Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images The South African Reserve Bank has fired the starting gun on monetary policy normalization, but economists do not expect the hiking cycle to be plain sailing. The SARB on Thursday hiked its main repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the recent market underperformance of non-tech stocks gives investors the chance to purchase names that do well when Americans spend their money. “What an opportunity to buy things that are being thrown away left and right,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” as Dow futures pointed to an over
sturti | E+ | Getty Images It’s a great time to quit your job. Just make sure you have another one to go to. The latest data from the ADP Worker Vitality report found that the “Great Resignation” going on in today’s labor market is still paying off handsomely for those leaving their jobs for
House Democrats on Friday passed their $1.75 trillion spending package with a temporary increase for the limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT. The bill would boost the limit to $80,000 from 2021 through 2030 before dropping it back to $10,000 in 2031. Without changes, the current $10,000 cap
Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday the retailer has not reached any predetermined conclusions about spinning out its e-commerce unit into a separate company, a move that activist shareholder Jana Partners hopes to see taken. Gennette’s comments in a “Mad Money” interview came after Macy’s announced earlier Thursday it had brought
In this article BABA Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. displayed at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Alibaba’s annual 11.11 Singles’ Day online shopping bonanza, one that draws in hundreds of millions of people across the globe, is a more low-key affair this year as the e-commerce giant seeks
DjelicS | E+ | Getty Images Some financial advisors may be overbilling for their services. Fortunately, there are steps a client can take to protect themselves. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of advisors’ fees found several errors that resulted in clients overpaying. In some instances, advisors charged fees that differed from their contractual
When the U.S. announced plans to lift an 18-month-long travel ban in September, Europeans wasted no time making plans — particularly the Brits. In the 24 hours that followed the Sept. 20 announcement, flights from London to New York City were searched 1.4 million times, according to the global travel technology company Travelport, making it
In this article NFLX Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images John Malone, regarded as one of the shrewdest media investors ever, told CNBC he saw the importance of video streaming to the evolving television ecosystem, even in the early days. In an interview that aired Thursday, the Liberty Media billionaire
lechatnoir | E+ | Getty Images Signing up for Medicare at age 65 doesn’t have to be a forever thing. If you’re among the retirees who are “unretiring” to rejoin the workforce and you are on Medicare, you may have a choice of whether to keep that health-care coverage or drop it until you need
A common argument for increasing corporate taxes is that collections as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) fell after the rate was reduced to 21 percent as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017. But that argument is incomplete. We estimate that when accounting for the U.S. pass-through business sector
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday highlighted two characteristics that are prevalent on Wall Street, suggesting investors can find success by owning companies that exhibit them both. “It’s awfully hard to go wrong when you bet on companies with strong sales growth and rising gross margins,” the “Mad Money” host said. Those financial attributes are currently
In this article M The entrances at Macy’s are decorated with Christmas decorations on December 04, 2020 in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Macy’s on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ expectations, leading the department store chain to raise its full-year forecast ahead of
Traders during the Sweetgreen initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures edged up in overnight trading on Thursday as the S&P 500 aims to post a winning week. Futures on the Dow
Bill Gates can see how the Covid pandemic becomes manageable by next summer — and his roadmap is surprisingly simple. On Wednesday, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder listed the two key steps that he thinks will help conquer Covid, in an interview at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. According to Gates, the path forward
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos provides the keynote address at the Air Force Association’s Annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Oxen Hill, MD, on September 19, 2018. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin this fall raised its offer to cover NASA costs of an astronaut lunar lander by more
Getty Images Many Americans are having a crisis of confidence when it comes to whether their savings will meet their retirement goals. To that point, 52% of working Americans feel they are behind on their retirement savings, according to a new survey from Bankrate.com. They may be on to something. There’s a $4 trillion difference
Since buying the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, Jeff Vinik has looked to transform downtown Tampa. The NHL team has improved on the ice, winning the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cups, and he has spearheaded a more than $3.5 billion real estate development. While Vinik told CNBC’s Diani Olick that he is “no commercial real
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A Tesla Model X at a charging station in Beijing, China. Meghan Reeder | CNBC Lexus was rated the most reliable automaker in Consumer Reports’ 2021 Auto Reliability Report, followed by Mazda and Toyota, while Jeep, Tesla, and Lincoln were at the bottom of the list. The report, which was released Thursday, focuses on what