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☆ Budget-minded homebuyers should look in these 23 cities where down payments are plummeting, even in an unaffordable housing market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Affordability remains a headacheHome affordability has taken a huge hit since the pandemic as mortgage rates, property prices, and — by extension — down payments have surged. Mortgage rates have since more than doubled at over 7%, and houses cost over $70,000 more at $332,000. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now roughly triple the 2.7% rate it was at in early 2021. The savings rate in the late 2010s was around 6.5% of disposable income, and it spiked early in the pandemic due to a surge of government stimulus. 23 cities where down payments are down meaningfullyAlthough affordability is limited as mortgage rates, home prices, and down payments have risen, there are still dozens of cities where the cost of buying a house is headed lower.

Persons: —, Hannah Jones, Realtor.com, Freddie Mac, they'd, Jones Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Realtor.com

☆ Dow futures are little changed after blue-chip average touches 40,000 for first time: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded near flat Thursday night, after the preceding session brought much fanfare, with the blue-chip average briefly touching the key 40,000 milestone for the first time. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also both traded near their flatlines. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite finished Thursday's session down nearly 0.3% after also reaching an all-time high. Despite the weak end to Thursday's session, the indexes are on track to end the week with gains. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are now each up more than 11% in 2024, while the Dow has climbed more than 5% on the year.

Persons: Dow, Todd Morgan, Thomas Martin Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Futures, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Bel Air Investment Advisors, Globalt Investments, Dow

☆ These Dow stocks are cheap and have more upside as index reaches key milestone
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the 40,000 milestone level , but investors can still find inexpensive growth opportunities in the index. Shares currently have a forward P/E of 12.6, versus the stock's average five-year P/E of 17.8. The consensus price target on the stock indicates 14.2% upside from Wednesday's close. The stock's current forward P/E is at 27.6, slightly lower than its 5-year average of 32.1. Shares are trading at a 25.3 forward P/E ratio, relative to the 28.2 five-year average P/E ratio.

Persons: Dow, Piper Sandler, DA Davidson, Johnson, McDonald's, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Dow Jones, CNBC, Deutsche Bank, Amazon, Dow, Chevron, Exxon, Hess, Visa, Walmart, Management, Verizon, Johnson Locations: headwinds, Guyana

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon The Dow, all-timeThe average was created by Charles Dow in 1896 with just 12 industrial stocks. Paired with the Dow Jones Transportation Average , the two were collectively meant to offer a gauge for the broader economy. The sole caveat: No utility or transportation stocks are included, given the existence of the Dow Jones Utility Average and Transportation Average. 1972: Dow hits 1,000It may be hard to imagine given the recent achievement, but the Dow traded below 1,000 until the early 1970s. The Dow saw its worst year since 2008 in 2022, though 2023's rebound allowed the index to erase those losses.

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☆ Cramer says these 10 stocks helped the Dow briefly crack 40,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer listed ten stocks that helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly top 40,000 on Thursday, a new high for the index. "To me, this list is emblematic of the fact that we should spend a lot less time focusing on the Fed—it's really only fueled the gain in Travelers—and a lot more time discussing management and mission," Cramer said. "That's what propels these stocks long term, and that's what makes the difference."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, it's, Cramer Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial

☆ Biden slams Trump as he touts record-high Dow crossing 40,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2023. President Joe Biden's campaign ripped presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record 40,000 on Thursday. "Donald Trump promised the stock market would crash if Joe Biden was elected. Instead, Joe Biden has broken economic records across the board." After the Dow hit 30,000 in 2020, Trump held a press conference at the White House to tout the milestone.

