These five states are tops in financial strength, Morgan Stanley finds

Stocks may be volatile, but income investors can at least count on some relative calm from their municipal bonds: States’ financials are looking strong – albeit some more so than others, according to research from Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The Wall Street bank recently issued a report titled “State of the States: How Do They … Read more

Robinhood shares pop after reporting 700% surge in crypto transaction revenue: CNBC Crypto World

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, bitcoin slides to the $95,000 level. Shares of trading platform Robinhood pop after reporting its 2024 Q4 earnings, revealing a surge in crypto transaction revenue. Also, Kevin Lehtiniitty of Borderless.xyz discusses U.S. regulatory developments around … Read more

Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending. Trump said the U.S. could cut defense spending in half, according to Reuters. The … Read more

Top federal prosecutor quits after DOJ moves to toss NYC Mayor Adams case

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives at the federal court after being charged with bribery and illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2024.  Caitlin Ochs | Reuters The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday on the heels of a directive by the Department … Read more

4 tech stocks are making news — plus, the market looks past hot inflation

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: Stocks rose Thursday, shrugging off the latest inflation and tariff headlines. Despite a hotter-than-expected January producer price index, which followed a hot consumer price index … Read more

Trump metal tariffs could slow data center growth and disrupt power grid, analyst says

President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could slow data center growth by exacerbating the shortage of key components in the electric grid, according to a leading commodity analyst at Carlyle. Big Tech missed Wall Street expectations for their cloud segments last week due in part to a shortage of transformers, said Jeff Currie, chief … Read more

GE Healthcare soars 9% on earnings beat, wise guidance. Here’s our new price target

Things continue to look up for GE Healthcare stock this year. Shares of the medical technology company jumped roughly 9% on Thursday after delivering solid fourth-quarter results and providing prudent 2025 guidance. While the Club stock left much to be desired in 2024, these numbers boosted shares that were already bouncing off their most recent … Read more

This software AI play is breaking down and in for more pain, according to the charts

Into the third week of January, shares of ServiceNow (NOW) appeared to be in a fairly stable and consistent uptrend phase. But after underwhelming 2025 guidance from company management last month, NOW gapped lower to short-term support. This week, we’ve observed further price deterioration as investors seem hesitant to take bullish bets on this cloud … Read more