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DoorDash for years has rushed online orders from burritos to cold medicine to customers’ homes via bike couriers and drivers. Now the delivery provider is adding a new mode of transport: air. DoorDash on Wednesday said it has secured a key certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to make commercial deliveries using drones.
The Michigan governor’s office estimates that the taxes have cost every family in the automaking state an average of $1,000 per year.
Wall Street faces a twin set of risks on Wednesday, tied to Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, as stocks undergo a rare change of leadership ahead of the summer market doldrums. “The market’s response to both should provide a clearer indication of whether the current rotation continues or begins to develop into broader weakness,” said Zaheer Anwari, co-founder and CEO of the Luxembourg-based Revacy Fund.
Investing.com -- JPMorgan told clients in a note that today’s Federal Reserve decision is the most important catalyst during regular trading hours, mapping out how the S&P 500 could move across a range of outcomes.
Brookfield Asset Management and NextEra Energy are developing a $100 billion data center campus in Paducah, Kentucky, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
(Bloomberg) -- As the costs of Donald Trump’s Iran war and higher tariffs pile up on farmers, US Senate candidates in Iowa and Nebraska are stoking populist anger by seizing on long-simmering grievances against giant agricultural companies.Most Read from BloombergUS Intercepts Iran Attack on Bases, Puncturing Days of CalmSK Hynix Profit Disappoints, Spending Soars to $31 BillionApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCh
Consumers now expect free delivery in 2.6 days, down from 3.4. Meeting that promise pushed more than half of retailers past FedEx, UPS and the Postal Service. The post Carrier diversification unravels the last-mile delivery duopoly appeared first on FreightWaves.
By Johann M Cherian and Ragini Mathur July 29 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy verdict against a backdrop of
Wall Street futures were mostly higher pre-bell Wednesday as the global tech sector sell-off paused,
U. S. stock futures traded close to unchanged on Wednesday as investors prepared for a pivotal session featuring the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and quarterly earnings from artificial intelligence leaders Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates twice by year-end -- history suggests that tighter monetary policy could trigger a stock market correction.
By Niket Nishant and Ankur Banerjee July 29 (Reuters) - Global shares struggled to push higher on Wednesday, as modest gains in Europe and the U.S. did little to soothe investors spooked by a
Stocks were on track to open a touch higher Wednesday as investors shrugged off a rally in oil prices ahead of the Federal Reserve’s July interest-rate decision. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 41 points, or 0.1%. This could be a crucial day for the market, with the Fed set to announce its policy decision and mega-cap tech companies Meta and Microsoft due to report earnings after the closing bell.
U.S. stock futures largely moved higher, though Sandisk and Micron Technology fell premarket as investor enthusiasm around semiconductor companies continued to wane.
Hard economic data, not proactive guesswork, drive Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy decisions.
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.
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
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. 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>
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