U.S. stock futures looked set to open in the green early Monday, with the technology sector driving the gains. Corporate news is set to dominate the headlines in a light week for economic data, with the exception of Wednesday’s release of the Federal Reserve's minutes from its June monetary-policy meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 45 points, or 0.1%.
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Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday—when minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released—in hopes they might provide clues as to where interest rates are headed. They’ll also be watching for Thursday’s weekly jobs numbers and any changes to the fragile truce in the Middle East.
Warsh is intent on implementing major changes at the Fed.
U.S. stock futures edged higher in the overnight session ahead of Monday’s open following a strong rally in the prior week.
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Nike’s stock clawed back most of a steep post-earnings drop this week. Days later, a convenience store chain filed a federal lawsuit trying to block one of Nike’s biggest sneaker launches of the summer. The two storylines are unfolding almost simultaneously, but they have nothing to do with each ...
In a quiet week following America’s big birthday bash, we’ll also see data on service-sector activity and the trade deficit. Next week promises to be busier, with big banks kicking off earnings season.
Gold prices seemed to be mounting a comeback, but JPMorgan just made the rally harder to trust. Investors expected the shiny yellow metal to continue pushing higher into year's end, buoyed by rate-cut hopes, central-bank buying, and safe-haven demand. Reuters reported that spot gold was up over 2% ...
Markets enter a week marked by continued structural shift away from AI and technology stocks toward healthcare and defensive sectors, reflecting persistent investor skepticism about technology valuations and artificial intelligence infrastructure spending sustainability.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has a new political headache on its hands in the UK. It has a strong defense too. The U.S. data-analytics company is facing fresh pressure over its £330 million contract to run the National Health Service’s federated data platform, a system designed to connect ...
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Warsh's ideological overhaul of the central bank isn't the best news for a stock market that's priced for perfection.
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The chief executive officer of private credit fund BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. is departing the firm during ongoing losses, significant asset markdowns and federal scrutiny over valuation practices. Sources familiar with the matter revealed to Bloomberg that Phil Tseng will...
Markets overreacted to Warsh’s comments, Visser said, and expects the Fed to hold, citing AI-driven productivity as the rationale against near-term rate rises.
Strong productivity gains from AI -- and lower inflation -- could be good news for these Vanguard ETFs.
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JPMorgan Chase passed the Fed's bank stress test and is now returning more cash to shareholders, but its valuation is a bit of a worry.
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FedEx is selling FedEx Supply Chain to shipping giant CMA CGM for $1.4 billion, narrowing its focus to premium B2B shipping, logistics, and freight moves.
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Palantir Technologies is betting big on a simple idea: The U.S. government should never have to depend on someone else's AI model to protect the country. That idea is now a formal partnership. Palantir (PLTR) recently announced it is teaming with NVIDIA to give federal agencies and companies that ...
The recent Big Tech correction is a healthy reset, not a market crash. Big Tech capex remains the S&P 500's core engine. With falling gas prices driving down headline CPI and an impending dovish Fed pivot, current market levels offer an ideal entry point for a new historic rally.
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