Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the veteran CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, said he was convinced…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference at U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Beijing on April 8, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that future discussions between the U.S. and China will focus on Beijing’s need to shift its policy on industry and the economy.…

A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space. BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX) — which launched less than a month ago.  “When you think about municipal bond portfolios, you really want people to think beyond them and look for the relative value of…

US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman attends a “Fed Listens” event at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2019.  Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday that it’s possible interest rates may have to move higher to control inflation, rather than the cuts her…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Altice USA — The cable television firm tumbled more than 12% after Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight. The bank is now skeptical on Altice’s merger and acquisition prospects, analyst Steven Cahall wrote. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker lost nearly 2%…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Shockwave Medical — The medical device stock rose 1.6% after Johnson & Johnson announced it would buy the company for $12.5 billion. The transaction would boost J & J’s portfolio of cardiovascular disease treatment devices. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the doughnut chain surged 5% in…

Investors may want to stick with fixed income investments — possibly even adding to them — despite the Federal Reserve’s intention to cut interest rates this year. “Your biggest mistake could be rushing back into equities before you’re considering all these opportunities in fixed income,” BondBloxx co-founder and COO Joanna Gallegos told CNBC’s “ETF Edge”…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Hertz Global — The car rental company shed about 4% after it was downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Investors have yet to fully price in some near-term pressures, the bank wrote. Block — The financial services stock lost nearly 2% following a downgrade…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Hertz Global — The car rental stock slid nearly 5% following a downgrade to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Analyst Lizzie Dove believes that investors have yet to fully price in some near-term pressures. Block — Shares of the financial services platform slipped 3% following…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, center, waits with others to receive Chinese President Xi Jinping at the San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 14, 2023, ahead of Xi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was scheduled to arrive in China on Thursday…