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The dollar slid Tuesday after a drop in US inflation dented expectations of an interest rate hike later this month.Earlier Tuesday, the market saw a roughly 40 percent probability of a US interest rate hike this month, but that fell to 13 percent after the CPI data was published.
Yahoo Finance's Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre and Senior Business Reporter Brooke DiPalma join Julie Hyman on Market Catalysts to break down the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, what it means for the Federal Reserve's rate-cut outlook, and how Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's testimony could shape expectations for monetary policy.
June CPI came in at 3.5% annually, below the 3.8% economists expected, but rising oil prices and an IBM warning capped gains
CPI inflation was far below views, lowering Fed rate hike odds. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said he'll "get monetary policy right."
FEATURE The artificial-intelligence trade appeared to be reignited Tuesday as investors digested a slew of bank earnings reports ahead of the consumer-price index inflation report for June. International Business Machines sank 23% after the company’s preliminary second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue missed analysts’ targets.
Wall Street looked set for a mixed open as investors digested a 23% plunge in IBM shares, another jump in oil prices and the start of the second-quarter earnings season. Dow Jones futures were down 281 points, or 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures were 0.1% lower. Nasdaq futures were pointing...
By Ragini Mathur and Avinash P July 14 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures fell on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors sifted through earnings reports from Wall Street's biggest banks, while IBM
Fresh inflation data, Fed rate hike bets, a shaky AI trade, and a reescalating US-Iran war factored into Tuesday's stock market moves.
Wall Street is tuning out wars and ignoring geopolitical headlines, and one chief investment strategist thinks he knows exactly why. The answer involves a spending figure that should stop any investor cold.
IQM Quantum Computers is breaking into the U.S. market at a time when federal support for quantum technology has been growing.
Strategic federal moves to take direct equity stakes in public quantum developers cement high-performance computing as an urgent national security priority.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a mixed start to trading on Monday, following the holiday-shortened week due to the Juneteenth Federal holiday. We may start to see some end-of-the-quarter reallocations and selling for Hedge funds, ETFs, and Mutual Funds this week, and today looks like a starting point. With most corporate buybacks ... Here Are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Centene, Darden Restaurants, Flutter Entertainment, GE Healthcare, IBM, Nike,
Federal Orders Renew Momentum Across the Quantum SectorQuantum-computing stocks moved higher in after-hours trading on Monday after U. S.
The Trump administration backs quantum computing yet again following an unprecedented funding package in May.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.48%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.15%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The memory tax is coming at Apple at a time when it's already battered with existing tariff drama.
U.S. stocks rose in early Thursday trading, rebounding from the previous session’s Fed-driven selloff as falling oil prices and optimism surrounding the Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discusses IBM's significant $10 billion investment in quantum computing, a faster form of AI. Krishna also noted a $1 billion federal government commitment to build a chip fabrication facility in Albany, New York, illustrating a strong collaboration between public and private sectors. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Katie Greifeld on "The Close."
D-Wave Quantum was tentatively awarded $100 million by the U.S. government. Here’s what the company must do in order to get it.
IBM stock jumped in morning trading, adding oomph to a big rally that started with a $1 billion award from the federal government for quantum computing late last month. On Monday, analysts with Barclays initiated coverage of IBM stock with a buy rating. IBM stock climbed more than 8% to 323.74 in morning trades on the stock market today.
IBM stock climbed Thursday as the tech giant pledged to invest more than $10 billion over five years in its quantum computing efforts. The news comes a week after a $1 billion award from the federal government for quantum computing gave IBM shares a major jolt. The $10 billion toward includes research and development funds, capital expenditures and mergers and acquisitions, IBM said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wall Street stocks are expected to go into reverse on Thursday as optimism about the ceasefire in the Gulf and a potential US-Iran peace deal became increasingly strained. Futures for the tech-laded Nasdaq were tipped to lead the decline, down 0.5%, while S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures...