article FB Checkout.com has hired Meta executive Meron Colbeci as its new chief product officer. Checkout.com LONDON — Checkout.com, a $15 billion payments start-up based in Britain, has hired Meta executive Meron Colbeci as its chief product officer. Colbeci joined Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, in 2018 as director of product
In this article GM X RIVN FDX JBL AFRM Rivian employees stand beside the new all-electric pickup truck by Rivian, the R1T, as it sits at one of its facilities on November 09, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours
[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The ECB further cut its bond purchases on Thursday but vowed to continue
Woman doing online shopping. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images China’s buy now pay later market is set to grow — but the industry is still at a nascent stage, and challenges lie ahead, experts told CNBC. There’s been a surge of interest in BNPL services in China over the last decade, said Kapil
Katie Haun, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner CNBC One of the world’s top crypto investors is leaving Andreessen Horowitz to start her own venture capital fund. Katie Haun, who became Andreessen’s first female general partner in 2018, said her fund will launch next year with a focus on cryptocurrency and blockchain start-ups. Haun, a former federal
In this article JPM The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters, The JP Morgan Chase Tower in Park Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York. Tim Clayton – Corbis | Corbis Sport | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase changed course on its big annual healthcare conference it intended on holding in person in San Francisco next month after