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Deutsche Bank: Expect Rate Hikes in September and December — WSJ
Deutsche Bank: Expect Rate Hikes in September and December — WSJ DBK Some market watchers are now expecting two or more interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve by the end of the year. After the speech from Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh today highlighted the need to get inflation back down to the central bank's 2% target, Deutsche Bank economists said they think the Fed will hike interest rates once next month and once in December.
“走向沉寂”：巴菲特最后一封CEO股东信的九大启示
伯克希尔哈撒韦公司(Berkshire Hathaway) 95岁的董事长兼首席执行官沃伦·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)在他一年一度的感恩节信函的开头写道：“我将‘走向沉寂’。差不多是这样。” 虽然他将继续每年为子女和股东撰写感恩节信函，但一旦格雷格·阿贝尔(Greg Abel)在今年年底接任CEO，巴菲特将不再撰写伯克希尔的年度股东信。 Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Consumer Sentiment, Retail Sales, Deere Earnings: Still to Come This Week
Consumer Sentiment, Retail Sales, Deere Earnings: Still to Come This Week The rest of this week brings more economic data, including a report on wholesale inflation on Thursday and retail-sales figures on Friday. Also up ahead are earnings from companies including Deere, JD.com and Applied Materials. Here’s what to watch:
Consumer Sentiment, Retail Sales, Cisco Earnings: Still to Come This Week
Consumer Sentiment, Retail Sales, Cisco Earnings: Still to Come This Week The rest of this week brings more economic data, including a report on wholesale inflation on Thursday and retail-sales figures on Friday. Also up ahead are earnings from companies including Deere, network-equipment maker Cisco and Applied Materials. Here’s what to watch:
Inflation Data, Retail Sales, Cisco Earnings: What to Watch This Week
This week brings consumer and wholesale inflation data, which will be eyed with a view to when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates.
Inflation Data, China Tariff Deadline, Cisco Earnings: What to Watch This Week
This week brings another key tariff deadline: U.S. levies on China are set to climb on Tuesday if the trade truce isn't extended. Tomorrow will also bring consumer inflation data, which will be eyed with a view to when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates.
Inflation Data, China Tariff Deadline: What to Watch in the Coming Week
Much of the world received their latest tariff rates from President Trump this week, but next week brings another key deadline—for the extension of the U.S. trade truce with China. Earnings are coming from big companies including Deere, Cisco Systems and Applied Materials. Tuesday also brings consumer inflation data. The report will be closely followed by investors trying to pinpoint how many interest-rate cuts the Federal Reserve will make for the rest of 2025. Here’s what to watch: Saturday, Aug.
Alphabet and Tesla Earnings, Powell Speech and More: What to Watch This Week
Earnings season rolls on this week with the first of the Magnificent Seven tech names to report, Tesla and Google parent Alphabet. New economic data will shed more light on how tariffs are affecting consumer and business spending, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak on bank regulation.
Fed Meeting, G-7 Summit, Retail Sales: What to Watch Next Week
The Federal Reserve headlines the central banks slated to weigh in on interest rates next week. In the U.S., President Trump has turned up the pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower rates, so far unsuccessfully. This past week saw several economic readings that seemed to support the president’s view, though Israel’s attacks against Iran have caused a surge in oil prices that could convince the Fed to refrain from cuts for a longer period.
Jobs Report, Broadcom Earnings, Services PMIs: Still to Come This Week
On Friday, the U.S. jobs report will set the tone for the rest of the month and give new clues on the effects tariffs are having on the labor market. Before then, chip giant Broadcom releases its results.
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall; Trump Looks to Shore Up Support for Megabill— Live Updates
Stock futures edged lower early Tuesday, as investors awaited progress on both U.S.-China talks and President Trump's push on his tax-and-spending megabill. House Republicans, who passed the bill by one vote last month and sent it to the Senate, have urged GOP senators to keep their changes minimal or risk losing crucial support when they send it back to the House.
Target, Lowe's Earnings and Housing Data: What to Watch the Rest of the Week
After Walmart recently warned that tariffs would force it to raise some prices, Home Depot said it would hold the line on prices despite trade levies. Next up, Target, TJX and Lowe’s will be in the spotlight for clues on their pricing plans.
Target Earnings, Housing Data: What to Watch This Week
After Walmart recently warned that tariffs will force it to raise some prices, retailers including Home Depot, Target and Lowe’s will be in the spotlight this week for clues on their pricing plans. Meanwhile, housing data toward the end of the week will give the latest read on what has been a difficult spring selling season so far.
