Finance

Carson Block, Muddy Waters Capital, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Muddy Waters Capital’s Carson Block, best known for his short-selling campaigns, took an unusually bullish stance at the Sohn London Investment Conference on Wednesday, pitching junior miner Snowline Gold as a top takeover candidate Continue Reading

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Target — The retailer fell nearly 3% after it cut full-year earnings guidance . The company said it expects earnings per share to range between $7 and $8. Target previously expected its full-year profit to come in between $7 Continue Reading

Blue Owl has decided to call off the merging of two of its private-credit funds after the deal caused some angst among investors, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm had planned to merge its smaller, non-traded Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC II), into the larger, publicly Continue Reading

The government reopening may spark a fresh historic run for recently battered cryptocurrencies. Bitwise’s Matt Hougan expects legislation to support new investment products in the space. “It’s going to be ETF Palooza in Cryptoland. I think there’ll be 100 plus launches,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” Continue Reading

It’s that time of year again: the annual tax-loss harvest. It’s happening across the brokerage firms right now, and it’s happening in size. Advisors are locking in losses to offset the big realized gains from earlier in the year, especially back in April when clients trimmed their winners and booked Continue Reading

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Klarna — The buy now, pay later platform tumbled almost 7% after its first earnings report since its September IPO showed a third-quarter operating loss of $83 million versus operating profit a year ago of $13 million. Strategy — The crypto Continue Reading

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and Co-Founder of Swedish fintech Klarna, gives a thumbs up during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 10, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Klarna topped Wall Street third-quarter revenue expectations in its first earnings report after debuting on Continue Reading

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Helmerich & Payne — The drilling rig company fell more than 7% following disappointing earnings results. In its fiscal fourth quarter, Helmerich and Payne reported an adjusted loss of 1 cent per share, missing the FactSet consensus estimate of 23 cents Continue Reading

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Brinker International — The Chili’s parent jumped more than 8%, on pace for its largest one-day advance since April. Short interest amounts to 12% of Brinker’s float, FactSet data shows. Brinker continues to rebound after tumbling as much as 18% between Continue Reading

Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for Continue Reading