Consumer spending remains resilient, as evidenced by the latest earnings reports from major credit card companies Visa, Mastercard and American Express. All three reported growth in spending volumes across their customer bases last quarter, signaling that consumers are still opening their wallets despite high inflation and economic uncertainty. Ted Rossman, Senior Industry Analyst at Bankrate, spoke to Yahoo Finance anchor Rachelle Akuffo about rising debt levels, rising prices, and the strong job market fueling continued growth in credit card spending. Rossman believes credit card companies are “having a strong year”, despite big fears of delinquencies and defaults. “Honestly, from a bank standpoint, this is almost the best possible environment. This […]
Massive mergers between 4 major oil companies have been announced in October alone — Chevron’s (CVX) proposed buyout of Hess (HES) for $53 billion, ExxonMobil’s (XOM) acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) for $59.5 billion. With the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicting that peak oil demand will hit in 2030, questions arise as to what will these companies do if international and domestic green energy initiatives to go carbon neutral are met. Lipow Oil Associates President Andy Lipow joins Yahoo Finance to break down what these mergers will entail for these companies and their strategies going forward. “The question is can clean energy be delivered to the consumer at a […]
Oil (BZ=F, CL=F) rose this week on escalations in the Middle East. Solar stocks, on the other hand, saw a their shares prices decline despite the green energy push, with some companies saying they expect weak demand for solar products. Neil Dingmann, Truist Securities Managing Director – Energy, and Pavel Molchanov, Raymond James Managing Director, join Yahoo Finance to break down the current energy sector environment and give insight into the future of the these markets both near and long-term. Dingmann on the near-term outlook for big oil states: “I think its going to be a bit more of the same. That is, these companies now are turning into, or […]
Google-parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) stock tumbled earlier this week after reporting slower-than-expected revenue growth for its cloud division. RBC Capital Markets Internet Analyst Brad Erickson spoke with Yahoo Finance anchor Rachelle Akuffo to discuss cloud technology’s current influence on Big Tech earnings, particularly in Meta (META) as well. “They have covered a lot more ground with money they have spent than people realized, they’re not going to have to spend as much as people thought in 2024,” Erickson says on Meta’s building out of its facilities and AI infrastructure. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe […]
Bank of America Strategist Michael Hartnett (BAC) warns of trouble ahead with the S&P 500 (^GSPC), claiming it’s at risk of dropping another 5% after falling below 4200, just shy of a technical correction. Stocks across the board have seen a decline in recent months due to seasonal trends as well as a myriad of economic headwinds from geopolitical conflicts to higher interest rates, and more. Many investors were looking forward for a strong performance from the Magnificent Seven, but so far, those stocks have not been able to turn the market around. Yahoo Finance Anchors Seana Smith and Diane King Hall break down Hartnett’s comments, the tech sector’s quarterly […]
Small cap stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000 index (IWM), have reached their lowest levels since President Biden’s election, breaking below the 23-month low and 80-month low. This contrast from the larger-cap S&P 500 (SPY) is a “recession indicator” according to Michele Schneider, Chief Strategist at Marketgauge.com. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre is joined by Michele Schneider to analyze the technical charts of the S&P 500, Nvidia (NVDA), and Russell 2000 indexes, examining the corrections and interpreting the market signals. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo […]
Early Friday morning, U.S. fighter jets targeted Iran-backed facilities in Syria. Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist Rick Newman explains how this may further tension in the Middle East region as the Israel-Hamas conflict also escalates, while also commenting on how newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) could vote on President Biden’s proposed aid to Israel and Ukraine. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #Iran #Syria About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage […]
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index — the Fed’s preferred inflation measuring tool — rose 0.4% in September and 3.4% year-over-year. Core PCE came in line with economic forecasts, cooling to 3.7%. DoubleLine Deputy Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Sherman sits down with Yahoo Finance Live to talk about what the new inflation print could mean for the Fed’s interest rate strategy ahead of its November FOMC meeting. “When I look at the report, too, on PCE, there’s a little disconcerting behavior in here,” Sherman says, adding: “When you continue to look at this all year, we’ve seen an increase in spending that outstrips the increase in earnings on the […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (JPM) will be selling one million shares of his stake in the bank, according to a regulatory filing. The sales will be scheduled starting in 2024. The filing says Dimon is selling the shares for “financial diversification and tax-planning purposes.” The filing also states that “Dimon continues to believe the company’s prospects are very strong and his stake in the company will remain very significant.” Dimon’s currently owns about 8.6 million JPMorgan shares. It is his first stock sale since becoming the bank’s CEO. Yahoo Finance Live discusses the move and what it means for the bank. For more expert insight and the latest market […]
The AI buzz has turned a new leaf—with companies moving from the phase of expressing interest in incorporation to investors expecting evidence of adoption. John Chambers, Former Cisco Executive Chairman & CEO joins Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi to break down what investors should consider and how tech companies —both big and small— have to get ahead of the game. Chambers insists that AI is essential, stating “those companies that get AI right are going to see explosive growth”. Investors are making “careful selection” and in order to stand out, there has to be a strong incorporation strategy, notes. Chambers. Chambers further harps on his point of the need for AI […]
