Julie Hyman

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    Julie Hyman hosts the 3-5 p.m. ET show on Yahoo Finance Live. Julie has been a financial journalist for more than 20 years, covering events including the Great Financial Crisis, the collapse of drugmaker Valeant and the rise of meme stocks. She has interviewed newsmakers as varied as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, NBA star Kevin Love and Vista Equity Partners Founder & CEO Robert Smith. Her reporting has taken her from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to the Labor Department, Walmart's annual meeting in Arkansas to pig farms in Iowa. Before joining Yahoo Finance in 2018, Julie worked at Bloomberg Television in roles including senior markets correspondent, anchor and retail reporter. She originally joined Bloomberg in its Paris bureau, reporting on European stocks. Julie began her career at the Washington Times. She grew up outside Baltimore and attended Randolph-Macon College. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two sons.

  • How energy companies are using AI to boost their bottom lines

    CERAWeek by S&P Global — an annual global energy conference focusing on the industry's biggest goals and challenges — has officially begun. The conference is aimed at bring world leaders and experts in the energy sector together to discuss themes and challenges presented in the modern day. One of the top themes is artificial intelligence and how it can permeate within the sector to solve problems. Head of Energy and Natural Resources at Palantir, Matt Babin, (PLTR) joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the energy transition, AI, and more covered at CERAWeek. In terms of concrete examples of what AI can do in the sector, Babin states: "Let's say that I'm a petroleum engineer working on an asset. I'm trying to answer the question of 'is my asset producing as well as it can?' But what does 'well' mean? Does it mean as many barrels of oil as possible? Does it mean as little water? Does it mean lower carbon? Does it mean lower cost of maintenance? It could mean any of those things and those all pull different data sets at different times from different tools. You can use a large language model to help answer that question and that enables you to then solve different objective functions at different times." Watch the video above to hear Babin explain why the energy sector is a big one for Palantir. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • CrownRock acquisition a 'perfect fit' for growth plan: Oxy CEO

    As CERAWeek by S&P Global — an annual global energy conference focusing on the industry's biggest goals and challenges — kicks off today, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) CEO Vicki Hollub joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman to discuss the company's goals after acquiring CrownRock in December 2023. Hollub emphasizes that Occidental Petroleum's "large position" in the Delaware Basin allowed the oil giant to achieve "efficiencies" of scale while expanding to other drill sites. She further notes that CrownRock's inventory "helps to improve" Oxy's own, and this synergy helps to accelerate cash flow generation, which she describes as "an acceleration of value" for shareholders. In the near term, the company is focusing on paying down debt and eventually resume repurchasing shares. She highlights that the company has maintained "a very healthy repurchase program" due to the stock being "very undervalued." Regarding Oxy's carbon emission initiatives, Hollub stresses the company's familiarity with the gas, stating: "We know how CO2 works." She underlines Occidental Petroleum's existing infrastructure for handling carbon dioxide emissions and the "difficult process" involved in convincing sites to install carbon capture equipment. However, Hollub notes that the carbon engineering technology, which allows the extraction of carbon from the atmosphere, was "a holy grail" for Occidental. This technology empowers the company to "control our own destiny" by bypassing the need for emitters. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

  • SEC climate disclosures will create consistency: S&P Global CEO

    CERAWeek by S&P Global — an annual global energy conference focusing on the industry's biggest goals and challenges — began on Monday in Houston, Texas. The conference brings together all manners of professionals, including senior executives, government officials, academics, and more. One of the main overarching themes for the conference is the energy transition and how companies and governments can join in on that transition. S&P Global (SPGI) CEO Douglas Peterson — whose company organizes the conference — joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman to discuss the future of energy transition, benefits from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, and other prevalent themes part of the CERAWeek conference's overall discourse. Peterson comments on recent rules passed by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for companies to disclose environmental and climate goals and improve transparency over those goals: "I think it's a really good idea to have consistent standards and, first of all, I'm going to say globally. There's an organization called the International Sustainability Standards Board, the ISSB, that is looking at ways to have consistent standards for disclosure about climate action around the globe, and the US needs to get on board. And the US actually is a member of the ISSB, which comes from the IFRS [International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation]. I was encouraged that the rule that came out was one where both the environmentalists and some of the others were against it. Means that maybe they're starting to hit the right balance on it." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • Fed's structure leads to 'little accountability' and 'policy errors'

    A report from The Manhattan Institute titled Reform the Federal Reserve’s Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes critiques the Fed's current structure, which allegedly limits its effectiveness. Dan Katz, Manhattan Institute adjunct fellow and former Treasury Department senior advisor, co-authored the report. He joins Yahoo Finance to discuss how the Fed's influence extends beyond monetary policy, outlining possible structural reforms. Katz explains that the Central Bank has little accountability because the Fed is insulated from politics by design, contributing to monetary policy errors in recent years. But the Manhattan Institute adjunct fellow claims responsible decision-making can be incentivized: "Adopting, for example, a policy rule like a Taylor Rule or curtailing the Fed's scope of action ex-ante, we think would actually be a very big mistake. Because you do need real people in the room debating ideas and trying to make the best of an uncertain future. What we focus on in the report is trying to create better incentives for decision-making of the Fed by relying on checks and balances, and also by injecting additional accountability. "Katz goes on to suggest the shortening of the Board of Governors' terms and "cooling-off periods" before returning to service in the executive branch to "reduce the incentives for politicized decision-making."  For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • Reddit IPO, Nvidia event, Fed decision: What to watch

    Next week, Wall Street will be paying close attention to Wednesday's next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The focus will be on the latest Fed dot plot, revealing FOMC members' estimates for interest rate cuts Reddit will make its IPO debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 21 under the ticker RDDT with a share price of between $31 and $34. Nvidia's (NVDA) annual GTC conference will take place between March 18-21st, with CEO Jensen Huang giving a 2 hour keynote speech. Nike (NKE), Lululemon (LULU), General Mills (GIS), and Micron (MU) will also release earnings reports next week.  For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • Ex-Apple exec Pete Distad named CEO of sports streaming venture

    Disney's ESPN (DIS), Fox (FOX, FOXA), and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have joined forces to launch a joint sports venture streaming service. On Friday, the companies announced Pete Distad, a former Apple (AAPL) and Hulu executive, would serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the upcoming service. The highly anticipated streaming service is slated for launch in the fall, with Wall Street analysts estimating that the service could have a subscription fee ranging between $40 and $50 per month. Yahoo Finance's Alexandra Canal breaks down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

  • Younger travelers are planning more, even turning to travel agents

    It's become evident that younger travelers — Gen Z and Millennials — are putting more thought into their travel planning as they look for deals and are traveling farther for experiences and events. American Express Travel President Audrey Hendley joins Yahoo Finance Live to share her observations on travel bookings as younger generations even seek out more traditional means for their adventuring, such as turning to travel agencies. "Like everything else, the role of the travel agent has been modernized. These customers are going to travel agents because... it kind of ties with their desire to go further and to have more... bigger expedition types of trips," Hendley explains. "They're typically more expensive and they're further away. So they're turning to travel agents to get more insights, plan a little better, and really think about the experience they want to have when they get to the destination." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • Reddit's IPO reception is up in the air: Crunchbase

    Reddit is gearing up to launch its IPO next week, eyeing a valuation of around $6 billion. While some are excited, others point to the fact that the social media site isn't profitable, posting net losses of $90 million in 2023. Crunchbase News Senior Data Editor Gené Teare joins Yahoo Finance to discuss Reddit's upcoming IPO and what makes the platform unique in the social media sector. Teare lays out what the current sentiment for the stock is: "I think the signals here are very mixed. I think some people feel like this is a little rich as a valuation. They're targeting I think on the upper end of about $6.4 billion, and that has us saying, if this is a company that can still grow 18 years in then it might not be so rich...Its revenues around $804 million last year and it did grow that 21%. So if it can keep growing its revenues then there is potential in the stock, but I think a lot of that revenue growth is more recent. So I think there's a lot of doubt around whether this is a little rich." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • Hertz shakeup: CEO steps down, fmr. Delta Air exec to take helm

    Hertz Global (HTZ) announced CEO Stephen Scherr is stepping down from the role and that former Delta Air Lines (DAL) executive Gil West will take his place. The move will go into effect on April 1, with Scherr assisting West in transitioning into the role. The move comes shortly after the company stumbled on its big bet on electric vehicles.  Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton discuss the breaking news in the video above. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Stephanie Mikulich.

  • We can now 'fight AI with AI': Zscaler CEO on Avalor deal

    Looking to strengthen its cloud cybersecurity services and integrate AI into its toolset, Zscaler (ZS) will be acquiring Israeli startup Avalor in a deal valued at $350 million. Zscaler Chairman and CEO Jay Chaudhry speaks with Yahoo Finance Live about the acquisition deal and the company's plans stemming from it, as well as the growing importance of providing reliable cybersecurity protections to clients. "AI is becoming more and more scary. Today, you can ask a simple question that says, 'Please, ChatGPT, show me all of my firewalls and VPNs that have vulnerabilities' — in less than 30 seconds, you get a full list," Chaudhry explains "So attacking companies is becoming easier. but we can fight AI with AI by taking all of the data we have, 400 billion logs we have. We use AI predictive and AI generative together to find some of the things that we could not find before." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • $5.3T worth of options expire, stocks under pressure

    Yahoo Finance's Madison Mills joins the live show to provide insights into key market developments. A broad market sell-off is unfolding Friday, as options contracts worth $5.3 trillion are set to expire today. This massive options expiration, coupled with the market hitting its March lows, may have contributed to heightened volatility. However, the elevated trading activity has boosted the S&P 500 index (^GSPC) to 40% above it's average level. The Treasury market has also experienced turbulence, with the 10-year yield approaching 2024 highs. This yield movement has captured investors' attention, as they scrutinize its potential implications ahead of the highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for next week. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

