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Hard economic data, not proactive guesswork, drive Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy decisions.

Investors braced for a Fed decision, a flood of earnings, and a potential reescalation in the war with Iran.

Today Federal Reserve meeting: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET, following the FOMC interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Earnings (a.m): Procter & Gamble, Humana, L3Harris, Biogen, General Dynamics, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Airbus Earnings (p.

FTSE 100 up 7 points to 10,878 Earlier topped 10,949 - a new intraday high Results out from Glencore, Reckitt, Greggs, Aberdeen, Weir, Lancashire 10.52am: FTSE attractions in full effect today The FTSE 100 sneaked above its all-time high from February in early trading "helped by...

For years, Federal Reserve decisions became something of a rubber stamp, with investors focused more on the press conference than the announcement itself. Under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, that dynamic has flipped, observes Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro US.

(Bloomberg) -- Washington risked widening its tech confrontation with China by restricting more foreign-made goods, including some humanoid robots and power inverters.Most Read from BloombergNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterUS Intercepts Iran Attack on Bases, Puncturing Days of CalmCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeCiting possib

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s stock selloff deepened as SK Hynix Inc.’s earnings disappointed, worsening the already‑jittery sentiment around artificial intelligenceMost Read from BloombergNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeUEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA Tournaments in Brewing FeudThe benchmark K

Central banks are good at fighting inflation they can recognize. The trouble starts when the price pressure arrives from somewhere the playbook never anticipated. For most of the past four years, the Federal Reserve has sorted rising prices into two bins. Demand inflation happens when people have ...

Leading cryptocurrencies rose slightly on Tuesday as investors weighed renewed tensions in the Middle East and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates. Cryptocurrency24-Hour Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+1.01%$63,842.10Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +2.16%$1,913.42XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) +1.87%$1.07Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +0.79%$73.67Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) +1.72%$0.07071 Crypto Market Gains Bitcoin rallied as high as $64,100 but ran into resistance, with 24-ho

(Bloomberg) -- Jack Ma-backed OceanBase is seeking to raise money to help it operate more independently and bankroll its expansion into AI database services, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeUEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA To

(Bloomberg) -- The lofty premium on SK Hynix Inc.’s US-listed shares, following its $26.5 billion mega listing, will come under scrutiny as the memory chip giant’s stock becomes convertible.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds After Briefly Plunging 20% Below

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) believes that the expiration of federal electric vehicle tax credits has not weakened his drive to make the state an EV manufacturing hub, arguing that buyers rather than Washington should determine the technology’s future. Federal...

(Bloomberg) -- A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker went on trial Tuesday for allegedly paying government officials in Ghana a “holy rain” of bribes to secure a lucrative power plant deal for a client.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds After Briefly Plun

(Bloomberg) -- An attempt by a lender to offload a portion of a loan backing a Hong Kong data center project is highlighting a global trend of banks reshuffling lending to keep exposure to the booming sector within limits.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds A

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed mixed on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 1%, the S&P 500 edging up about two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq dipping by roughly two-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers in the race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>But Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments, said to expect these companies to announce more AI spending when they report quarterly results this week.</p><p>"Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending. I think you'll actually see companies increase spending next year and then things will normalize and stabilize... We're focused on adding to the US names because you can't have a situation where companies are penalized for spending, i.e. the hyperscalers, and companies are penalized for being on the receiving end to the spending, Micron, chip names. At some point, this will come, regress to the mean and we'll start to pay attention to fundamentals."</p><p>Shares of Microsoft rose ahead of its report on Wednesday, while Amazon dipped before its results on Thursday.</p><p>Shares of Apple closed almost 1% higher, though they rose nearly 2% during the trading session and briefly exceeded a $5 trillion market valuation for the first time.&nbsp;The iPhone maker reports its results on Thursday.</p><p>Outside of technology, shares of Coca-Cola rallied 5% after the beverage company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>And shares of Boeing jumped nearly 5% after the airplane maker generated positive free cash flow as its turnaround plans gained momentum.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is due to announce its interest-rate decision at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders see about a 70% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.</p></body>

Medicare beneficiaries may face higher premiums next year for their Part D drug plans, as the federal government plans to end subsidies that helped mitigate price increases in the program. The Trump administration will not continue the subsidies beyond 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported. About 25 million Medicare recipients are enrolled in a stand-alone Part D plan for their drug coverage.

(Bloomberg) -- SK Hynix Inc.'s quarterly profit rose a smaller-than expected 557%, adding to heightened fears that an AI boom that has propelled the semiconductor industry may be decelerating. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia's $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds After Briefly Plunging 20% Bel

(Bloomberg) -- SK Hynix Inc.’s quarterly profit rose a smaller-than expected 557%, adding to heightened fears that an AI boom that has propelled the semiconductor industry may be decelerating. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds After Briefly Plunging 20% Bel

Josh Lipton stock the market movers for Wednesday, July 29th, including the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. After the closing bell, Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META) report second quarter earnings, with investors watching closely for signs that their massive AI investments are beginning to pay off.

<body><p>STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters</p><p>:: Nancy Tengler, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Tengler Investments</p><p>Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers as they race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>"I actually think they are right to spend," Tengler said. "Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending."</p><p>Speaking with Reuters' Lisa Bernhard, Tengler also discussed this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the second under new Chair Kevin Warsh.</p><p>And though markets are pricing in rate hikes before the end of the year, Tengler said she believes Warsh will "persuade his colleagues that raising [rates] would be perilous in this environment."</p></body>

The stock market is fine outside AI. Seagate, SK Hynix, KLA and Bloom Energy are key earnings late. Will the Federal Reserve surprise?

The U.S. Transportation Department and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have proposed sweeping rules to grant environmental review waivers for commercial rocket launches and spaceport operations, bypassing long-standing regulatory hurdles.

(Bloomberg) -- Positions in futures tied to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate have surged to an all-time high as traders brace for the risk the central bank could start pushing rates higher Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeASML Slides on Report of Ch

(Bloomberg) -- On the eve of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, bond traders are on edge. While most expect policymakers to leave interest rates unchanged, prominent voices across Wall Street are putting their weight behind a hike in just the second meeting run by new Chairman Kevin Warsh. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeAppl

Between AI spending doubts, a potential Fed surprise, and new competition from China, here's what's rattling investors.

(Bloomberg) -- Meredith Whitney, the former bank analyst who rose to fame for a 2007 report ahead of the global financial crisis, warned that a US “reckoning” is coming in the fourth quarter as one-time economic boosts from the World Cup and residual fiscal spending fade.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set to Make Big Smart

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang defended open-weight artificial intelligence systems as crucial to the nascent AI industry, sending a cautionary message to officials in Washington who are debating how to respond to a surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed H

Nearly a third of Americans say they have shoplifted at some point in their lives, according to a new LendingTree survey — a figure that has climbed as high prices for groceries, housing and insurance continue to strain household budgets. The survey found that 30% of respondents admitted to ...

(Bloomberg) -- Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterASML Slides on Report of China Starting DUV Tool ProductionParamount, which

Wednesday will be another volatile session with big tech earnings and a Fed interest rate decision on deck.