Chipotle earnings and revenue top estimates, restaurant traffic rises again

Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as it saw higher traffic at its restaurants, bucking an industry slowdown. Shares of the company rose about 13% in extended trading before losing most of those gains and settling around 3% higher. As of Wednesday’s close, Chipotle’s stock had slid 17% […]

Bitcoin Traders Brace for ‘Fat Tails’ as Focus Shifts to Trump’s Nashville Bitcoin Conference Speech

Donald Trump’s impending appearance at the Nashville Bitcoin conference has traders preparing for fat-tails – extreme or unusual price movements in the leading cryptocurrency. Activity in the options market listed on Deribit and tracked by Amberdata shows a noticeable increase in the “butterfly index,” which measures the volatility of the out-of-the-money (OTM) 25-delta (∆25) call […]

‘Just buying, buying, buying’: What the recent small-cap boom suggests about the appetite for risk

The money flow into small caps may not be a rotation from winning growth trades. Dave Nadig, ETF journalist and financial futurist, sees investors “just buying, buying, buying.” “What we’re seeing is a diversification trade,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “We’re seeing flows into everything, and that to me means people are looking […]

Is Nvidia Heading to $200 in the 2nd Half?

It’s important to take a long-term view. Nvidia (NVDA -2.61%) stock soared more than 500% over the past three years, prompting investors to wonder if it would be ripe for a slowdown 2024. But enthusiasm about this artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader continued, and the stock surged nearly 150% in the first half. This is as the company […]

Bitcoin and Ethereum Year-End Predictions: $100,000 and $10,000 Targets Appear Feasible Amid ETF Excitement

Over the past few weeks, important events have impacted Bitcoin, including those related to Mt. Gox. Despite the challenges, the Bitcoin chart is now approaching a potential breakthrough at the $70,000 mark. Analyst Tim Warren, Host of Investing Broz, predicts a possible rally to $82,000 and then towards $100,000. Key resistance is around $66,500, but […]