  • Trump's Georgia election case: Special prosecutor resigns

    The Georgia special prosecutor who was leading the election interference case against former President Donald Trump has resigned. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accepted Nathan Wade's resignation. The move came after Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that either Willis or Wade would have to remove themselves from the case after it was revealed the two had a romantic relationship. Wade's resignation allows the case against Trump to continue. In the video above, Yahoo Finance's Rick Newman discusses the latest in the case and some of the other cases Trump is facing, as well es Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence saying he won't endorse the former president. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Stephanie Mikulich.

  • Commodities on a run: How to play Crude Oil

    Commodities are on a run with Cocoa Futures (CC=F) topping $8,000 per metric ton and Copper Futures (HG=F) hitting its highest level in almost a year. Oil prices (BZ=F, CL=F) have also been rising this week, at one point topping over $80 per barrel. Path Trading Partners Co-Founder Bob Iaccino and Blue Line Futures Chief Market Strategist Phillip Streible join Yahoo Finance to discuss how investors should position themselves within the commodity sector. Streible states that oil's rise is a simple function of supply and demand, highlighting a few demand-side drivers: "Resiliency of the US economy has helped to support demand. We've got driving season right here. Any kind of interest rate cut could really be a tailwind for the crude oil market. If you get some of this loan, some of this debt burden behind us with lower interest rates, people are gonna have more money to spend and they're probably going to do it the easiest way, which is travel. So we are starting to see 2024 demand increasing. And we could see upward revisions in '25 and 2026."  Investors may look to the futures market or to ETFs to join the oil rally, Iaccino explains: "I always advise people the thing that's 100% correlated to crude oil is crude oil. So the best place...to play that out is WTI crude (MCL=F), that's my favorite. But, for the average investor, you can look at USO, that's one of the ETFs people generally default to." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • NAR settlement is 'an earthquake' for real estate industry

    In the wake of the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) settlement agreement, paying $418 million over realtor commission practices, ResiClub Co-Founder and CEO Lance Lambert joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the implications this will have for the real estate industry. Lambert describes the settlement as "an earthquake" for the sector, explaining that in the traditional homebuying process, the seller paid a 6% commission which was then distributed to the agents involved. However, as a result of this lawsuit, Lambert believes the primary beneficiaries "might be sellers" who could potentially no longer have to cover agents' commission rates. Additionally, Lambert points out that this settlement exposes the "deterioration" of housing affordability, which has reached its worst level in the last four decades, forcing individuals into stressful situations. He argues that this stress is creating "public pushback" and highlighting the need for change within the industry. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

  • Jabil stock falls on Q2 revenue miss, weak forecast

    Jabil Inc. (JBL) shares are falling in Friday's afternoon trading session after the company reported second quarter revenue that fell short of analysts' estimates. Following the disappointment, Jabil revised its full-year forecast downward, further weighing on shares. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton break down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

  • Shell softens 2030 carbon emissions target

    Shell (SHEL) is weakening its climate goals for 2030. The oil giant is now targeting a 15-20% reduction in the net carbon intensity of its products by 2030. In a 2021 report, that target had been 20%. The company also scrapped its target for 2035, but it did keep its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Yahoo Finance's Ines Ferré discusses Shell's move in the video above. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Stephanie Mikulich.

  • Reckitt Benckiser stock sinks on $60M baby formula verdict

    Reckitt Benckiser Group (RBGLY) shares are taking a noticeable hit after an Illinois jury awarded a mother $60 million in a lawsuit, where she argued one of the British consumer goods company's baby formula brands led to the death of her baby. Yahoo Finance Live reports on Reckitt's declining stock and the broader implications this news is having on Abbott Laboratories (ABT), who also produces baby formula products. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • Stocks end week lower after batch of inflation prints

    The three major market indices (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) close Friday’s session lower, all three falling into the red for the trading week. Yahoo Finance Live co-host Julie Hyman assesses movements in Treasury yields (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) and Magnificent Seven tech trades. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • American workers hit all-time labor productivity high: BofA

    According to a report from Bank of America, US worker productivity has hit an all-time high. As productivity has increased, wage growth year-over-year has also seen a slight increase, meaning consumers are willing to spend more. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Josh Schafer joins the Live show to break down why the results do not comprise an 'inflationary problem' and how productivity can help company margins.  For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino

  • NAR's $418M payout weighs on real estate sector

    Real estate stocks are under pressure Friday after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reached a settlement agreement to resolve various lawsuits related to commission practices. The association has agreed to pay a staggering $418 million as a result. Yahoo Finance reporter Dani Romero outlines new real estate guidelines that are in place thanks to the lawsuits and dives into post-settlement implications for homebuyers and sellers. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith