Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on March, 7 2024.  Kent Nishimura | Getty Images News | Getty Images West Palm Beach, Fla. — The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to start cutting interest rates by the end of second quarter despite recent “hotter…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Under Armour — Shares dropped 5.3% on news that founder Kevin Plank is returning as chief executive to the sportswear company. Plank’s return is a clear signal that UAA’s strategy is not working, Evercore ISI said, downgrading shares to underperform from in line. Robinhood — The financial…

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell . UiPath — Shares popped 8% after the software company reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations. UiPath posted adjusted earnings of 22 cents per share on $405 million in revenue, higher than the 16 cents per share on $384 million in revenue analysts polled by…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Crypto stocks — Stocks whose performance is tied to the price of bitcoin rose as the cryptocurrency pushed to another record for the third day in a row. Crypto exchange Coinbase gained roughly 3% and bitcoin proxy MicroStrategy surged nearly 10%. In the crypto mining sector,…

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon endorsed Disney CEO Bob Iger in his proxy battle with activist Trian Partners, CNBC’s David Faber has learned. Dimon gave the following statement on Iger to Faber: “Bob is a first-class executive and outstanding leader who I’ve known for decades. He knows the media and entertainment business cold and has…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar Tree — Shares dropped 7% after the discount retailer posted disappointing quarterly results and announced the closure of several stores. Dollar Tree posted an adjusted profit of $2.55 per share. That said, it wasn’t clear if that number was comparable to a StreetAccount estimate of…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 5, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters LONDON — Global dividend payouts to shareholders hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023, according to a new report by British asset manager Janus Henderson. The Global Dividend Index report, published…

Ken Griffin, Citadel at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Ken Griffin, Citadel founder and CEO, thinks the Federal Reserve should move slowly to cut interest rates in its fight against stubborn inflation. “If I’m them, I don’t want to cut too quickly,” Griffin said at the International Futures Industry conference in…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Southwest Airlines — Shares plummeted nearly 14% after the airline announced it was “reevaluating all prior full year 2024 guidance, including the expectation for capital spending,” citing delivery delays from Boeing. Southwest stated that its first-quarter leisure bookings were weaker than expected. The airline also forecast…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Oracle — The information technology stock climbed 13.3% on the back of strong per-share earnings. Oracle posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.41, topping the $1.38 consensus estimate of analysts polled by LSEG. On Holding — Shares plunged more than 14% after the shoemaker posted quarterly…