Investors add $117B to money market funds amid banking turmoil
Data compiled by Investment Company Institute shows market fund assets ballooned to $5.13 trillion for the week ending on Wednesday, March 22, amid the banking crisis.
PacWest shares sink despite liquidity lift
Shares are down for PacWest after subsidiary Pacific Western Bank said deposits are stable after receiving 1.4 billion from investment firm Atlas SP Partners.
Home Depot founder shares 'brutal' truth about Fed, urges entire board to resign
Home Depot co-founder and billionaire entrepreneur Ken Langone goes on a rampage over the Federal Reserve's "painful" inflation response, and explains why the board should resign.
A tick-tock of the US banking crisis
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike strategy has inadvertently caused a banking crisis as elevated interest rates slow bank loans.
Fed rate hikes will trigger a downturn of greater 'speed and magnitude' than the Great Recession: Economist
The market's bubble has now "burst," and will impact "everything everywhere all at once" in the U.S. economy, economists Stephanie Pomboy and Art Laffer argue.
Gold rush still on for 2023, precious metals outperforming market last 6 months
Amid inflationary pressures and a weakened U.S. dollar, experts predict Wall Street will gravitate towards material wealth in precious metals like gold and silver, sending both to record highs in 2023.
Recession fears rise: More than half of Americans say they'd lose everything
More than half of Americans fear a recession is coming in 2023. Here’s how to manage your finances in any economy.
Americans may deplete more than half their pandemic era savings by end of 2023: Goldman Sachs
Americans amassed major savings during the height of the pandemic, but they may deplete more than half of it by the end of 2023, a Goldman Sachs estimate forecasted.
Billionaire Bill Ackman on SVB collapse: Government has 48 hours to fix 'irreversible mistake'
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said that the U.S. government needs to take serious action to prevent the financial ruin of other banks amid the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
Half of Americans say they're financially worse than last year: survey
Half of Americans say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, according to a new poll. Here’s how to manage your budget in any economy.
Snacking frenzy pushing Campbell’s Goldfish to $1B brand
Campbell Soup Company delivers on quarterly earnings and beats Wall Street expectations on 2023 guidance despite ongoing inflation and threat of recession.
You can’t fire them, they quit
There are still far more job openings than there were before the pandemic giving the Federal Reserve an opening to attack inflation with steeper rate hikes.
Larry Summers offers projection of how high Fed will lift interest rates, says recession could happen
Larry Summers on Monday offered his 'best guess' of how high the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates and said there could potentially be a recession.
Fed’s rate moves put manufacturing sector at risk
Inflation and a slowdown in international demand threaten US manufacturing base. A looming recession and weaker manufacturing data has experts worried.
Education industry at highest risk for layoffs over next 6 months: survey
Inaugural CFO survey conducted by Coupa, a cloud based spend management platform, found education sector was most susceptible to layoffs in 2023 in the event of recession.
Inflation gives Kroger's private brands a boost
U.S. grocer Kroger reported upbeat earnings and an optimistic 2023 outlook on Thursday after raising prices due to inflation, surprising Wall Street analysts.
Beer drinkers cut back as Bud Brewer AB InBev raises prices
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the maker of Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Seltzer, Michelob Ultra and Stella Artois, is struggling to maintain sales as inflation bites.
Macy’s earnings beat Wall Street on less promotion and 'strategic markdowns'
Macy’s beat Wall Street analysts’ predictions for sales and revenue over the fourth quarter and full year 2022.
Fed likely to trigger a recession with higher interest rates, research shows
The U.S. economy will likely tumble into a recession this year as a result of the Fed's aggressive war against high inflation, according to new research.
Fed officials signal more rate hikes likely amid sticky inflation, minutes show
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's January meeting show that officials expect to continue raising rates in 2023 – and keep them elevated for "some time."