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☆ Shares of this gene editing company are due to surge more than 45%, Citi says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After a period of steady underperformance, investors should pick up shares of biotech Prime Medicine as regains the market's favor, according to Citi. Analyst Samantha Semenkow upgraded the preclinical-stage company to buy from neutral and kept her price target of $10 per share, which implies 47.9% potential upside from the stock's latest close. To be sure, Semenkow said she remains cautious on Prime's cash position and expects the Cambridge-based company to need to raise again in the next 12 to 18 months. Ongoing [business development] efforts could provide a source of non-dilutive cash and potential upside to her target price, she added. The company also had significantly more cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of the previous quarter compared to the end of last year.

Persons: Samantha Semenkow, Semenkow Organizations: Prime Medicine, Citi, and Drug Administration, Cambridge, Research Locations: hematology

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to a key week of reports, including Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just seven S & P 500 names are slated to post their quarterly figures, including Home Depot and Walmart. Management is scheduled to hold a call at 4:30 p.m. Last quarter: Cisco posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations. What history shows: Cisco shares have risen after the last six earnings releases, Bespoke data shows. Thursday Walmart is set to report earnings in the premarket, followed by a call at 8 a.m. Last quarter: Walmart earnings topped analysts' estimates, thanks to soaring e-commerce sales . What history shows: Walmart has beaten bottom-line forecasts 71% of the time, per Bespoke.

Persons: Wells, Zachary Fadem, LSEG, Samik Chatterjee, Robert Ohmes Organizations: Home Depot, Walmart, CNBC, Investment, Cisco Systems, Management, Cisco, JPMorgan, Campus Networking, Bank of America

☆ My family got accepted into Tulsa's $10,000 relocation program. Here's what shocked me about the city's entrepreneurial scene.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He moved from Houston, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2021 as part of the latter's incentive program to entice more remote workers. My wife found a program called Tulsa Remote, which is a $10,000 stipend to bring remote workers to the city. AdvertisementI saw the acceptance rate for the Tulsa Remote program was low, but I figured we had nothing to lose. I went through the interview process and got acceptedThe Tulsa Remote program wanted people who wanted to be a part of Tulsa's community. AdvertisementThe entrepreneurial community in Tulsa is greatTulsa Remote helped set me up with the connections to start my company.

Persons: —, Jhonathan Vazquez, I'm, Chandler, We're, We've, we've Organizations: Service, Titan, Business, Tulsa, Tulsa Remote, Jhonathan Vazquez Tulsa Locations: Houston , Texas, Tulsa , Oklahoma, USA, Houston, Tulsa, Everything's, Dallas, Mexico

☆ I'm a startup founder who moved from Houston to Tulsa for a more affordable lifestyle. I've been impressed by Tulsa's thriving entrepreneurial scene and small-city charm.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jhonathan Vazquez moved from Houston to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2021. My wife found a program called Tulsa Remote, which is a $10,000 stipend to bring remote workers to the city. AdvertisementI saw the acceptance rate for the Tulsa Remote program was low, but I figured we had nothing to lose. The Tulsa Remote program wanted people who wanted to be a part of Tulsa's community. Tulsa Remote helped set me up with the connections to start my company.

Persons: Jhonathan Vazquez, Vazquez, he's, —, I'm, Chandler, We're, We've, we've Organizations: Service, Titan, Tulsa, Tulsa Remote, Jhonathan Vazquez Tulsa Locations: Houston, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Houston , Texas, USA, Tulsa, Everything's, Dallas, Mexico

☆ Once-hot AI play Super Micro is getting crushed, but most analysts are staying bullish
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Super Micro Computer shares are selling off at the moment, but major Wall Street firms are hopeful about the company's long-term prospects. Super Micro, one of the vendors that builds Nvidia-based servers, released quarterly results on Tuesday after market close. Super Micro also bumped up its fiscal 2024 revenue guidance above its previously estimated range and what analysts are expecting. But a revenue miss dragged shares of Super Micro 16% lower on Wednesday. On the other hand, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo maintained their neutral-equivalent ratings for shares of Super Micro.

