Bitcoin hovers around $97,000

Bitcoin hovers around ,000

Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin hovered around the $97,000 mark on Friday, recovering from earlier losses amid broader investors caution toward risk assets. Bitcoin dipped below the $93,000 mark earlier in the day before trading above that price in volatile trade. The digital asset was last trading at $96,597.36, according to … Read more

What a government shutdown could mean for air travel

What a government shutdown could mean for air travel

A lone traveler makes his way past a nearly deserted TSA security screening area at Orlando International Airport ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, on October 9, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.  Paul Hennessy | Anadolu | Getty Images A government shutdown is looming just as the peak holiday travel season gets underway. Lawmakers have … Read more

CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year

CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year

Clockwise from top: Former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun (CNBC), Starbucks former CEO Laxman Narasimhan (Getty Images), former Nike CEO John Donahoe (Reuters), former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (Getty Images) TL: CNBC | TR: Getty Images | BL: Reuters | BR: Getty Images Retired, ousted or poached, CEOs headed for the exits this year. U.S. public … Read more

Stocks staying alive despite Dow’s 9-day losing streak

Stocks staying alive despite Dow’s 9-day losing streak

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024. NYSE This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to … Read more

Tesla shares drop 5%, continuing to slide as post-election rally loses steam

Tesla shares drop 5%, continuing to slide as post-election rally loses steam

Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a parking lot at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant.  Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla continued to slide on Friday, in what appeared to be a case of investors taking profits from the electric car maker’s blistering post-U.S. election rally. As of around 6 … Read more

UniCredit raises stake in Commerzbank to 28% through derivatives

UniCredit raises stake in Commerzbank to 28% through derivatives

The Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italy’s UniCredit said on Wednesday it has raised its potential stake in Commerzbank to 28% using further derivatives, as markets watch whether it will take the leap with a buyout … Read more

Cocoa prices rally to record high, prompting fresh volatility warnings

Cocoa prices rally to record high, prompting fresh volatility warnings

A general view of cocoa pods on a tree, in Ebebda, on November 30, 2024 . Cocoa is one of Cameroon’s key export products. Daniel Beloumou Olomo | Afp | Getty Images The price of chocolate’s key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility. Cocoa futures for … Read more

we now know about the European Central Bank’s rate cut plans

we now know about the European Central Bank’s rate cut plans

The European Central Bank delivered an expected quarter-point interest rate cut this week — and alongside the announcement came several indications that rates will swiftly move even lower early next year. ECB President Christine Lagarde did note during her Thursday press conference that policymakers gathered in Frankfurt did not believe the fight against inflation is … Read more

Bitcoin crosses $106,000 as investors await this week’s Fed decision

Bitcoin crosses 6,000 as investors await this week’s Fed decision

Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high Sunday evening as investors awaited an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this week. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at $105,207.00, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it hit a new … Read more