Will the Obama Administration's plan to save the U.S. economy actually help the markets? Mega-investor Wilbur Ross Jr. says no. And CNBC's Rick Santelli
Futures are trading up as Europe is up on an oversold rally.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported today the pace of tech industry job cuts jumped 167 percent in the second half of 2008, with computer, electronics and telecom firms slashing 186,995 jobs in 2008. It's the highest total since the 228,325 job cuts in 2003. And January is shaping up to be equally brutal.
We'll never get the sustained marketwide rally we need until President Obama steps in to save this sector.
Major indexes finished higher after a yo-yo session Monday, with banks ending mixed after several attempts at a rally.
Stocks rallied, led by banks, after a wobbly open Monday. The market also got a boost from a blockbuster pharma deal, which helped overshadow a gloomy outlook from Caterpillar and other earnings worries.
Stocks got a boost from a better-than-expected report on the housing market, which overshadowed Caterpillar's gloomy outlook and other earnings worries.
Caterpillar posted fourth-quarter profit of $661 million, or $1.08 per share Monday morning, compared to $975 million or $1.50 per share in the prior year period. CAT, which also says it is will offer buyouts to 25,000 employees, dropped more than 8 percent five minutes after the open. Here's how I'm playing it!
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports from the Paris Air Show and discusses Airbus, which is expected to announce new orders this week, and Boeing's new aircraft.
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:40 PM ETYou say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:20 PM ETHans Timmer, Director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank says his main concern with China is the country's vast shadow banking system.