NAHJ Summer Fellow

Selected for the highly competitive National Association of Hispanic Journalists Summer Fellowship at NBC News.

During my time as an editorial intern, I helped produce business news segments for CNBC’s Fast Money. I also reported business news for CNBC.com that required analysis of market trends, earnings reports, and analyst notes.

High volatility keeps stocks on edge—5 strategists on what's next for the market

U.S. stocks plunged and then rebounded Wednesday after central banks in New Zealand, India and Thailand cut interest rates amid continued uncertainty over the U.S. trade war with China.

Tensions between Beijing and Washington have been escalating this week, signaling high risks of volatility in the market. As trade fears intensify, investors are trading stocks for safer assets like gold and Treasury yields.

With concerns of a global economic slowdown approaching and no trade deal in sight, exp

Stocks rebound from worst day of the year—here's what 4 experts are watching now

U.S. markets recovered from their worst day of the year, after China's central bank rejected the U.S. Treasury's classification of the country being a currency manipulator and stabilized the yuan.

The move provided some relief to the markets and eased tensions that a currency war between the world's two biggest economies was on the horizon.

While the news helped ease market concerns, experts are remaining cautious. Here's what four experts think comes next:

Ellen Hazen, portfolio manager at F

Stocks plunge as US-China trade war escalates—Cramer and other experts on what's next

U.S. markets just had their worst day of the year.

The U.S-China trade war intensified after President Donald Trump accused the Chinese government of currency manipulation as the yuan fell to its lowest level in a decade. Stocks plummeted as a result.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points, while the S&P 500 fell nearly 3%. With tensions on the rise, experts are unclear on what comes next amid the turmoil and uncertainty.

Here's what six of them, including CNBC's Jim Cr

Apple shines on earnings—Cramer and other experts on what comes next

Apple — it's more than just phones.

The company reported better-than-expected earnings Tuesday evening, sending the stock up 4% on Wednesday.

For the first time since 2012, iPhone sales did not account for over half of the company's total revenue. Instead, Apple reported strong growth in wearables and services.

Are signs pointing to a brighter future for Apple? Here's what four experts, including CNBC's Jim Cramer, thought of the report.

Ed Snyder, managing director at Charter Equity Researc

Beyond Meat's mixed results send stock plunging—here's what 7 experts think lies ahead

Beyond Meat isn't looking too appetizing right now.

On Monday, the alternative meat company reported mixed earnings results and announced a secondary offering only three months after its IPO. After the report, the stock was down nearly 15% in extended trading. Shares were recovering in Tuesday trading.

Here's what four experts think lies ahead for the stock:

Thomas George, president of Grizzle, said although there is a lot of competition coming for Beyond Meat, there's nothing like the real t

Netflix just had its worst day in three years – 7 experts on what comes next

Netflix is not so chill right now.

For the first time since 2011, Netflix reported a loss of 126,000 U.S. subscribers in its most recent three-month stretch. International subscribers increased by only 2.7 million, far below expectations of 5 million.

Shares dropped more than 10% on Thursday, a day after the report came out.

With a handful of other streaming services getting ready to compete for Netflix's market share, there is a lot of uncertainty in how the 'streaming wars' play out. Here's

US stocks rise to record highs – four experts on what to watch now

It was a record-breaking week for U.S. stocks.

For the first time in history, the Dow broke above 27,000 points, while the S&P 500 crossed the 3,000 mark. The record highs came after the Federal Reserve strongly suggested rate cuts were coming later this month. However, declines in global growth and the remaining trade uncertainty with China have added uncertainty to the market. Those gains also follow the best June in decades.

With second-quarter earnings season approaching, can the optimism

S&P hits record high after US-China trade truce—5 experts weigh in on what's next for markets

The launched to a record high as Wall Street applauded a trade truce between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping over the weekend.

This agreement comes as the S&P 500 closed out its best first half in two decades. Here's what five experts think lies ahead for the second half of the trading year:

Gene Goldman, chief investment officer at Catera Investment Management, said three things are causing the market to give mixed signals:

"Number one, you look at economic data starting to

Fed holds steady on interest rates—here's what experts are watching

No Fed rate cuts for now.

The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday but opened the door for potential rate cuts later this year if economic activity weakens. The committee said it continues to see "sustained" economic expansion but that "uncertainties about [its] outlook have increased."

With Wall Street traders pricing in a 100% chance of at least one July rate cut, experts were largely split on the move.

Here are three of their takes on what comes next for the m

Araceli Crescencio

Araceli Crescencio is a bilingual multimedia journalist. She recently graduated from Pepperdine University, where she studied journalism and economics. At Pepperdine, Crescencio fell in love with reporting local news as she reported on local Malibu affairs including rising rent prices, the Borderline shooting, and the Woolsey Fire. Prior to CNBC, she interned with Univision in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. In her free time, Araceli enjoys traveling, eating al pastor tacos, and cheering o