Target Earnings, Housing Data: What to Watch Next Week
Target is one of the large retailers expected to report results next week. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Walmart warned this week that tariffs are going to force it to raise some of its everyday low prices. Other retailers including Home Depot, Target and Lowe’s will be under the spotlight this coming week for more clues on their pricing plans. Meanwhile, housing data toward the end of the week will give the latest read on what has been a difficult spring selling season so far.
Powell Speech, More Inflation Data: What to Watch for the Rest of This Week
Earnings: Cisco Systems reports earnings after the bell. Fed Speakers: Governor Christopher Waller and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson are due to speak. Fed Speaker: Chair Jerome Powell is expected to give remarks around 8:40 a.m. Earnings (AM): Walmart, Deere. Economic Data: The producer-price index for April and retail-sales data are expected at 8:30 a.m. ET. Tuesday's consumer-price index showed inflation was relatively mild last month. Also due in the morning is industrial-production data.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday. (valentin flauraud/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Officials from the U.S. and China wrapped up their weekend trade talks, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying that the U.S. side will share more details Monday. Here's what else to watch for this week: Federal Reserve Speakers: Fed governor Adriana Kugler speaks on the economic outlook. Earnings: Fox Corp reports before the bell, with Hertz and Simon Property following in the afternoon.
Trade Talks, Inflation Data, Walmart Earnings: What to Watch Next Week
. (Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ) All eyes will be on Switzerland this weekend when senior officials from the U.S. and China are due to discuss trade issues. The fallout from that meeting will set the tone for markets next week, with investors preparing to digest further trade developments, new inflation data and corporate earnings from companies including Walmart.
After Fed Rate Decision, Powell Speech, Here’s What to Watch the Rest of This Week
This week's biggest planned event for investors was the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates today. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far. Here’s what else to watch out for during the rest of this week: Earnings (PM): DoorDash, Applovin, Carvana. Earnings (AM): ConocoPhillips, Carlyle Group, Kenvue, Warner Bros. Discovery, Six Flags. Bank of England rate decision.
Fed Meeting, Trade Deficit, Disney Earnings: What to Watch This Week
This week's biggest setpiece event is the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due Wednesday. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far. Here’s more detail on that and what else to watch out for this week: Earnings (AM): Marriott International, Archer-Daniels-Midland, WK Kellogg.
Fed Meeting, Trade Deficit, Disney Earnings: What to Watch This Week
The Federal Reserve, led by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold interest rates steady this week. (Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ) This week's biggest setpiece event is the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due Wednesday. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far. Here’s more detail on that and what else to watch out for this week: Earnings (AM): Tyson Foods, Cummins.
What to Watch This Week
This week's biggest setpiece event is the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due Wednesday. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far.
Fed Meeting, Trade Deficit, Disney Earnings: What to Watch Next Week
Investors will soon get a better sense for how the latest tariff developments will affect markets while the Federal Reserve makes a fresh decision on interest rates. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chairman, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far. Here’s what to watch out for in the next week: Earnings (AM): Tyson Foods, Cummins. Economic Data: Reports on services PMI for April are expected starting at 9:45 a.m. ET.
What to Watch Next Week
Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Aaron Lucchetti Fri, May 2, 2025, 1:15 PM 1 min read Investors will soon get a better sense for how the latest tariff developments will affect markets while the Federal Reserve makes a fresh decision on interest rates. President Trump has pressured the Fed and its chairman, Jerome Powell, to lower rates, something the central bank has been reluctant to do so far.
Powell Says Market Is ‘Struggling’ With Uncertainty, Volatility
Asked today whether there was a "Fed put" on markets—the idea that the central bank would cut interest rates if stocks continued their recent decline—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered an explanation that markets' recent selloff was understandable given the high amounts of uncertainty about trade policy. Markets are "doing what they're supposed to do," he said, in reacting to major changes in policy on a range of issues from trade to immigration.
Nvidia Stock Limps Into Earnings Day
For the first time since 2022, Nvidia stock is falling in the weeks leading up to the chip giant's earnings report. Since the end of last quarter, Nvidia stock has dropped 5.7%, including a 2.8% decline Tuesday. The last time the stock declined between quarter-end and the company's earnings release was in the weeks leading up to its May 2022 earnings report, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Nvidia Earnings: Stock Limps Into Results Day
For the first time since 2022, Nvidia stock has fallen in the weeks leading up to the chip maker's earnings. Since the end of the last calendar quarter, Dec. 31, Nvidia stock has dropped 5.7%. That includes a 2.8% decline Tuesday. Barring a big rally Wednesday ahead of results, due after the close, that would end a 10-quarter streak of positive momentum into earnings.