Persons: LSEG, Samik, Chatterjee, Ruplu Bhattacharya, George Wang, Wang, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Wells, SMCI, Michael Ng, Ng Organizations: Micro Computer, Nvidia, Super, JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, DELL Locations: CY25, East, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Malaysia

☆ Activist Jana Partners calls for a strategic review at Wolfspeed. Here’s how it may develop
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Activist Commentary: Jana is a very experienced activist investor founded in 2001 by Barry Rosenstein. Wolfspeed is the world's leading producer of silicon carbide, or SiC, and a manufacturer of silicon carbide applications. Jana also recommends that the board commences a review of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company. At Freshpet, Jana also made operational and capital allocation recommendations in addition to reviewing a sale of the company. Here, there has been no such mention of a "Jana Dream Team," but it is a little too early for that.

Persons: Jana, Barry Rosenstein, Rosenstein, John Palmour, Wolfspeed, Renesas, Ken Squire Organizations: John Palmour Manufacturing, Silicon Carbide, Mitsubishi Electric, 13D Locations: Siler City, N.C, Marcy, N.Y, North Carolina, Mohawk, New York, Germany, Freshpet

☆ These 5 stocks will power the AI revolution as data centers spread and electricity demand doubles, says Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The rise in power demand for data centers — which are booming from the need to support a new world of AI technologies — is also fueling demand for the providers of data center parts. "Expected power usage for U.S. data centers under construction is equivalent to more than 50% of the power currently used by U.S. data centers. Several years out, even after these data centers are constructed, some expect data center power consumption to double again," analyst Thomas Thornton wrote in a Wednesday note. Management is raising its own capital expenditures for the first time in a decade to meet the power demand for data centers, BofA added. To be sure, analysts mentioned that data center demand will likely exceed supply.

Persons: Thomas Thornton, Thornton, BofA, David Barden, Barden, Equinix, Eaton Organizations: Bank of America, Caterpillar, Management, Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Software, Aspen Tech, Constellation Energy, Dominion Energy

☆ Skydance's unique offer for Paramount Global would give it a large stake while keeping the company public
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The question for Paramount Global shareholders might be: Is it better than no deal at all? Paramount Global would continue to trade publicly. Spokespeople for Paramount Global and Skydance declined to comment. He would also potentially provide Paramount Global with access to artificial intelligence software and other data technology from Oracle. Paramount Global has a market capitalization of about $7.6 billion and had $14.6 billion in long-term debt at the end of 2023.

Persons: Skydance, Spokespeople, hasn't, David Ellison, Larry Ellison, Forrest Gump, it's Organizations: National, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Global, Paramount, RedBird Capital Partners, KKR, Oracle, Oracle . Paramount Global, CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Viacom

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on J&J, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Fox, Intel and Snowflake
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Johnson & Johnson : J & J agreed to buy medical technology company Shockwave Medical for $12.5 billion . The deal is expected to be dilutive to earnings per share early on, Jim Cramer said, though he acknowledged there's aspects to like. "The reason I like Shockwave is [J & J wants] to own the operating room, and this has a lot of AI. Ollie's Bargain Outlet : Shares rose more than 3% after analysts at Loop Capital upgraded the retailer to buy from hold. Snowflake : Following the stock's recent post-earnings and leadership-change pullback , analysts at Rosenblatt Securities upgraded the stock to a buy rating.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Johnson, Jim Cramer, Cramer, they've, Bernstein, Sridhar Ramaswamy, it's Organizations: CNBC, Club, Johnson, Loop, TJX Companies, Costco . Fox Corp, Seaport Research, Fox, Intel, Rosenblatt Securities

☆ Paramount stock slumps on reports that Skydance merger would require company to raise new equity
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Paramount Global 's stock slumped 8% on Thursday after CNBC's David Faber reported the company would need to raise as much as $3 billion in new equity if it were to merge with David Ellison's Skydance Media, according to sources familiar with the deal. This deal comes as media mogul Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount, is said to be in exclusive talks with Ellison on selling her stake to him, according to Bloomberg. Faber said Ellison and his partners would likely step up to provide a good amount of that equity, but it would be dilutive. Redstone is looking to sell Paramount, as the company has been in talks with Warner Bros Discovery on its acquisition. The MTV and CBS parent company has a market capitalization of nearly $10 billion and about $13 billion of net debt.

Persons: CNBC's David Faber, David Ellison's Skydance, Shari Redstone, Ellison, Faber Organizations: Paramount, David Ellison's Skydance Media, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Apollo Global Management, Redstone, Warner Bros Discovery, MTV, CBS

☆ An options trade on a cheap energy stock that generates income while you wait for the comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There's a major energy stock trading on the cheap with a chance for upside. I'll review an options trade that generates income while I wait for the potential comeback. CVX 5Y mountain Chevron, 5 years This dynamic means that the integrated oil companies aren't growth stocks. That's OK though because they aren't priced like growth stocks either. The objective would be to hold the shares and rinse and repeat, continuing to write calls against the stock as the options previously written expire.