Persons: Joe Biden, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, it'll, Michael Tyler, Biden, Trump Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Dow Jones, Trump, Dow Locations: Washington ,, New York

☆ U.S. inflation data fuels bets of Fed rate cuts as early as September — but analysts aren’t convinced
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders appear increasingly confident that the U.S. Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates as early as September, after inflation data cooled more than expected in April. Traders are currently pricing in a roughly 70% chance of a U.S. rate cut in September, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. Jerome Schneider, head of short-term portfolio management at PIMCO, said on Thursday that the latest U.S. inflation data confirmed to investors that the potential for a near-term rate hike was now "off the table." "I think more contextually, we have to really understand that we have celebrated a lower inflation rate, the market has. But, in context, at PIMCO we're specifically thinking about the longer-term trajectory of how the Fed is going to react to this data," Schneider told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

Persons: Dow Jones, Jerome Schneider, we're, Schneider, CNBC's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Traders, U.S . Federal, Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S, PIMCO

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street hits record highs as rate cut bets rise on soft inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A trader works during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Wall Street hits record highThe S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose to record highs after inflation data came in lower than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 350 points as investors bet the Federal Reserve may cut rates in September. Inflation easesApril's consumer price index rose 0.3%, slightly less than expected, while on a 12-month basis, inflation increased 3.4% in line with economists' forecasts.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Anton Peraire, James Peraire, Biden, Morgan Stanley Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Wall, CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Federal, Tech, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Sky News, U.S . Treasury Department, GameStop, AMC, Justice, MIT, U.S Locations: New York City, America, cryptocurrency, China

☆ Columbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Columbia cited security concerns in canceling the large event, a school official told CNN, and instead is holding smaller ones. “Canceling the traditional commencement ceremony was one of the toughest calls in a year of many tough calls,” Shafik wrote in an op-ed in the Columbia Daily Spectator, noting her top priority has been the safety of students, faculty and staff. Fifty people were arrested, and police began the booking process onsite, university spokesperson Tom Vasich said in an email. Pro-Palestinian protesters had set up a campus encampment on April 29, when the university also called in local law enforcement. “This is not protest, this is pure hate.”The building’s takeover came a day after the UCB Divest Coalition agreed to end its campus encampment following discussions with university leadership.

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☆ How Google CEO Sundar Pichai shook up his leadership team for the AI era
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

It came almost 12 months after Google combined two key AI groups, DeepMind and Google Brain. Google's AI MVPGoogle DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis GoogleDemis Hassabis might be the most important person at Google right now. Then, in April last year, Pichai announced he would merge DeepMind with Google's in-house AI unit, known as Brain, into a supergroup named Google DeepMind. Reid reports directly to Raghavan, the ads and search senior vice president, and is shepherding a dramatic transition of Google Search. Fears of chatbots eating into Google's search dominance have yet to be realized, giving Google time to reinvent its most hallowed product.

Persons: —, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Susan Wojcicki, Demis, Hassabis, Larry Page, DeepMind, OpenAI, it's, accrues, ED JONES, Rick Osterloh, Sameer Samat, he'll, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Osterloh, Prabhakar Raghavan, Siri, Tim Cook, Hiroshi, SAJJAD HUSSAIN, Liz Reid, Reid, Raghavan, Pandu Nayak, Venkatachary, It's, chatbots, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Google's, BI, Research, Hassabis, Android, Apple, Apple's Vision, CNBC, Google Local Locations: Raxium

☆ Dan Loeb's Third Point adds to megacap tech holdings in Q1— with one exception
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point largely bought into the big technology space during the first quarter, offering a sign of confidence in further gains after a big rally. That can indicate expectations of more room to run within megacap tech and "the Magnificent Seven." He raised his Amazon stake by more than 20%, making the e-commerce stock his second-largest holding at about $920 million. The big tech name, which joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier this year, gained close to 19% in the first quarter. Outside of tech, he opened stakes in names including Goldman Sachs and Cinemark during the quarter.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, It's, bode, Loeb, Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Dow Jones, Columbia, UC, Berkeley, Meta, Jefferies, Citigroup, United States Steel, DuPont de Nemours Locations: New York, McKesson

☆ A legendary hedge fund exited its GameStop bet before the meme stock's 550% spike
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A storied hedge fund exited its GameStop wager last quarter, before the meme stock's epic surge. Paul Tudor Jones' firm held call options on 44,300 shares and puts on 27,800 shares in December. GameStop stock soared as much as 550% between late April and Tuesday, but has now pared those gains. AdvertisementA legendary hedge fund exited its GameStop position before the meme stock surged as much as 550%. Tudor Jones' firm also held bearish put options on 27,800 GameStop shares with a notional value of around $487,000.

