Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 14, 2022.
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Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:
1. Volatility and earnings
Last week, economic data fed the market’s volatility. Inflation remains red hot, so it doesn’t look like the Federal Reserve will ease back on its aggressive push to cool the economy. This week, earnings season gains momentum. Investors will get to see how companies are navigating high costs and price-conscious consumers, while monitoring how the strong dollar is weighing on overseas business. You can follow live markets coverage here. Meanwhile, Bank of America reported Monday (more on that below). Here are some of the other big names set to report this week:
2. Let’s try this again, shall we?
Jeremy Hunt is interviewed for Sophie Raworth’s ‘Sunday Morning’ at BBC Broadcasting House in London.
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Britain has a new finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, and he unveiled a new economic plan Monday. Hunt replaces Kwasi Kwarteng, who was sacked after just weeks on the job because his tax-cut-heavy economic plan sent UK bonds and the pound spiraling. Hunt on Monday said the new plan will eliminate almost all of the tax cuts proposed under Kwarteng’s budget. Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government, which has only been in office just over a month, is already on thin ice over the market turmoil, but it’s likely she will stay in office for the time being. UK Conservative Party rules say a new leadership election can’t be held for a year.
3. Bank of America beats
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, speaking at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 23rd, 2022.
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Bank of America on Monday posted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The bank cited better-than-expected gains from fixed-income trading and interest income, which were fed by rising interest rates and market volatility. Bank of America’s results follow last week’s initial wave of big bank earnings. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo exceeded projections due to strong interest income. Citigroup also topped estimates, but Morgan Stanley fell short due to underwhelming investment management results. Goldman Sachs is set to report Tuesday.
4. Drones hammer Kyiv
A soldier is seen sitting on the ground after Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 17, 2022. It was reported that at least four explosions were heard in Ukraineâs capital Kyiv on Monday as authorities reported attacks by Russian kamikaze drones.
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Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine’s cities continues. Vladimir Putin’s military is relying more on drones to unleash attacks in urban centers. Kyiv’s mayor and other officials said drone attacks on the capital city’s central district killed people, including a pregnant woman, and damaged residential buildings. Fighting is fierce elsewhere in Ukraine. Russian forces have gone on the offensive in the eastern Donbas region in a bid to solidify its lines after Ukrainian forces seized back large chunks of occupied territory. Read live war updates here.
5. Ye pulls a Trump
Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has agreed to buy right-wing-friendly social media app Parler just days after Instagram and Twitter limited his accounts over his recent antisemitic remarks. The billionaire rapper and producer’s move is reminiscent of former President Donald Trump’s creation of Truth Social. He helped found the Twitter-like app after Twitter, Facebook and other platforms barred him for inciting violence on Jan. 6, 2021, when hundreds of his followers invaded the U.S. Capitol. Parler, like Truth Social and other conservative-friendly social networks, touts its dedication to “free speech,” which Ye pointed to in a statement provided by Parler’s parent company: “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves.” Elon Musk, who has praised Ye and is set to acquire Twitter, albeit reluctantly, has vowed to make Twitter a “free speech” platform, as well. He has also said he would allow Trump back on the app.
– CNBC’s Yun Li, Jenni Reid, Holly Ellyatt, Hugh Son and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2025.
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Nvidia has lost nearly a third of its value just two months after notching a fresh high.
The leading chipmaker slumped about 5% on Monday, building on last week’s losses as heavy selling continued across the tech sector. The popular artificial intelligence stock has shed about a fifth of its market cap since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The stock hit an intraday high of $153.13 on Jan. 7.
Tariff fears and growth concerns have rocked technology stocks, including Nvidia, over the past week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropping more than 4%. The Nasdaq traded at a six-month low on Monday.
Many technology companies rely on parts and manufacturing overseas and new levies could push up prices. That has also sparked worries of a U.S. recession, which Trump did not rule out over the weekend.
Tesla led the declines among the “Magnificent Seven” names, plummeting more than 13%. The Elon Musk-backed electric vehicle company has plunged 16% over the past week and shed nearly 44% since Trump took office in January. The stock is also coming off its longest weekly losing streak in history as a public company.
Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced several outages on Monday morning, leaving some users unable to load the site.
Nearly 40,000 users reported problems with the platform around 10 a.m. ET, according to the analytics platform Downdetector, which gathers data from users who spot glitches and report them to the service. Around 28,000 people were experiencing issues as of 11:30 a.m. ET.
When X resumed loading for users Monday afternoon, Musk said the company had suffered a “massive cyberattack.” Musk did not provide any evidence, and CNBC could not independently verify that a cyberattack took place.
“We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources,” Musk wrote in a post. “Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.”
X did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Musk acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, for $44 billion in 2022. The Tesla CEO slashed the company’s headcount by about 80% from 7,500 employees to 1,300 workers, and just 550 full-time engineers, by January 2023.
X has experienced several large-scale outages since Musk’s takeover. Users reported problems with the platform in December 2022 and with the site’s desktop app in July 2023, for instance.
The timing of the X outage couldn’t have been worse for NFL fans, who rely on the service for news updates. The first day of the NFL’s free agency tampering window began at 12 p.m. ET with the service down, sending fans searching for other options such as linear TV and Bluesky to get their news on player signings.
— CNBC’s Alex Sherman contributed reporting.
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Bitcoin dropped under the $80,000 level Monday, dragged by the continued selling pressure in the equities market.
The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 5% at $78,714.96, its lowest level since November, according to Coin Metrics.
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Bitcoin in the past day
Shares of companies linked to the crypto space also slid. Coinbase fell roughly 14%. Robinhood lost 17%, and bitcoin proxy play Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, declined 16%.
Bitcoin ETFs are coming off their fourth week in a row of outflows. They logged $867 million of outflows last week, bringing the four-week total to $4.75 billion, according to CoinShares. Continued bearishness pushed crypto prices even lower over the weekend, with bitcoin dropping sharply on Sunday evening to the $80,000 level for the first time since Feb. 28.
Absent a crypto-specific catalyst, macro concerns are likely to continue weighing on cryptocurrency prices in the near term. This week, the market will be watching for key economic indicators, including the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Tuesday, the consumer price index on Wednesday and the producer price index slated for Thursday.
Although investors expect cryptocurrency prices are likely to pull back even more before making a run for a new record, their positive outlook on the year driven by regulatory tailwinds is still intact.
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