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The Federal Reserve's July Inflation Forecast Is In, and It Contains a Surprising Red FlagHeadline inflation is expected to drop for a second consecutive month -- but this is far from the full story.
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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Just Hammered Home the 2 Words That'll Define His Tenure as Head of the Central Bank -- and They're Worrisome for Wall StreetThe new Fed chair's top priority is a double-edged sword for the second-priciest stock market in history.
Motley Fool19d agoneutral
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, Welcome to Your No-Win Scenario, Courtesy of President Donald TrumpNo one ever said overseeing monetary policy for the world's largest economy would be easy.
Motley Fool19d agoneutral
Inflation Isn't Just a Trumpflation Problem Any Longer -- There's a New Culprit, and It Has Potentially Dire Implications for Wall StreetThe stock market's No. 1 catalyst has quickly transformed into an inflationary menace.
MT Newswires20d agobearish
US Equity Indexes Decline This Week as Sell-Off in Chipmakers, Heavy Iran Strikes Fail to Outweigh Inflation TailwindUS equity indexes fell this week as semiconductors headed toward a bear market and Iran's retaliatio
The Wall Street Journal20d agobearish
U.S. Chip Stocks Extend Slide; Netflix Tumbles on Growth WarningU.S. stocks fell as a deepening selloff in semiconductor shares and a sharp drop in Netflix extended a bruising week for technology investors, while oil prices surged on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.
Investing.com20d agobearish
Netflix, Intuitive Surgical tumble premarketInvesting.com - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Friday, pointing to a second straight day of losses on Wall Street as investors continued to reassess lofty technology valuations following a string of disappointing corporate updates tied to artificial intelligence spending.
Investor's Business Daily20d agobearish
Stock Market Today: Dow Slides As Netflix Plunges On Earnings; SpaceX Slides After Canceled Flight (Live Coverage)Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Friday as Netflix stock plunged on earnings. SpaceX shares sold off on a canceled test flight.
InvestorsHub20d agoneutral
U.S. futures weaken as Netflix guidance disappoints and Middle East tensions intensify: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall StreetU. S. stock index futures traded lower on Friday as investors remained cautious about the outlook for artificial intelligence spending while monitoring renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran.
Associated Press20d agoneutral
Asian shares sink, with Tokyo down nearly 5% as slumping AI stocks drag world markets lowerAsian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while U.S. futures slipped.
Reuters Videos20d agoneutralVIDEO
Wall St ends lower as chip weakness offsets solid earnings, data<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Thursday, with the Dow dropping two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding about half a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq losing almost one-and-a-half percent.</p><p>Chip stocks tumbled despite bellwether TSMC posting a 77% jump in quarterly profit, it's shares falling more than 2%.</p><p>Mel Casey, senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, said the pullback demonstrated the lofty expectations for a sector that has soared by nearly 70% so far this year. </p><p>"You just have so many investors in the same trade here and really banking on every little component of the value chain, like, humming along at maximum pace. And so anything that's a little bit shy of, say, the whisper, or anything that's as good as expected but not better than expected is seen almost as a disappointment. And so that's what you're seeing today. But there's nothing you could really point to in the Taiwan Semi report to feel bearish about."</p><p>Memory-chip makers were among the biggest laggards, with SanDisk, Western Digital, Seagate Technology and Intel down between about five-and-a-half and twelve-and-a-half percent.</p><p>:: Netflix</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Netflix tumbled more than 7% in extended trading after the streaming giant's third-quarter revenue and earnings projections hovered below Wall Street targets. The company also said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses about consumers' viewing hours as it seeks new avenues of growth.</p><p>Shares of UnitedHealth Group closed higher after the company beat Wall Street earnings estimates and hiked its 2026 forecast.</p><p>But shares of United Airlines fell as surging oil prices weighed on its forward guidance.</p><p>Meanwhile, generally upbeat economic data on Thursday showed solid core retail sales, a drop in jobless claims and surging manufacturing activity in the Northeast.</p></body>
The Wall Street Journal21d agoneutral
Here’s What Is Happening Behind the Market’s Swings, in ChartsThe Nasdaq composite fell 1.5%, leading the session’s losses. Another quarter of solid earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing did little to mitigate a rough patch for chip stocks, with investors worried more about its spending plans than its bright outlook. Shares of chip makers from Santa Clara, Calif., to Seoul slid.
Barrons.com21d agobearish
Chip Weakness Takes Hold, Nasdaq StumblesChip stock weakness was taking its toll on Thursday, and tech stocks were losing steam. The Nasdaq was down 0.6%, while the S&P fell 0.1%. The Dow looked for direction near the flatline. Memory chip stocks, like Western Digital and Micron, were some of the worst performers premarket though the chip space struggled broadly.
Investing.com21d agobullish
UnitedHealth rallies premarket while chip stocks retreat; TSMC’s record earningsInvesting.com -- U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed lingering Middle East tensions, and focused on corporate earnings and further signs that U.S. inflationary pressures are easing.
Investor's Business Daily21d agobullish
UNH Stock Flashes Buy Signal On Massive Earnings BeatUnitedHealth Group crushed Q2 earnings forecasts amid lower-than-expected benefit costs and gave a big boost to its full-year outlook. Humana, Centene and CVS Health all got a sizable lift from the warm reception for UnitedHealth's earnings report.
Barrons.com21d agobullish
J.B. Hunt Stock Jumps as Earnings Exceed High Expectations for TruckingWednesday, J.B. Hunt reported earnings per share of $1.91, up 45% year over year, from sales of $3.5 billion, up 19%.
InvestorsHub21d agoneutral
US markets steady as TSMC delivers record profit and investors await key economic data: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street FuturesUS stock futures traded close to flat on Thursday as investors weighed encouraging inflation data, another strong round of corporate earnings and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Market attention also turned to a busy schedule of economic releases and earnings reports that could shape sentiment for the remainder of the week.
Investing.com21d agoneutral
TSMC scores record profit, eyes on retail sales, earnings - What’s moving marketsInvesting.com - U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Thursday as softer inflation data continued to support hopes that the Federal Reserve can keep interest rates on hold.
Motley Fool21d agoneutral
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Just Drove a Dagger Through Wall Street's Heart With This Telling 15-Word Statement on InflationWarsh's hardline stance on inflation is a wake-up call for the second-priciest stock market in history.
Reuters Videos21d agoneutralVIDEO
Wall St ends higher on cool inflation data, strong earnings<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding over a third of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing more than six-tenths of a percent.</p><p>A second day of solid bank earnings added momentum to an auspicious beginning to second-quarter reporting season.</p><p>BlackRock and Morgan Stanley both beat quarterly profit expectations, with shares of BlackRock advancing over 6.5% and Morgan Stanley also ending higher.</p><p>Strong earnings combined with more cooler-than-expected inflation data, in the form of June wholesale prices, helped lift stocks, says Melissa Brown, managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp.</p><p>"We saw some good earnings from the financial companies. And, you know, on top of that, there's just still the same buzz around the AI trade, around what's happening with semiconductors. And there's, we haven't really seen a lot of bad news. The inflation news has been better than expected, although I would argue still not good. So inflation is still higher than the Fed's target, even though it has come in a little bit lower than expected. But I think, you know, kind of all those things are conspiring to make it a good but not blowout day today."</p><p>Among the session's other stock moves, PayPal surged more than 17% after sources told Reuters that Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly offered to acquire it.</p><p>And shares of United Airlines dipped in extended trading despite the carrier saying it expected full-year profit at the high end of its prior forecast, as the company's third-quarter outlook was short of Wall Street expectations.</p></body>
