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Stocks rose Wednesday as investors eyed a new report on inflation, which showed another decades-high rate of price increases across the recovering economy. Still, this came a day following remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reasserting that the central bank would step in as needed to rein in rising prices.   The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed prices rose at a 7.0% year-over-year rate at the end of 2021, marking the fastest increase since… Source link

The U.S. economy unexpectedly saw a slowdown in hiring in December compared to November, while the unemployment rate improved to a fresh pandemic-era low. The Labor Department released its December jobs report Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Non-farm payrolls: +199,000 vs. +450,000 expected and a revised +249,000 in November Unemployment rate: 3.9% vs. 4.1% expected and 4.2% in November  Average hourly… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening as investors looked ahead to a key report on the U.S. labor market recovery at the end of a volatile week. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq gained as the overnight session began.   On Friday, investors are set to receive the Labor Department’s December jobs report, providing an update on the extent to which labor supply shortages were still impacting the economy at the end of last year. Economists expect to see more than 400,000 non-farm… Source link

Ford (F) shares closed at their highest level in 21 years after the automaker announced it would nearly double production capacity to meet demand for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.  Ford’s stock gained 12% and was the No. 1 trending ticker on Yahoo Finance during the trading session on Tuesday. The Dearborn, Michigan, based company has surpassed GM (GM) and Rivian (RIVN) in market capitalization as it pushes further into the EV space.  “It’s very exciting to announce… Source link

U.S. stocks opened near record highs on Monday, as investors built on momentum from last week into at least the first session of the new year. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each advanced.  U.S. equities posted another year of solid gains in 2021, rising by 27% and delivering a rare third consecutive double-digit annual percentage increase. Within the S&P 500, the energy and real estate sectors outperformed, gaining more than 42% each during the year for these sectors’ best annual gains on… Source link

(Bloomberg) — James Cayne, the cigar-puffing college dropout who parlayed a stint as a professional bridge player into a job as a bond broker on Wall Street, where he led Bear Stearns Cos. to record profits, then to the brink of collapse, has died. He was 87. Most Read from Bloomberg He died on Tuesday at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, days after suffering a stroke, said his wife, Pat. Until 2007, Cayne, known as Jimmy, was one of Wall Street’s brightest stars. Bear… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. is in a strong position heading into 2022, with catalysts including robust Chinese demand and new factory openings in the U.S. and Germany, according to Wedbush. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares in the electric-vehicle maker could gain nearly 30% over the next 12 months, analyst Daniel Ives wrote in a note. He expects component shortages to ease next year, allowing Tesla to better meet growing demand in China, while new factories in Austin, Texas and Berlin should… Source link

Bank of America says there are some unloved stocks among active managers worth a look headed into the New Year. To be more precise, 11 names. The companies on BofA’s hot list include: NRG Energy; BorgWarner; CVS Health; Eastman Chemical Company; Eaton Corporation; Exxon Mobil; F5 Inc.; Mondelez; Walt Disney; Wells Fargo; Welltower. “These stocks have 23% implied upside on average to our analysts’ price objectives (as of December 16, 2021), plus an average dividend yield of 2.2% (vs. 1.7% for… Source link

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank could end its asset purchase program a few months sooner than currently planned, signaling confidence in the economic recovery despite jitters over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “We now look at an economy that is very strong and inflationary pressures that are very high and that means it’s appropriate for us to discuss at our next meeting — which is in a couple weeks — whether it would be appropriate to… Source link

JPMorgan says this cryptocurrency is a better buy than Bitcoin as interest rates rise — here are 3 easy ways to invest Bitcoin may gobble up most of the headlines, but America’s biggest bank says Ethereum, the world’s second-most valuable cryptocurrency, might be the better bet as interest rates start climbing. In a recent report, analysts at JPMorgan state that Ethereum’s growing number of uses — peer-to-peer lending, NFTs, gaming, stablecoins — should help it maintain its value… Source link