Persons: There's, we've, — Organizations: Chevron, Hess Corp

☆ Home Depot is acquiring specialty distributor SRS for $18.25 billion in huge bet on growing pro sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home Depot on Thursday said it is acquiring SRS Distribution in an $18.25 billion deal, the latest and largest sign of its ambitions to drive sales by winning more business from contractors, roofers and other home professionals. The home improvement retailer expects the acquisition to close this fiscal year, which ends in late January. Home Depot already draws half of its business from pros, while the other half comes from do-it-yourself customers. It recently announced it will open four distribution centers that help support sales to pros. The acquisition comes after the home improvement retailer said last month that it expects slower sales trends to continue.

Persons: It's, Ted Decker, Leonard Green, Decker, he's, That's Organizations: Atlanta -, CNBC, Leonard Green & Partners, Berkshire Partners, HD Supply, Resources, Depot Locations: Atlanta, McKinney , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ Jim Cramer says buy Capital One stock after blockbuster deal for Discover
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Walmart : The largest U.S. retailer reported a strong holiday quarter Tuesday, with sales rising 6% in three months ended Jan. 31. The decline comes after Walmart announced a deal to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion. "I would point out, just so people know," that Walmart says the deal is slightly dilutive to near-term earnings per share, "which surprised me," Jim said. Capital One : The company on Monday announced an all-stock deal , valued at $35.3 billion, to acquire credit card rival Discover Financial Services . "Buried within Discover is a payments system that may be unrivaled, that [Capital One CEO] Richard Fairbank can put to work," Jim said, reiterating his call to buy Capital One stock into Tuesday's weakness.

Persons: Wall, Jim Cramer, Jim, Doug McMillon, Richard Fairbank Organizations: Walmart, Intel, Science, AMD, Discover Financial Services, Capital Locations: U.S, California

☆ Here's who could be next to pay a dividend after Meta's big announcement, according to Goldman
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While the tech giant joins other megacap dividend payers such as Microsoft and Apple , many other large names still pay no dividend, including Alphabet and Amazon . Alphabet has estimated consensus sales growth of 11% for 2024, while Amazon has a consensus estimate of 12% sales growth. RH has a consensus estimate of 4% sales growth for 2024 and a 37% last-twelve-month buyback yield. It has a consensus estimate of 6% sales growth for 2024 and a last-twelve-month buyback yield of 9%. Lastly, Charter Communications has a consensus estimate that predicts 1% sales growth for 2024 and a last-twelve-month buyback yield of 5%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Ryan Hammond, buybacks, Hammond, Sarat Sethi, That's, Sethi, Goldman, financials, Russell, Meta's, DCLA's Sethi, RH, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Amazon, AutoZone, Communications, StreetAccount Locations: Goldman's, DCLA

☆ Bank of America upgrades global wind stock after a brutal 2023, hiking price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bank of America has upgraded wind energy giant Ørsted from "neutral" to "buy" citing an improved risk-reward profile for the battered stock. However, Bank of America analysts expect Orsted's fortunes to improve in 2024 and have raised their price target from $15.06 per share to $22.80, representing nearly 20% upside from current levels. The upgrade and price target boost come after the stock has already staged a more-than-50% recovery from its November lows. Its remaining U.S. exposure consists primarily of the Sunrise Wind project off Long Island, which still needs state contract approval, according to the bank. Even if Sunrise Wind falls through, the analysts believe the downside to Ørsted shares would be manageable.

Persons: Ørsted, Peter Bisztyga Organizations: of America, Bank of America, Street Locations: Denmark, U.S, Britain, Long

☆ Climate tech in 2023: More grants, experienced founders, and new laws help sector to standout year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-29 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While much of Europe's startup ecosystem has been hobbled by the rocky macroeconomic environment and soaring interest rates, climate tech has continued to lure funds from venture capitalists. Many climate tech companies work with hardware, meaning debt financing is also an attractive non-dilutive option for working capital between funding rounds. Global private market equity and grant funding for climate tech startups is actually down – it slid 40% to $65 billion in the 12 months ending September 30, according to PwC. Some smaller climate tech companies have made cuts, including vertical farming company InFarm, which retreated from Europe and was declared bankrupt in the Netherlands. Generally, however, layoffs have been a boon for climate as big tech talent has moved into or launched climate tech startups.

