[ad_1] New York CNN — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and asset management giant BlackRock posted results that topped Wall Street’s forecasts Friday, but investors were nonetheless a little disappointed at first. Trading was choppy, with most bank stocks falling at the open before rebounding. Shares of JPMorgan Chase …
Read More »Mike Sievert of T-Mobile is the CNN Business CEO of the Year
[ad_1] New York CNN — Investors saw a lot of red in 2022. But a company known for its magenta logo was a stock market darling this year. Shares of T-Mobile (TMUS) rose about 20% in 2022, even as rivals AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) tumbled. Ma Bell was down …
Read More »White House cautiously optimistic over economy in 2023: ‘Absolutely no sign’ job growth will tumble or unemployment will spike
[ad_1] CNN — As Wall Street and Main Street fret about a potential recession, White House officials are projecting confidence about the economy’s ability to weather the storm in 2023. “We’re feeling cautiously optimistic because we are starting to see some real concrete measurable signs of progress,” Aviva Aron-Dine, deputy …
Read More »The US economy’s growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — The US economy grew much faster than expected in the third quarter, according to the latest gross domestic product report, which showed GDP rose by an annualized rate of 2.9%. That’s an improvement from the initial government reading in October that showed 2.6% growth …
Read More »UK budget: Britain is bringing back austerity. Here’s why
[ad_1] London CNN Business — The last time a British finance minister revealed tax and spending plans, markets went haywire and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job. The new government is not looking for a repeat performance. On Thursday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is due to unveil a budget …
Read More »The US spent half a trillion dollars last year alone financing its mountain of debt
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — The Federal Reserve’s war on inflation isn’t just painful for home buyers and people with credit card debt. Uncle Sam is getting squeezed by higher borrowing costs, too. The cost to finance America’s growing mountain of debt is rising rapidly as the Fed scrambles …
Read More »The Fed may have to blow up the economy to get inflation under control
[ad_1] A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. New York CNN Business — The Federal Reserve is most likely going to raise interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point again on Wednesday, its …
Read More »Whispers of improvement may slow recession's drumbeat
[ad_1] A roar of corporate earnings came out this week and last, and the information piling up from the backbone-of-American-buyers companies like Coca-Cola, Mattel, GM, Hilton, American Express offers a fuller picture of what’s going on in this country than we’ve had in the past. [ad_2] Source link
Read More »Pound seesaws as Rishi Sunak prepares to confront economic challenges
[ad_1] London CNN Business — Rishi Sunak, Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks, will face the huge challenge of projecting stability after a period of historic political and financial market chaos. But his other task — shepherding the country through a recession — is poised to be just as …
Read More »Hong Kong stocks hit an 11-year low after historic Fed rate hike
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — Hong Kong stocks hit their lowest level in more than a decade Thursday and other Asian markets also fell after the US Federal Reserve raised rates by 75 basis points and forecast even more hikes ahead, fueling concerns about a recession. The Hang Seng …
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