Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to deliver a speech at Spelman College in Atlanta today, with a fireside chat to follow. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Powell’s remarks are of particular interest to the market, as there is speculation about whether the Fed will cut rates in the…
Billionaire Investor Charlie Munger Dies at 99 and Leaves a Touching Message on Modesty Charlie Munger, the billionaire investor and long-time business partner to Warren Buffett, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 99. He had previously filmed an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick, which aired on Thursday evening, and discussed his rationale for…
The Nasdaq has expanded its short-term options portfolio with the introduction of five zero-day options-based exchange-traded funds. These funds are centered around key commodities and a Treasury, and they offer investors the opportunity to trade using a popular short-term options strategy. The funds listed are the United States Oil Fund (USO), United States Natural Gas…
Article: Automatic 401(k) Reenrollment: What This Means for You A new trend in company retirement plans has been gaining traction – 401(k) plan “reenrollment.” This trend involves companies automatically enrolling workers into their workplace 401(k) plan if they are not currently participating. While automatic enrollment typically applies to new hires, reenrollment applies to all workers…
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, in a speech at Spelman College in Atlanta, dismissed market expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts as premature. Powell emphasized that the Federal Open Market Committee intends to keep policy restrictive until inflation is solidly back to 2%. He also stated that they are prepared to tighten policy further…
Stock Market Update: Midday Trading Report Several companies are making headlines in midday trading. Here are the latest updates: Tesla – Shares slipped slightly as Wall Street assesses the long-anticipated Cybertruck following a delivery launch event in Texas. Disney – Shares remained flat after the entertainment giant reinstated its dividend at 30 cents per share…
The House of Representatives voted to expel Representative George Santos from Congress on Friday due to his numerous campaign lies and alleged finance crimes, further reducing the narrow majority held by the GOP. The resolution passed with a vote of 311-114, exceeding the two-thirds majority required. This marks Santos as the sixth House member in…
The premarket trading session was filled with activity as several companies made headlines with their stock movements. Pfizer saw a 4.2% drop after announcing it would halt the development of a new weight loss pill due to high rates of adverse side effects reported in a midstage clinical study. Meanwhile, Paramount Global’s stock surged by…
Nvidia’s Surging Revenue in Third Quarter Driven by Singapore Sales In a surprising revelation, Nvidia revealed that 15% of its third-quarter revenue, totaling $2.7 billion, came from Singapore. This represents a 404.1% increase from the previous year and makes Singapore the fourth-largest contributor to Nvidia’s sales, after the U.S., Taiwan, and China including Hong Kong….
Robinhood CEO, Vlad Tenev is standing firm on the company’s use of the payment for order flow (PFOF) model. Despite criticism from consumer trading advocates and regulators, Tenev defended the practice, stating that it is “inherently here to stay.” PFOF involves routing trades through market-makers like Citadel Securities in exchange for a cut of the…
