A view of a Bitcoin ATM at Northgate Mall on Feb. 5, 2026, in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Bitcoin’s more than 20% rally this week has sent the cryptocurrency to heights it hasn’t seen since May, but traders on prediction market platform Kalshi see it ending 2026 near current levels. Speculators…
Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: BJ’s Wholesale — Shares gained 4% after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter. BJ’s earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of…
Matt Zames, then-chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase, center, in New York, Feb. 27, 2017. Kholood Eid | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former JPMorgan Chase executive Matt Zames will join the Trump administration as an advisor to the Social Security agency, CNBC has learned. Zames is taking an unpaid position to help his former JPMorgan…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: BJ’s Wholesale — Shares ticked slightly higher after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter. BJ’s earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.97…
The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via…
A person holds a PopMart Labubu The Monsters Big into Energy Series Vinyl Plush dolls during a press preview at an AliExpress pop-up store in London, Britain, Nov. 11, 2025. Isabel Infantes | Reuters Shares of Pop Mart fell over 4% in Hong Kong on Friday after the Labubu maker reported first-half results that showed…
Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi showed off its humanoid robot in Beijing at the World Humanoid Conference in August 2026. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — The big challenge for humanoid robots is still getting the technology to work well, according to industry leaders speaking alongside the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week. Robots…
Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: Walmart — The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the nation tumbled 9%. Walmart second-quarter revenue topped estimates, but same-store sales grew 2.6%, short of the 3.5% expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter and full year also…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Walmart — The retail giant dropped 6%. Walmart posted a revenue beat for its second quarter . However, the company’s U.S. comparable sales grew by 2.6%, short of the 3.5% increase expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Earnings per share guidance for the fiscal…
China’s yuan has strengthened against the U.S. dollar this year. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese government bonds can play an important role in portfolio diversification as they are likely to continue behaving differently from other countries’ debt, strategists say. China’s yields have edged down in recent months even as benchmarks in…