Nvidia Poised to Retake Market-Cap Crown
For the better part of nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been handily outpacing Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500. Whereas the S&P 500 has delivered a phenomenal total return, including dividends, of more than 38,000% since the mid-1960s, the aptly named "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a return of greater than 5,500,000% in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) over the same timeline.
U.S. to Buy Stakes in Nation's Largest Banks
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is expected to take stakes in nine of the nation's top financial institutions as part of a new plan to restore confidence to the battered U.S. banking system, a far-reaching effort that puts the government's guarantee behind the basic plumbing of financial markets. To kick off Tuesday's expected announcement, the government is set to buy preferred equity stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp.
James Gorman Buys $2 Million in Morgan Stanley Stock
Aug 4, 2011 11:43 am ET At Morgan Stanley’s annual meeting in May, CEO James Gorman mused that struggling bank stocks were getting so cheap that the sector might need a vote of confidence from a big vulture investor looking to buy shares on the cheap. It looks like he got tired of waiting. This morning, the 53-year-old Australian-born executive bought 100,000 shares of Morgan Stanley for his own account, at an average price of $20.62 a share.
How Rating Firms' Calls Fueled Subprime Mess
In 2000, Standard & Poor's made a decision about an arcane corner of the mortgage market. It said a type of mortgage that involves a "piggyback," where borrowers simultaneously take out a second loan for the down payment, was no more likely to default than a standard mortgage. While its pronouncement went unnoticed outside the mortgage world, piggybacks soon were part of a movement that transformed America's home-loan industry: a boom in "subprime" mortgages taken out by buyers with weak credit.
Inside the Hunt for MF Global Cash
Regulators hunting for about $600 million in customer money that went missing shortly before MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed said they are being stymied by the poor condition of the securities firm's records. "Their books are a disaster," Scott O'Malia, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, one of the regulators leading a hunt that has stretched 10 days so far, said in an interview. "We're trying to figure out what numbers are the real numbers." ...
Voicing Support, Clients Still Move To Pare Back Risks
Trading counterparties and clients of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. were treading a delicate line Wednesday, voicing support in the Wall Street investment bank, while also quietly looking to reduce some exposure to the firm in order to protect assets. Across Wall Street, the consensus was that Lehman didn't have the sudden confidence problems that had overwhelmed Bear Stearns Cos. and pushed it into a fire sale in March.
At the Chicago Board of Trade, The Boots Are Made for Tradin'
Tall things tend to stand out. Like the World Trade Center. Or Mount Everest. And that's exactly the reasoning behind the revival of old-fashioned platform shoes. The too-tall footwear currently is taking the Chicago Board of Trade's trading floor by storm. It is part of the never-ending fight among commodity traders to see and be seen.
Ranks Grow of Inhouse Regulators at Big Banks
Memo to employees at big Wall Street banks and securities firms: Be careful what you say on the elevator. You might be surrounded by regulators. As part of a push to prevent another financial crisis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are increasing the number of examiners who go to work every day at the companies they regulate. Much like reporters assigned to a military unit...
Wall Street’s CEOs get biggest payday since 2006
Wall Street CEOs are getting paid the big bucks again. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup said last Friday that they gave their CEOs raises for 2017, meaning all five large US banks with significant trading and investment-banking operations have done so. The chief executives of the banks, which include JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley were...
Wall Street’s Five CEOs Get Biggest Payday Since 2006
Wall Street CEOs are getting paid the big bucks again. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. said Friday that they gave their CEOs raises for 2017,...
Big bank CEOs bring home the most since the crisis
Wall Street CEOs are getting paid the big bucks again. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -0.02% and Citigroup Inc. C, -0.34% said Friday that they gave their CEOs raises for 2017, meaning all five large U.S. banks with significant trading and investment-banking operations have done so. The chief executives of the banks, which include JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, -0.72% , Bank of America Corp.
Big bank CEOs bring home the most since the crisis
Wall Street CEOs are getting paid the big bucks again. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -0.06% and Citigroup Inc. C, -0.34% said Friday that they gave their CEOs raises for 2017, meaning all five large U.S. banks with significant trading and investment-banking operations have done so. The chief executives of the banks, which include JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, -0.70% , Bank of America Corp.
The Largest (Legal) Money-Transfer Scheme In History
I recently was contacted by a friend who expressed his dissatisfaction with his investment advisor's performance. He wanted my recommendation as to where he should move his assets next. My friend, who shall remain nameless, has about $2 million with a large wealth management firm, which shall also remain nameless. My friend's assets were being managed by a Financial Advisor, who charged him a percentage of his total assets under management as his advisory fee.
