By: Patti Domm
Strategists expect China's weakening currency to eventually fall through a key psychological level that could spark an even steeper drop and no doubt draw a new round of criticism from the Trump administration. » Read More |
By: Patti Domm
When China's stock market falls sharply, there's a good chance U.S. stocks —and some big blue-chip names like Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar—go down with it. » Read More |
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell on Wednesday.
The Treasury Department refrained from calling China a 'currency manipulator,' a title that's been threatened by multiple U.S. administrations but not used since 1994.
As third-quarter reporting season approaches for automakers and suppliers, analysts have been shaving earnings forecasts for a group that has already been slammed by profit worries and trade war concerns.
Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
Stocks could see another swoosh before the market is able to build on, or even hold, this week's gains.
China trimmed its holdings of U.S. Treasurys in August by about $6 billion, to the lowest level since June 2017.
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell on Tuesday.
Ending the uncertainty around the midterm elections is likely to spark a relief rally, and analysts say it could be the start of a very good time for stocks, especially if Republicans hold both houses of Congress.
Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell on Monday.
Natural gas prices jumped Monday on a report of below-average cold weather expected across the U.S. at a time when gas supplies are at decade lows.
Nuveen Asset Management chief stock strategist Bob Doll said the market is likely to re-test its lows before it can get back on the path to new highs.
Gold prices are on the rise after lagging through the middle part of the year, and some analysts expect the precious metal to continue moving higher into next year.
Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
After the wildest market week in months, investors are looking to U.S. corporate earnings season to soothe frayed nerves in the coming week.
President Trump has been a vocal critic of the Fed interest rate hikes, but the president has been quiet on a Fed policy that may be a factor behind the rise in the longer-term rates that influence all sorts of loans, including home mortgages.
Patti Domm is CNBC Markets Editor, responsible for news coverage of the markets and economy.
A CNBC reporter since 1990, Bob Pisani covers Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Sara Eisen is co-anchor of the 10AM ET hour of CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" (M-F, 9AM-11AM ET), and named co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch" (M-F, 1PM-3PM ET).
CNBC Rapid Update will offer new measures of how much an economic report changes the outlook on Wall Street for US growth forecasts.
Top strategists have gotten more optimistic on stocks, just as the S&P 500 has pulled back slightly from records, according to CNBC's latest Market Strategist Survey.
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