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Open markets committee says ‘economic activity is expanding at a solid pace’ in first meeting under new chair Kevin Warsh

US equity indexes were lower on Wednesday as government bond yields rose and the Federal Reserve ann

SpaceX's (SPCX) IPO may be creating a vacuum, and space-themed ETFs are benefitting from the latest phase in the Space Race. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre looks at the array of thematic space ETFs and how they have been gaining since SpaceX's mega-IPO last Friday.

U.S. stocks dropped on speculation the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation. The S&P 500 slumped 1.2% Wednesday after the Fed released projections showing nearly half its policymakers foresee at least one increase to its main interest rate this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went from a gain of 0.5% in the morning to a drop of 1%, while the Nasdaq composite sank 1.3%.

AI companies like SpaceX need lots of AI chips -- and lots of memory chips from Micron to help them work.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) launched three satellites into orbit on Wednesday, 17th June, and the stock jumped 6% in response. The reaction looks like a simple relief rally after a clean mission. It is actually a direct rebuttal to the specific argument Wall Street’s bears have been making for the past ...

SpaceX is more of an AI stock than a space stock -- and that's great news for Intel.

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is preparing a second-generation iPhone Air for spring 2027, aiming to boost the appeal of the slimmed-down device, according to people with knowledge of the matter.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 USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealApple Plans Camera AirPods Alongside Upgraded Foldable iP

(Updates with index/price moves and macroeconomic news from the first paragraph.) US equity index

Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is widening its blockchain push, bringing its Token Integration Engine (TIE) to the Solana network through a new integration with Alphaledger. In plain terms, the move lets companies that issue tokenized bonds on Alphaledger's platform attach Moody's credit ratings, ...

Johnson & Johnson has no plans to enter the booming obesity market, opting instead to focus on diseases such as cancer, CEO Joaquin Duato said in an interview for an upcoming episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. The comments set J&J apart from many of its rivals that are trying to develop or acquire obesity medicines following blockbuster weight-loss drugs from Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk.

(Bloomberg) -- Short-dated US Treasury yields leaped as Federal Reserve officials signaled they expect an interest-rate hike in the coming months, pushing traders to fully price in higher borrowing costs by October.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 USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealApple Plans Camera AirPods Alongs

The succession will mark the end of an era for the derivatives exchange, which transformed under Duffy’s long run.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock hasn’t been moving as much, considering the loud warnings from the oil market. The Guardian reports that Brent crude has been dropping fast as traders price in a reduction in Strait of Hormuz risks, and investors have reason to be cautious. Exxon dropped 6.52% over the ...

ARKK saw record inflows and outflows as investors possibly used ETFs to access SpaceX's IPO.

Deutsche Bank raised its Micron price target to $1,500 from $1,000.

Dow Hits Milestone High as Investors Watch Fed and Iran Developments

Bonds are in the driver's seat as Kevin Warsh chairs his first Fed meeting. Look at the yield or interest rate on the 2-year note, which is up strongly by 0.097 percentage points. Higher yields on a shorter-dated note suggest the bond market is readying to see a rate hike by the Fed sometime this year.

This mREIT isn't a high-yield trap, but it also isn't a reliable long-term investment.

Stocks remained lower after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh began his first press conference in the role. The Nasdaq was down 0.5%. Warsh began by saying he was welcomed by fellow bankers, who he says he’s listened closely to for “a lot of new ideas, new thinking, and genuine interest in moving the Fed forward.”

Goldman Sachs is telling stock market investors that the old winning formula is breaking. For years, investors have been following the same playbook: falling rates, capital-light technology, higher valuations, and a narrow group of stocks doing most of the heavy lifting. The call lands with ...

Lennar’s (LEN) asset-light strategy was intended to make the homebuilder more nimble. Bank of America also said it might complicate the earnings story. The brokerage restated its Underperform rating on Lennar, cutting its price target to $77 from $84 and reducing its profit projections after the ...

The stock market wavered after the Federal Reserve opted to keep interest rates steady during Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chairman. The Federal Open Market Committee continued this year’s pause with a target for the federal-funds rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. “Inflation remains elevated relative to the Committee’s 2 percent goal, in part reflecting supply shocks that have driven price increases in certain sectors, including energy,” the FOMC said in its statement.

In Kevin Warsh’s first vote as Fed chairman, the committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday. The decision, which was widely expected, comes as officials seek to determine if the recent oil shock will deliver long-term consequences to the broader economy. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its target for the federal-funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75% for the fourth consecutive meeting.

(Updates prices.) Gold was higher midafternoon Wednesday even as the dollar rose after a report s

AI lab Odyssey on Wednesday said it has raised $310 million in a Series B round valuing it at $1.45 ‌billion, and struck a deal with Amazon Web Services that gives ‌it access to specialized chips designed for high‑performance machine-learning workloads. The round, led by Natural Capital, ​saw participation from Amazon, AMD Ventures, Google Ventures, EQT and In-Q-Tel, alongside prominent individual investors including Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean and Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator. Odyssey is building models that can ⁠simulate the real world and act without human input.

Spirit Airlines had the lowest rating on the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey. The airline scored a 66 on the 100-point scale in 2026, dropping below low-cost rival Frontier Airlines, an airline that doesn't even offer internet service, and putting it 13 points behind ...

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Elon Musk just made his biggest bet yet on artificial intelligence. Days after SpaceX's record-breaking stock market debut, the company confirmed it would acquire Anysphere, the San Francisco-based startup behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor, in a deal valued at $60 billion. The move puts ...