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Grocery prices jumped 0.5% in April and restaurant menu prices climbed 0.7%, the biggest monthly moves in either category since late 2025. Before that, you would have to go back to 2022 to find a hotter print. The April CPI report, released Tuesday by the BLS, showed headline inflation running at 3.8% year over year, ... Grocery and Restaurant Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 2022
Demand for Treasuries picks up overnight, and yields fall, as President Trump meets with China's Xi Jinping amid U.S. inflation jitters. Weekly jobless claims stay with a long-standing range, rising to 211,000 from a downwardly revised 199,000.
President Trump’s posture toward China has whipsawed markets for over a year, with prediction markets confirming tariffs escalated from 10% to 40% to 100% between February and June of last year. Any thaw in that relationship, whether through tariff relief, eased chip export rules, or restored market access, would flow straight into the income statements ... 5 Companies Are Betting on Trump’s China Pivot. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.
FDX plans to spin off its freight unit as FDXF on June 1, aiming to unlock value and sharpen its focus on parcel delivery and LTL markets.
South Korea's stock market is on track for another superb year as it swats away tariff and energy threats to its economy.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher on Thursday after another wild day on Wall Street, during which the major indices moved in different directions. Another round of disturbing inflation data hit the tape as the Producer Price Index for April came in at 1.4%, the largest move higher in four years, while Producer prices ... Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Commercial Metals, Doximity, Draftkings, Hut 8, Illumina, Lowe’s, TeraWulf, Starbucks, Whirlpool,
Shares of wireless chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) jumped 7.6% in the afternoon session after a combination of strong fiscal second-quarter results, promising developments for its data center processors, and a favorable US-China tariff suspension fueled multiple analyst upgrades.
The President wants rate cuts. His pick is set to take the chair at the Federal Reserve. Futures markets have spent weeks pricing in easing. Then the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Consumer Price Index report, and the door slammed shut. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year-over-year in April, up from 3.3% in March, ... Trump Wants Rate Cuts. The Data Just Made That Nearly Impossible.
With a new Fed chair stepping in, uncertainty around inflation could rattle the market.
Apple (AAPL) continues to draw attention after recent share price gains, with the stock up 15.3% over the past month and 14.2% over the past 3 months, prompting fresh questions around valuation and earnings power. See our latest analysis for Apple. At a share price of $298.87, Apple’s recent 15.3% 30 day share price return and 10.3% year to date share price return sit alongside a 41.3% 1 year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum has been building over both shorter and longer...
The April inflation report landed with a number the Federal Reserve hoped it would never have to explain again. Consumer prices rose 3.8% year over year, the highest reading since 2023 and a sharp jump from March’s 3.3%. Energy did most of the damage: gasoline ripped 21% in March, the biggest monthly increase in data ... The Fed’s Worst-Case Scenario Is Quietly Unfolding
Higher inflation may not be as short-term as the president thinks, based on what history tells us.
Network insights from the logistics giant will help enable data-driven supplier management and boost visibility, per a news release.
Accelerating inflation has made interest rate increases more likely, and they have historically been bad news for the stock market.
China's GDP growth appears on track to meet its full-year target, reducing the need for sizable stimulus to come, Citi analysts say in a note. They note Beijing seems satisfied with current growth momentum based on its announcements.
The central bank that Wall Street has become accustomed to may be on the verge of significant change.
The price of Bitcoin was rising slightly but stayed below $80,000 after falling to a one-week low in the previous session. Higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data for April on Tuesday reduced the prospect of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, denting risk appetite and boosting the dollar.
Political pressure is building for consumer rebates after Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday accused the administration's tariff policy of raising costs for households while allowing major corporations to retain the financial benefits. In a post on X, Kelly said, "Americans have paid the real price of this administration’s chaotic tariff policy. The savings should go back to them, not big corporations who raised prices and did just fine." Americans have paid the real price of this administra
The Senate narrowly confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair in a deeply divided 54-45 vote. The contentious appointment immediately drew fierce criticism from prominent economists and Democrats who fear the move severely threatens the central bank’s historical independence. Progressive Backlash And Identity Crisis Leading the opposition, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blasted the incoming Chair’s motives and loyalties. “Trump wants to control interest rates, and he nominated
Spiking energy prices have pushed inflation to a three-year high of 3.8%. Investors expect price pressures related to the Iran war to ease—one reason the stock market keeps chugging along. Retirees who collect Social Security should get a bigger raise next year.
Salesforce secured a $72 million U.S. Air Force agreement as part of a broader $5.6 billion Department of Defense contract. The deal brings Salesforce's Agentforce AI platform into Air Force and Space Force operations for personnel and workflow management. This is Salesforce's largest consolidated federal contract to date and expands its reach in highly regulated government cloud environments. For investors watching NYSE:CRM, this contract lands at a time when the stock is trading at...
Oil prices moved slightly lower on Wednesday, but markets were buoyed to new heights by the strength of the tech sector. Plus, the new Federal Reserve chair cleared his final confirmation hurdle this afternoon, which likely alleviated some lingering uncertainty at the central bank, and among investors. Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 54-45 on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the 17th person to take on the job.
<body><p>STORY: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares.</p><p>The Dow actually fell slightly while the S&P gained about six-tenths of one percent and the Nasdaq added double that with the two indexes notching record closing highs.</p><p>The markets looked past data from the Labor Department showing producer prices jumped by 1.4% last month, the largest monthly increase in four years.</p><p>Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist with U.S. Bank Asset Management says he isn’t sure if these numbers will persist and what impact they will have on profits.</p><p>“Obviously, manufacturers and other importers are dealing with high prices due to tariffs and also due to high energy prices. I think the question is, this a temporary bump in producer prices or is it something that will ultimately eat into their profit margins? But we've seen strong investment in productivity tools . And we've seen profit margins remain pretty sturdy in here, which is driving corporate profits. But if this is a one-time blip, this can get managed through the corporate profit cycle.”</p><p>The recent inflation data is dousing any remaining hopes for a near-term rate cut from the Federal Reserve. </p><p>In fact, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Wednesday that a rate hike could be in the cards if inflation pressures fail to subside.</p><p>Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, was confirmed by the Senate in a vote along party lines.</p><p>:: Ford</p><p>Stocks on the move included Ford which surged 13% following a Morgan Stanley report highlighting the strength of the company’s energy storage business. </p><p>And Johnson & Johnson climbed nearly 3% after brokerage Leerink Partners upgraded shares to "outperform" from "market perform."</p></body>
In the latest trading session, FedEx (FDX) closed at $369.7, marking a -1.79% move from the previous day.
A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.2% to its own record. Nvidia and other tech stocks led the way, a day after stumbling in an industrywide swoon.
Wall Street was split on Wednesday, with stocks charging higher while Treasuries sold off following another poor auction that saw the 30-year Treasury yield reach 5%. The Dow fell 0.1%. Stocks gained despite a high inflation reading: Wholesale energy prices climbed 7.8% in April from March.
(Bloomberg) -- Gold fell as the latest US data showed a resurgence in inflation, reinforcing bets that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for an extended period of time.Most Read from BloombergAmbani’s Cola War With Coke, Pepsi Spurs Fridge Bonanza in IndiaNvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the SpotlightMamdani Scraps Property Tax Hike, Counts Second-Home RevenueTrump Lands in China for Xi Trade Summit With Iran War in LimboBullion dropped as much as 1% Wednesday after
Investors got bad news on the inflation front for the second day in a row.
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