Persons: Paul Tudor Jones, —, Tudor Jones, bearish Organizations: GameStop, Service, Tudor Investment Corporation, SEC, Business

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☆ Stock market today: Dow crosses 40,000 for the first time as stocks extend record-setting run
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Max Adams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 40,000 for the first time ever Thursday. Stocks are on a record-setting run after a soft April inflation reading, with the S&P 500 extending gains after a record close on Wednesday. AdvertisementThe Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 40,000 for the first time ever on Thursday, with stocks extending gains following Wednesday's cooler inflation reading for April. Advertisement"The overall trend looks reasonably good," Williams said regarding inflation during an interview with Reuters. AdvertisementHere's where US indexes stood at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday:Here's what else is going on today:AdvertisementIn commodities, bonds, and crypto:

Persons: Stocks, —, John Lynch, Dow, Tom Barkin, Patrick Harker, Loretta Mester, Raphael Bostic, John Williams, Williams, Chris Zaccarelli Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Service, Federal Reserve, Comerica Wealth Management, Reuters, Labor Department, GameStop, AMC, Here's

☆ Stock market today: Indexes slip after Dow crosses 40,000 for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Max Adams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks turned lower and closed in the red on Thursday after the Dow briefly crossing 40,000 for the first time. The S&P 500 failed to extend its gains after closing at a record high on Wednesday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Dow failed to close above the key threshold, and the S&P 500 struggled to consolidate gains after hitting a record close on Wednesday. AdvertisementBroadly, the Fed speakers on Thursday painted a picture of a central bank in no hurry to pivot as inflation remains above its 2% target.

Persons: Stocks, —, Dow, Tom Barkin, John Williams, Barkin Organizations: Dow, Service, Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, Richmond Fed, York Fed, Reuters, CNBC Locations: Here's

☆ Why we care so much about the Dow, the stock market’s dumbest index
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The Dow Jones Industrial Average is, at best, an imperfect barometer of stock market activity among a narrow band of very large US companies. It’s clunky, and too limited in scope for any Wall Street pros to pay serious attention to it. “Mention ‘the Dow’ and, to most people, that means the stock market,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Financial, in a note to CNN. It’s just an index that tracks the stock market activity of 30 large US companies, from Amazon to McDonald’s to the Walt Disney Company. Market capitalization measures the total value of a company on the stock market.

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☆ Stock market today: S&P 500 closes at a record high as stocks rise on cooler April inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks soared on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 notching an all-time high. The benchmark index surpassed 5,300 for the first time after April inflation came in cooler than expected. AdvertisementUS stocks surged on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 breaking its all-time record as traders took in cooling inflation numbers. On a monthly basis, inflation rose 0.3% in April, less than 0.4% in March. Slower economic activity helps lower inflation, though it could also indicate a slowdown in economic growth.

Persons: —, Preston Caldwell, Morningstar, Jeffrey Roach Organizations: Service, Dow Jones, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Labor Department, LPL

☆ Asia markets track Wall Street gains ahead of key U.S. inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Employees work in the trading room inside the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking head office in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight that saw the Nasdaq Composite index hit a fresh record closing high despite strong inflation data. The producer price index reading for April came in at 0.5%, above the 0.3% that economists polled by Dow Jones had expected. The initial market reaction was negative but stocks subsequently rose as March wholesale prices were revised down to show a 0.1% decline. Markets in South Korea and Hong Kong were shut on Wednesday for a public holiday.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, Banking, Nasdaq Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, South Korea, Hong Kong

☆ Cramer says an 'outrageously bullish' combination of stocks is leading the bull market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As stocks from a variety of sectors saw gains on Wednesday, CNBC's Jim Cramer examined what he believes is a multi-faceted bull market. "This market feels almost blasphemous to me because we're being led by an outrageously bullish combination of stocks, the kind of stocks that absolutely should not be going higher at the same time," he said. Cramer suggested that "the stocks leading us higher are supposed to be mutually exclusive," but that's currently not the case. For example, he noted that industrial, utility and tech stocks are going up at the same time. He also said many believe there's an "either-or" market where tech stocks can climb or other groups can.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, we're, Cramer, that's Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Wall, Federal Reserve

