Would rising rates change the calculus for the big banks?
News
High-signal headlines only - macro events, earnings, M&A, regulatory. Listicles and analyst clickbait filtered out by default. Refreshed hourly.
Higher interest rates will generate tailwinds and headwinds for the financial data giant.

<body><p>STORY: Shares of FedEx fell Wednesday morning after the company posted lower margins in its core delivery segment.</p><p>That raised investor doubts about its future following the spinoff of its highly profitable trucking unit.</p><p>In a bid to focus on its delivery business, FedEx spun off its trucking unit, FedEx Freight, earlier this month. </p><p>The slimmed-down company is under investor scrutiny to bolster profits and reduce costs, which have climbed for employee salaries and benefits as well as for outsourced transportation and fuel.</p><p>U.S. logistics firms including UPS and FedEx have been battling volume decline due to changing U.S. trade policies, while the Iran war has pushed fuel prices higher.</p><p>Also weighing on volumes is the loss of duty-free "de minimis" treatment for low-value e-commerce shipments tied to China-linked discount sellers, such as Shein and Temu.</p></body>
FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft. The post More FedEx MD-11 cargo jets return to service, others are retired appeared first on FreightWaves.
(Updates prices in the second and final paragraphs.) Gold traded at a seven-month low midafternoo
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) is a stock with characteristics suited to multi-decade ownership, because its four-segment healthcare engine, 54 consecutive years of dividend increases, and recession-resistant end markets give a retirement-focused portfolio something rare: cash compounding that does not require monitoring. Pillar One: Durability Built Into the Business Model Abbott’s revenue flows from four distinct segments ... Got $2,500? 1 Unstoppable Dividend Aristocrat With an Ironclad Moat
FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX, XETRA:FDX) shares fell on Wednesday following its latest earnings report, even as Bank of America said the company continues to show strong underlying earnings momentum, with the post-earnings decline driven more by reporting-transition complexity than by operational...
Reimbursements will begin in August, says the logistics giant, whose Q4 revenue benefited substantially from Iran war-driven fuel surcharges.
Worries about inflation and Fed rate hikes are hurting gold. It’s no longer a haven. There could be more downside ahead.
BBAI's government GenAI push is gaining traction as Ask Sage wins federal contracts and higher-margin software lifts gross margin.
The day after FedEx (NYSE:FDX) reported, the stock is down again, and an analyst on CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime spent his segment trying to convince viewers that the people selling are reading the wrong line of the income statement. The shares finished the prior session lower and slid another 1.83% in Wednesday’s session to $311.43, ... An Analyst Says the FedEx Selloff Is a ‘Misinterpretation’ and the Revenue Beat Is Getting Buried
FedEx tops Q4 earnings and revenue estimates, posts year-over-year gains and raises its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook.
FedEx (FDX) may face near-term pressure from the recent spin-off of its freight business and a trans
Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, went on CNBC this morning with a message for retail investors. The Federal Reserve has flipped from an easing bias to a tightening bias, and Wren wants investors to treat the resulting wobble as an invitation rather than a warning shot. “You don’t want ... Wells Fargo’s Scott Wren to Retail Investors: Don’t Chase the Rally, Be Ready to Pounce on Dips
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal derivatives regulator, filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 23, 2026, making it the ninth state the agency has sued in an accelerating battle over who gets to regulate prediction markets in the United States. Kentucky had moved the ...
UUP reaches a new 52-week high as a stronger dollar benefits from hawkish Fed expectations and risk-off sentiment.
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose for a third straight day on Wednesday to hit a 13-month high as markets brace for anticipated rate hikes from the Federal
A recent purchase of EQT Corp. by a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is drawing attention after the Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker account noted the committee oversees the federal agency responsible for regulating natural gas pipelines. Pipeline Approvals In Focus The trade was made by Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), who serves on the House committee that has oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Don’t Miss: A single bad hire can set a startup back years. Here
I keep buying Coca-Cola while half of Wall Street treats every consumer staple like it has a fuse on it. The June panic over a softening jobs report, decelerating GDP growth, and credit card delinquencies spiking as U.S. consumer debt levels hit a generational breaking point has pushed momentum traders out of anything that touches ... Why I Can’t Stop Buying This 136-Year-Old Dividend King
Bank of America Global Research economists expect the Federal Reserveto raise interest rates three times this year due to Chair Kevin Warsh’s more hawkish stance and the nation’s overall economic resilience despite the Iran War. BofA revised its forecast after the Fed left the benchmark federal ...
Telcoin launched the first US onchain bank account tied to a regulated bank-issued stablecoin. Unlike Circle and Ripple, Telcoin operates under a full bank charter ...
The delivery giant is posting impressive sales growth, but a tangle of new expenses has investors hitting the brakes.
Gold traded at a seven-month low early on Wednesday as the dollar continued to strengthen on expecta
Dollar General's (DG) core lower- and middle-income consumers are under pressure amid sticky inflati
The new Fed chair didn't change the Fed funds rate this month, but there were notable policy changes.
The U.S. dollar has separated from the pack, rising to the highest levels in more than a year and building on gains again Wednesday, as investors use the greenback as a sanctuary from risks tied to the global tech selloff and calibrate the impact of expected Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes over the back half of the year. There also was little change in Fed forecasts with futures indicating a 60% chance of a rate hike in September. Charalampos Pissouros, senior market analyst at XM, thinks the dollar rally is extending beyond the Fed funds trade.
The shipping giant reported adjusted EPS of $6.31 versus expectations of $5.96, but its new calendar-year profit forecast fell short of expectations
Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging higher after a bruising two-day selloff in technology and semiconductor shares. Investors were also looking ahead to earnings from memory chipmaker Micron for fresh clues on the outlook for artificial intelligence-related demand.
US-Iran deal hopes may ease oil prices, curb inflation and lift risk appetite. Here are some ETFs that could win, and those that may lag.