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The Federal Reserve will announce its policy decision on Sept. 16, with expectations of a rate hike amid elevated inflation and CPI prices. Kevin Gordon, Head of Macro Research and Strategy at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, and Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré join Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to discuss the potential consequences of a rate hike.
CoreWeave and Nebius are both racing to stack GPU capacity while the 10-year Treasury hovers near its yearly peak, but their debt loads could not be more different. Which neocloud survives a rate hike without flinching?
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Thursday after surprise key inflation data. Cisco and AI stock Cerebras plunge on earnings.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow the only outlier, ending virtually flat, the S&P 500 gaining about a quarter of a percent, and the Nasdaq adding more than half a percent.</p><p>:: CoreWeave</p><p>Upbeat quarterly results from AI-related firms continued to soothe investor fears about massive capex spending.</p><p>:: CoreWeave</p><p>Shares of CoreWeave, for instance, surged 19% after the AI cloud company lifted its annual capital spending forecast and topped second-quarter earnings estimates.</p><p>Mike Mussio is president of FBB Capital Partners.</p><p>“We continue to see some of these names that sold off dramatically in June and part of July on just general AI over-investment, scare around that, they're actually reporting earnings, and the earnings are kind of saying, 'nothing really to see here.' So some of these same companies and sub-industries within the AI complex that sold off hard are bouncing dramatically. And that's helping lead the Nasdaq higher today.”</p><p>Data center operators also rose, with IREN gaining almost 10% and Applied Digital up nearly 5%.</p><p>:: Nebius Group</p><p>And shares of data center company Nebius Group jumped 34%, helped by second-quarter results that beat expectations.</p><p>Shares of Super Micro Computer surged 19% after the AI server maker forecast fiscal 2027 revenue above Wall Street expectations.</p><p>And chip makers gained, with Nvidia rising 3% and Micron Technology adding about 5%. </p><p>Meanwhile, data on Wednesday showed U.S. consumer prices barely increased in July as the cost of gasoline declined for a second straight month, further reducing expectations of an interest rate hike next month from the Federal Reserve.</p></body>
U.S. stocks advanced on Aug. 12 after fresh inflation data showed consumer prices rose 3.4% year over year in July, slightly below the previous month’s 3.5% reading, helping fuel gains across technology and AI-linked stocks. The Nasdaq Composite was up about 0.5% during the session. AI ...
By Mike Dolan Aug 12 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets It's inflation day stateside and an important moment for Federal
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U. S. stock futures moved higher ahead of closely watched July inflation figures, with investors looking for clues about how the data could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions over the coming months.
Stock futures were rising on Wednesday after cloud computing company CoreWeave, optical networking company Lumentum, and server maker Super Micro all reported solid quarterly results, breathing some life into the AI trade ahead of the July inflation report.
Today Economic data: NFIB small-business index for July, existing home sales Earnings: Cardinal Health, Lumentum, CoreWeave, Super Micro, On Holding, Smithfield Foods Wednesday Inflation data: Consumer price index for July, 8:30 a.
Monday Earnings (a.m): Barrick Mining Earnings (p.m.): Simon Property, Rocket Lab, JBS, Hims & Hers Health, Trump Media Tuesday Economic data: NFIB small-business index for July, existing home sales Earnings: Cardinal Health, Lumentum, CoreWeave, Super Micro, On Holding, Smithfield Foods Wednesday Inflation data: Consumer price index for July, 8:30 a.
Markets enter a data-heavy week pivoting toward inflation assessment with Wednesday's July CPI report at 8:30am and Thursday's PPI establishing critical price pressure trends as investors evaluate Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's policy trajectory.
Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the top stories for investors to watch this weekend and next week, including Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) quarterly earnings on Saturday, the Consumer Price Index's (CPI's) latest inflation reading on Wednesday, Applied Materials (AMAT) earnings on Thursday, and more.
Chip and AI-linked stocks have whacked in recent weeks after a sharp run-up, while inflation concerns, the U.S.-Iran conflict, and stretched valuations have also weighed on sentiment.
Stocks fell as Meta buzz hit SpaceX, Micron and many AI stocks. Tesla is near a buy point with deliveries due. The June jobs report also is on tap.