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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 14, 2019 Spencer Platt | Getty Images One of the market’s most important players is losing its mojo. Corporate America’s share buybacks, which hit a record of over $1 trillion in 2018 on the back of a tax overhaul, have begun to

Technology companies, which face some of the biggest tariff impacts, have been slashing expectations for third-quarter earnings at a record pace. With the kickoff to the heart of earnings season still about two weeks away, some 29 information technology sector companies have lowered their guidance, which is the biggest number since FactSet starting tracking the

Kathy Huff installs a headlight assembly at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters U.S. economic growth is expected to have slowed in the third quarter of 2019, according to the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDP tracking gauge. The GDPNow model estimates the

CNBC’s Jim Cramer is predicting that shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill could soar to $1,000 each, boosted by its tech initiatives, including partnering with third-party delivery services. “I think Chipotle can go to a thousand. It is a great stock here,” Cramer said Tuesday on “Squawk Box.” The fast-casual stock has nearly doubled in 2019,

iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max Todd Haselton | CNBC J.P. Morgan raised its price target on Apple’s stock Monday, expecting the company’s shares will rise 21% as sales of its new line of iPhone are “stronger than muted expectations.” “We are modestly raising our iPhone volume forecasts and expect investor sentiment

Pedestrians pass in front of a TD Ameritrade location in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Interactive Brokers will now make any amount of your stock trades without commission fees, threatening rival brokerage firms. Shares of retail brokerage firms TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and E-Trade Financial all traded down Thursday

Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) applaud during the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Wells Fargo raised

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday called Wells Fargo‘s selection of veteran banking leader Charles Scharf as its new CEO a “brilliant move.” “This was a job that was offered to Charlie a while ago. And Charlie didn’t want to take it,” Cramer said. “But I think the opportunity was just too great, was my understanding.”

Charles Scharf Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three decades before Charlie Scharf was named CEO of Wells Fargo, he got his start by mailing his resume to an up-and-coming banker named Jamie Dimon. Scharf was a senior at Johns Hopkins University when Dimon hired him at Baltimore lender Commercial Credit. That move proved

Recent highly publicized flops by supposedly disruptive companies could be painting an unpleasant picture ahead for innovation, at least in how it’s viewed in the financial markets. Investors have turned thumbs-down on high-profile companies including WeWork, Uber and Tesla. Industries including marijuana, vaping and bitcoin all have seen big price drops following a spate of