Persons: —, Siobhan Brewster, Atomico, Brewster, Piotr Bukanski, Mike Schroepfer, Greg Sandoval, retrofits, Barcelona's, Balderton Capital's Magda Lukaszewicz, Stuart Ferguson, Schroepfer, Warner, Aenu's Brewster Organizations: Service, Business, Venture, Energy, Beringea, Gigascale, Sustainable Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Global, Ada Ventures Locations: London, Europe's, Ukraine, United States, Europe, Silicon, Netherlands

AbbVie will pay around $10 billion to add a potential blockbuster cancer treatment as cheaper versions of the drugmaker’s all-time best seller, Humira, cut into sales. But company leaders cautioned Thursday that a return on the deal they announced for drug developer ImmunoGen will take time to develop. The deal delivers Elahere, an ImmunoGen ovarian cancer treatment that AbbVie says could eventually reap billions of dollars in annual sales and drive long-term revenue growth. AbbVie has been dealing this year with cheaper competition for its top seller, the autoimmune disease treatment Humira. AbbVie and ImmunoGen said Thursday that the boards of both companies have approved the transaction.

Persons: AbbVie, Elahere, Humira, ImmunoGen Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, Inc Locations: U.S, Waltham , Massachusetts, Chicago , Illinois

☆ Air France-KLM announces a 1.3 billion euros financing agreement with Apollo
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo is seen on the facade of Air France-KLM building during the presentation of the group's annual results in Paris, France, February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) announced on Thursday a new financing agreement between one of its affiliate and funds and entities managed by Apollo Global Management (APO.N) in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet. The 1.3 billion euros ($1.37 billion) financing will be accounted as quasi-equity under IFRS accounting standards, the airplane carrier said in a statement. Apollo has an option to increase the nominal amount to up to 1.5 billion euros, Air France-KLM said. For Air France-KLM, this is the second cash injection from Apollo after a $560 million agreement in July.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Victor Goury, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Air France, KLM, REUTERS, Apollo Global Management, Group, Thomson Locations: Air, Paris, France

Savings accounts are low interest rate-bearing deposits offered by Indian banks, forming a third of their total deposits. Public sector banks offer interest rates between 2.70% to 4% on savings deposits, while large private banks offer rates between 3% to 4.50%. Savings deposits rate of banks vs RBI's repo rateThe RBI has been nudging banks at meetings to raise savings deposit rates and may need to push them again if required, the same source said. The RBI said in its monetary policy report that while the increase in term deposit rates in the current tightening cycle has exceeded that in lending rates, savings deposit rates have remained almost unchanged. Yes Bank (YESB.NS), Kotak Mahindra Bank (KTKM.NS) and IndusInd Bank (INBK.NS) are among lenders that have recently said they have no plans to raise savings deposit rates.

Persons: Anushree, Siddhi Nayak, Swati Bhat, Nivedita Organizations: Reserve Bank of India, REUTERS, Rights, Savings, Reuters, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, Rights MUMBAI

☆ The AI industry's dog-eat-dog race for compute power will see financial institutions launch 'GPU debt funds' in the next 12 months, VC firm predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Generative AI startups have particularly benefited from the boom, attracting more than $18 billion in VC funding in 2023, according to Air Street Capital's State of AI report, released on Thursday. One of the main challenges facing AI startups right now is that they need to process large amounts of data in order to generate their high quality output. An alternative could be that financial institutions, such as banks, launch GPU debt funds that replace VC equity dollars that would otherwise be spent on compute funding, the report's authors predicted. GPU debt funds are also an attractive option for regulators, who are "keen to encourage responsible non-dilutive funding," which usually "carries fewer regulatory requirements than equity financing," Benaich said. "I don't think GPU debt funds are going to happen overnight, but with interest rates still high, private credit is becoming increasingly appealing," Benaich told Insider.

