Bond yields provide critical insights into economic expectations, inflation, and currency valuation. Higher bond yields, especially on government bonds, can signal expectations of stronger economic growth. Lower yields suggest economic slowdown or recession fears, as investors flock to safe assets, driving bond prices up and yields down. Higher economic growth is good, but higher inflation is not, and yields also incorporate inflation forecasts. Higher yields may also indicate rising inflation expectations, as investors demand compensation for eroding purchasing power. In theory, investors can distinguish whether yields are increasing due to better economic expectations or worse inflation expectations by observing the…
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A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on Feb. 1, 2024.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMore CNBC health coverage23andMe said it will file a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the SEC on or around June 6, which would subsequently remove the stock from listing and registering with the Nasdaq. The company said the Nasdaq had originally informed the company that a Form 25 would be filed in March, but since the exchange has not yet submitted the filing, 23andMe is doing so voluntarily. 23andMe exploded into the mainstream because of its at-home DNA testing…
Uranium mining giant Cameco and small modular reactor developer NuScale are poised to benefit the most from President Donald Trump ‘s recent executive orders on nuclear power, according to Goldman Sachs. Cameco and NuScale have rallied on Trump’s orders. Cameco popped 11% on Friday and gained another 2.7% on Tuesday. NuScale surged 15% on Tuesday, adding to its 19.4% surge on Friday. Trump’s actions aim to boost domestic uranium mining and enrichment, deploy advanced reactors at Defense and Energy Department facilities, and force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve new reactor licenses within 18 months. Cameco will benefit from increased…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 surged 2% on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he would delay the 50% tariff on the European Union that he threatened Friday. Stocks had dropped last Friday amid concerns that investors had grown too complacent about trade tensions and that high tariffs might soon return. This recent episode served as a reminder that the risk of increased tariffs is always present. However, it’s important…
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newson upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to strip “large scale federal funding” from California if the state goes against his executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.That funding could be withheld “permanently” if California continues to flout the Feb. 5 order, Trump warned on Truth Social.The president’s post complained that…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia continues to see massive growth from sales of graphics processors, with demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure showing no signs of cooling.But for the AI chipmaker, the mood is different heading into Wednesday’s earnings report than it’s been in recent quarters. There’s one big reason why: China.On April 9, the Trump administration sent Nvidia a letter, and said it was requiring an export license for the company’s H20 chip, a version of its Hopper processor…
Charter Communications and Toast are among a handful of overlooked stocks in the market that could see gains ahead, according to Bank of America. Stocks have been ripping higher as President Donald Trump reverses or delays many tariffs laid out in early April. The S & P 500 has surged more than 20% since hitting an intraday low on April 7. Traders continue to hunt for good bargains, however, as volatility persists amid on ongoing policy changes. In a recent note to clients, Bank of America highlighted stocks that are under-owned by funds and have catalysts for upward momentum. Specifically,…
People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesA federal judge’s recent order may foil President Donald Trump’s plans to transfer the country’s more than $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio from the U.S. Department of Education to the Small Business Administration.Judge Myong J. Joun of U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts wrote in his May 22 preliminary injunction that the Trump administration was required to reinstate more than 1,300 Education Department employees and was blocked from carrying out Trump’s…
New York Attorney General Letitia James holds a press conference following a ruling against former U.S. President Donald Trump ordering him to pay $354.9 million and barring him from doing business in New York State for three years, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado | ReutersWalmart agreed to pay a small fine and promised to ensure its third-party resellers are unable to sell realistic looking toy guns to buyers in New York, after state Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that the retail giant’s online store shipped them to the state.The settlement…
A Square-powered bitcoin checkout is now live on the Vegas Strip, where Bitcoin 2025 attendees can scan and pay for merch in seconds using the Lightning Network.Miles SuterLAS VEGAS — Jack Dorsey’s latest bitcoin vision is hitting the checkout counter — starting with a merch truck parked just off the casino floor inside The Venetian.This week at Bitcoin 2025, Square is piloting real-time bitcoin payments, letting attendees scan and spend crypto for T-shirts, hoodies, and hats at the BTC Inc. pop-up store. The system runs on Lightning, which settles transactions off the main blockchain and is faster and cheaper than…
