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U. S. stock futures moved higher on Thursday as investors assessed the implications of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and a surprise agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending months of conflict.

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) secured up to $100 million in U.S. CHIPS Act funding, marking a new phase of direct federal support for its quantum computing efforts. The company outlined a gate-model roadmap targeting 100 logical qubits by 2032, alongside its existing quantum annealing platform. D-Wave plans to release an error-aware quantum simulator this September, described as a first of its kind for modeling real-world noise and reliability. D-Wave Quantum enters this news cycle with its...

Volkswagen (ETR:VOW3) used its 66th annual general meeting to outline a difficult but active 2025 fiscal year, with executives pointing to product launches, electric-vehicle momentum and restructuring progress while warning that tariffs, competition and geopolitical pressures continue to weigh on pr

(Corrects days of the week throughout the text) June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Thursday after the previous session's selloff as optimism about a Middle East peace deal

The Donald Trump administration has closed a federal investigation into Delta Air Lines’ handling of the CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.-related outage. Delta Cleared After Review of CrowdStrike Outage Response On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation said it had concluded its...

SpaceX stock fell for the first time on Wednesday. The fell 1.3% after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and retail sales numbers showed some discretionary spending weakness. The overall market is probably a secondary factor in SpaceX trading.

(Bloomberg) -- Traders piled into betting on interest-rate hikes as soon as next month after Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference as Federal Reserve chairman to make clear the central bank won’t tolerate high inflation.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingTrump Blows Through His Iran Red Lines in Justifying Peace DealIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USApple Plans C

Talks for a potential $3b+ cloud infrastructure leasing partnership between Oracle and Microsoft reportedly fell apart over security certification requirements for U.S. government workloads. Reports indicated that Oracle did not agree to add FedRAMP security certification, which is commonly required for regulated public sector contracts. Oracle publicly disputed the characterization of events and emphasized that Microsoft remains both a customer and a partner. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), trading at...

By Kanishka Ajmera and Rashika Singh June 18 (Reuters) - Citigroup has pushed back its expectation for the U.S.

Americans are already paying more for gas, groceries, and everyday services. Now, a new analysis from Bank of America suggests the next inflation problem may be building before it fully reaches consumers. The concern is not just that prices are already high. It is that business costs are rising ...

Stocks looked set to rebound on Thursday as the peace deal between the U.S. and Iran helped investors to get over the worst of their worries about a hawkish Federal Reserve. The selloff came after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh signaled he was determined to rein in inflation, fueling bets that the central bank will hike interest rates later this year. Warsh’s comments “led investors to fully price in a Fed hike by October, with the repricing weighing on risk assets,” said Deutsche Bank economist Peter Sidorov.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment has improved to ‘bullish’ on SPY and QQQ from ‘bearish’ earlier in the week.

These companies thrive under economic pressure.

President Trump's handpicked successor to Jerome Powell is removing transparency from the central bank -- and that's a big deal for a pricey stock market.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Thursday, Jun, 18 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.1%, as investors weigh stubborn trade price pressures against a steady Federal Reserve. Import prices for May rose 1.9%, with fuel and lubricants jumping 12.5%, which means businesses are facing higher costs on what they buy from overseas. Export prices climbed 1.3%, the sixth straight monthly rise, hinting that US goods sold...

Warsh stressed the Fed's commitment to deliver price stability and skipped publishing an individual rate forecast in the dot plot.

Lululemon stock faces pressure from a cultural controversy in China that threatens its key growth market and from a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook.

7.58am: Fed shock but Iran deal signed News overnight that US and Iranian leaders signed an MoU to end the war has helped lower oil prices, but a portentous debut of the US Federal Reserve's new chair seems still likely to weigh on markets today. Kevin Warsh’s first appearance as Fed...

Tim Cook says Apple can no longer absorb soaring memory-chip costs driven by the artificial intelligence boom, signalling higher prices for consumers and raising concerns about broader inflation across the technology sector.View on euronews

Warsh's first Fed day is the worst for a new chair since 1994. Trump wanted cuts. He got a rate hike threat.

The risk/reward ratio on stocks doesn't look as good as it used to.

(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates as soon as September if inflation remains elevated, according to Rob Kaplan, vice chairman at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and former Dallas Fed president. Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USTrump Blows Through His Iran Red Lines in Justifying Peace DealNetanyahu Pays a Po

The U.S. and Iran electronically signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, extending their ceasefire and establishing a framework for a peace agreement.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75%, unchanged since the central bank cut by three-quarters of a point in late 2025, and then delivered a dot plot that told investors the easing cycle underpinning the sector's re-rating might be over.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75%, unchanged since the central bank cut by three-quarters of a point in late 2025, and then delivered a dot plot that told investors the easing cycle underpinning the sector's re-rating might be over.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75%, unchanged since the central bank cut by three-quarters of a point in late 2025, and then delivered a dot plot that told investors the easing cycle underpinning the sector's re-rating might be over.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75%, unchanged since the central bank cut by three-quarters of a point in late 2025, and then delivered a dot plot that told investors the easing cycle underpinning the sector's re-rating might be over.

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A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75%, unchanged since the central bank cut by three-quarters of a point in late 2025, and then delivered a dot plot that told investors the easing cycle underpinning the sector's re-rating might be over.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75% and revised its dot plot in a direction that few in the retail sector wanted to see: the median year-end rate estimate moved from 3.4% to 3.8%, suggesting the rate cuts delivered in late 2025 may not only not be extended, they may be partially reversed.