Persons: we've, Nathan Benaich, Benaich, It's Organizations: Street, Nvidia, Air Street Capital, Street Capital Locations: Street Capital's

☆ Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in up to $5.8 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Michael Erman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) on Sunday said it will acquire cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX.O) for up to $5.8 billion, diversifying its oncology business and adding drugs it hopes can help offset expected lost revenue from patent expirations later this decade. Bristol will pick up Mirati's portfolio drugs that target the genetic drivers of specific cancers including its lung cancer drug, Krazati, which was approved in December. The company said that it will buy Mirati for $58 per share in cash, or around $4.8 billion. Mirati has around $1.1 billion in cash on hand, so "we're paying essentially $3.7 billion enterprise value...we think with that we've gotten a very attractive deal," Lenkowsky said. Last year, Bristol acquired drug developer Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1 billion in cash to help bolster its arsenal of cancer drugs.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Dado Ruvic, Adam Lenkowsky, Mirati, we've, Lenkowsky, Chris Boerner, Giovanni Caforio, Boerner, Lavanya Ahire, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Andrea Ricci, Michael Perry Organizations: Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, REUTERS, Myers Squibb, Therapeutics, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Bristol Myers, Thomson Locations: Bristol, U.S, New York

☆ Redburn Atlantic downgrades Spotify, cites risks to audiobook expansion plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Spotify's latest move to expand its audiobook offerings to subscribers isn't without risks, according to Redurn Atlantic. The firm downgraded the music streaming giant to neutral and lowered its price target to $160 from $170. "In total this could erase 200bp of gross margin. Furthermore, we estimate that new subscribers that immediately take up audiobooks would generate negative gross margins." "Amazon's Audible is currently the market leader in audiobooks and there is a risk it would bundle it up with music, diminishing the competitive advantage and the pricing power of Spotify," Pustula said.

Persons: Agnieszka Pustula, Pustula, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Spotify, Amazon, Amazon Music Locations: Australia

☆ Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in $5.8 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) on Sunday said it will acquire Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX.O) in a transaction that values the cancer drugmaker at up to $5.8 billion. The company said that it will buy Mirati for $58 per share in cash. Mirati stockholders will receive one non-tradeable contingent value right for each Mirati share held, potentially worth $12.00 per share in cash, representing an additional $1 billion of value opportunity, the company added. Bristol-Myers Squibb will finance the transaction with a combination of cash and debt, the company said in a statement. Last year, Bristol-Myers acquired drug developer Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1 billion in cash to help bolster its arsenal of cancer drugs.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Dado Ruvic, Myers, Chris Boerner, Giovanni Caforio, Boerner, Lavanya Ahire, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, REUTERS, Myers Squibb, Mirati Therapeutics, Bristol Myers, Therapeutics, Thomson Locations: Bristol, U.S, New York

It is the second time in less than a year that Rivian is issuing such a green bond, which raises capital from investors seeking to back climate-focused projects. The company had issued a $1.3 billion convertible green bond in March to support the launch of its smaller R2 vehicle family. The company beat estimates in the third quarter by producing 16,304 vehicles and delivering 15,564 vehicles to customers. As of Sept. 30, Rivian had about $9.1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, down from $10.2 billion in June. The current median price target for the 24 analysts covering Rivian's shares is $30, with a "buy" recommendation, LSEG data showed.

Persons: Rivian, Elliot Johnson, it's, Johnson, Robert Scaringe, Garrett Nelson, Nelson, Chibuike Oguh, Abhirup Roy, Lance Tupper, Alexandra Hudson, Diane Craft, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Rivian Automotive Inc, Reuters, Evolve, Tesla Inc, EV, Thomson Locations: Irvine , California, Georgia, Atlanta, New York, San Francisco

☆ Something is breaking in financial markets — Here's what's behind the sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Brendan McDermid | ReutersThat cracking sound in financial markets isn't the typical kind of break, where one asset class or another fractures and gives way. "The cost of capital is going up, companies are going to have to refinance at a higher rate." That sentiment was buttressed this week, when at least four central bank officials either endorsed hikes or indicated that higher rates would be staying in place for an extended period. Consumers, for one, are feeling the squeeze of higher rates on everything from mortgages to credit cards to personal loans. "Now, at some point, my guess is that markets will eventually get to cheap enough levels where you'll bring buyers in.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Quincy Krosby, Krosby, Larry McDonald, Treasurys, McDonald, It's, Joseph LaVorgna, LaVorgna, Donald Trump, I've Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve, Treasury, LPL, Labor Department, Wall, P Bank ETF, Congressional, Treasury Department, The, White House, National Economic Council, Nikko Securities Locations: New York City, Washington, U.S

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