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq at record high; Google boosts AI ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Meme craze coolsShares of GameStop and AMC rose on Tuesday, extending Monday's gains after "Roaring Kitty" made a reappearance. Shares, however, gave up some of their earlier gains, suggesting enthusiasm for the so-called meme stocks was fading. Powell: Inflation falling slowlyFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation was not slowing as quickly as anticipated, requiring the central bank to maintain its current interest rates for longer.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Australia's, CNBC's Yun Li Organizations: Google Gemini, CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Treasury, GameStop, AMC, Biden, Sony, China's CSI, AMC Entertainment Locations: Brussels, Belgium, China, Amsterdam, Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, South Korea

☆ Bitcoin is having its best day since March following cooler April inflation reading
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin is likely to remain rangebound and trade along with macro data points, until we see a clearer path for rate cut." Bitcoin jumped with stocks on Wednesday after the April consumer price index showed inflation eased from the previous month. The consumer price index, a broad measure of how much goods and services cost at the cash register, increased 0.3% from March, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Earlier this week, bitcoin also sat out a two-day revival of the meme stock craze. With Wednesday's gain, bitcoin is now up 7% for the week — its best week since March 29 — and on pace to break a six-week slide.

Persons: Owen Lau, Oppenheimer, bitcoin, Bitcoin, Dow Jones, Leena ElDeeb, ElDeeb, Jeff Cox, Nick Wells Organizations: CNBC, Metrics, Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Investors

☆ Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 closes above 5,300 for the first time: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders walk the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 14, 2024 in New York City. Stock futures were near flat Wednesday evening after a lighter-than-expected inflation reading propelled the major averages to record highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched lower by 18 points, or 0.05%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.02%, while Nasdaq 100 futures hovered eked out a 0.07% gain. The Dow climbed 0.88%, while the broad-market S&P 500 gained 1.17%, breaking above 5,300 for the first time.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Yung, Yu Ma, Armour Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, BMO Wealth Management, CNBC, Philadelphia Federal Reserve, Baidu Locations: New York City

☆ These are Goldman Sachs' favorite stocks with 50% or more upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

'Conviction list' stocks with big upside Investors still looking for quality names with more upside may want to consider names in Goldman's conviction lists — directors' cut. CNBC Pro scoured Goldman's May conviction lists for stocks with further upside of 50% or more, based on the bank's price targets. Goldman gave it a price target of $35, implying 107% upside. Goldman gave it a price target of 37 euros ($40), implying 64% upside. The bank gave the stock a price target of 380,000 Korean won ($277), or potential upside of 94%.

Persons: Stocks, Goldman Sachs, Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman, Neste, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Dow Jones, U.S . Federal, Fed, CNBC, Europe's, Energy, Korean Locations: 1Q24, United States, Europe, Asia, Korean

☆ Inflation eases in April with consumer prices rising 3.4% from a year ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The consumer price index, a broad measure of how much goods and services cost at the cash register, increased 0.3% from March, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Services reported Wednesday. Excluding food and energy, the key core inflation reading came in at 0.3% monthly and 3.6% on an annual basis, both as forecast. The core 12-month inflation reading was the lowest since April 2021. Futures traders raised the implied probability that the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates in September. That figure is adjusted for seasonality but not inflation, suggesting consumers did not keep up with the pace of price increases.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Services, Markets, Treasury, Federal Reserve

☆ These strong performers are still cheap as the S&P 500 hits a fresh all-time high
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rallied to all-time highs Wednesday as a lighter-than-expected April consumer inflation report fueled investor sentiment. Analysts' consensus price target on United Airlines give the company the highest potential upside of the lot, at roughly 24%. HSBC analyst Achal Kumar recently initiated coverage on Delta alongside peers United Airlines and American Airlines , but named Delta its preferred stock in the sector. Kumar's $72.80 price target suggests 37% potential upside for the stock. The company posted a strong fiscal third-quarter report, which led Benchmark analyst Mark Miller to upgrade shares to buy last month.

Persons: Achal Kumar, Delta, Kumar, Mark Miller, General Motors Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, CNBC, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, HSBC, Delta, American Airlines, Western, Automotive, General, Wall Street, Citigroup, Bank of America Locations: Delta

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