Not Exactly a Résumé Highlight: Madoff Work
Exactly one year ago, Bernard L. Madoff's two sons turned him in for running the biggest Ponzi scheme ever. Now they are trying to move on. But that is a nightmare for most people with the word "Madoff" on their résumé. Out of work since federal agents arrested their father, Andrew and Mark Madoff have been wrestling with what to do next, according to people who have spoken with them or other Madoff family members....
Bitcoin’s Future? Here’s What You Should Know
Bitcoin is taking steps toward the big time. The price of the virtual currency has soared more than 550% this year and is now poised to become the basis for a futures contract. That will marry the nine-year-old coin with a financial instrument that has been used to manage risks and make bets for more than a century. So what is the big deal? ...
Lehman Files for Bankruptcy, Merrill Sold, AIG Seeks Cash
NEW YORK -- The American financial system was shaken to its core on Sunday. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection, and Merrill Lynch & Co. agreed to be sold to Bank of America Corp. The U.S. government, which bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a week ago and orchestrated the sale of Bear Stearns Cos. to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in March, played much tougher with Lehman. It refused to provide a financial backstop to potential buyers.
Jon Corzine Is Seeking Some Space
Jon S. Corzine, who resigned as chief executive of MF Global Holdings Ltd. shortly after the securities firm collapsed in October, recently has been looking for office space in Manhattan, according to people familiar with the situation. One of the locations he seems interested in: brokerage firm John Carris Investments, at 40 Wall St., around the corner from the New York Stock Exchange, these people said. Employees at the small firm...
Corzine Rebuffed Internal Warnings on Risks
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WSJ's Julie Steinberg has details of an exclusive report that former MF Global Chairman and CEO Jon Corzine was warned about the risks associated with taking on exposure to Europe before the company declared bankruptcy. Photo: Getty Images MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s executive in charge of controlling risks raised serious concerns several times last year to directors at the securities firm about the growing bet on European bonds by his boss, Jon S. Corzine, people familiar with the matter said.
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5 Five Things to Watch for in Bank Stress Tests
It’s final exam time again for the nation’s largest banks. The two-part stress test of U.S. lenders is set to kick off Thursday with an industrywide checkup of who would best handle a hypothetical period of market turmoil. Started after the financial crisis and administered by the Federal Reserve, the stress tests have evolved as banks boosted capital dramatically. But they still serve as a warning to regulators about banks that might face problems if economic conditions worsen significantly.
Hedge-Fund Manager Loeb Takes Aim at Morgan Stanley Compensation Levels
The activist investor whose firm last week disclosed that it bought a stake in Morgan Stanley has started prodding the securities firm about how much it pays top executives. Daniel Loeb, who runs hedge-fund firm Third Point LLC, has raised questions about whether compensation levels at Morgan Stanley are justified given the New York company's size and relative simplicity compared with larger banks, said a person familiar with his...
Proxy Adviser Advises Against Re-Election of Occidental Chairman
An influential proxy adviser said Occidental Petroleum Corp. shareholders shouldn't re-elect Executive Chairman Ray Irani or independent lead director Aziz Syriani at an annual meeting next month, arguing that the board they lead failed to manage the oil company's search for a new chief executive. The recommendation from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. Thursday followed rising shareholder discontent about possible management...
Bank Stocks Pause After Postelection Surge
Bank investors finished 2016 with high hopes. But so far, 2017 hasn’t delivered. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index has risen about 1% in the year to date, short of the 6% gain in the S&P 500, as investor euphoria over the potential for tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and stronger economic growth has faded.
A Year Later, All Eyes Still on 'Edie'
Who broke the law by raiding customer accounts at MF Global Holdings Ltd.? Investigators seem no closer to the answer than they were when the New York brokerage firm filed for bankruptcy exactly a year ago Wednesday, owing thousands of farmers and ranchers, hedge funds and other investors an estimated $1.6 billion. Their money was supposed to be stashed safely at MF Global, but company officials used much of it for margin calls and...
MF Global Collapses as Books Questioned
MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed into bankruptcy Monday when a potential buyer bolted over a discrepancy of hundreds of millions of dollars in the beleaguered securities firm's books, people familiar with the matter said. U.S. regulators are investigating the discrepancy, which relates to money from customers that couldn't be accounted for as MF Global raced to sell itself, according to people with knowledge of the probe. The probe...
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