Finance

Investors may have a new way to generate income during economic declines. Innovator launched a one-of-a-kind suite of barrier ETFs this month that provides protection by purchasing U.S. Treasurys and selling equity options. “Advisors are realizing that bonds aren’t the safe haven that many thought they would be,” the firm’s …

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors and businesses should plan for interest rates to remain higher for longer than currently expected by the market, according …

Austan Goolsbee Kate Rooney | CNBC The latest batch of economic data shows positive developments on the inflation front, but the Federal Reserve’s job is not over yet, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said. Goolsbee, who succeeded Charles Evans in the president role earlier this year, is a member …

Signage outside a Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in New York, Aug. 25, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — The tech giant climbed more than 2% Thursday. A report a day earlier said the company is …

LONDON — The U.K. economy flatlined in February as widespread industrial action and persistently high inflation stymied activity. Data on Thursday showed a steady GDP in February, missing consensus expectations of 0.1% growth. Both the services and production sectors contracted, partly offset by a record 2.4% expansion in construction.  This …

Elon Musk told a Morgan Stanley conference last month he wants Twitter to become “the biggest financial institution in the world.” Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images Twitter will let its users access stocks, cryptocurrencies and other financial assets through a partnership with eToro, a social …

J. Kempin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Warren Buffett said he was “confounded” by the opportunity to buy into five Japanese trading houses two years ago. “I was confounded by the fact that we could buy into these companies,” Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box” in …

Tim Adams Anjali Sundaram | CNBC The banking sector turmoil that led to the collapse of several lenders was not a systemic crisis and has now subsided, according to Tim Adams, CEO of the Institute of International Finance. The fall of Silicon Valley Bank in early March — the largest …

Interest rate rises have increased banks’ vulnerabilities — and their response presents a significant risk to global growth, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warned Tuesday. “We are concerned about what we have seen in the banking sector, particularly in the U.S. but maybe also in other countries, might do …

BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC SHENZHEN, China — Electric vehicle giant BYD is banking on new driver-assist technology to smooth out car rides and get the edge on …