Soaring U.S. stocks make China’s marketplace look worse than it is. Names to watch
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Fed’s Powell cautions about higher long-term rates as ‘supply shocks’ provide policy challenges
Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that longer-term interest rates are likely to be higher as the economy changes and policy is in flux. “We may be entering a period of more frequent, and potentially more persistent, supply shocks — a difficult challenge for the economy and for central banks,” the central bank […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, UnitedHealth, Alibaba and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Walmart – The discount retailer reported better-than-expected earnings , but shares were slightly lower in the premarket. Walmart posted an adjusted profit of 61 cents per share, beating an LSEG estimate of 58 per share. Revenue of $165.61 billion was about in line with the consensus […]
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Key AI hub China restricts schoolchildren’s use of the tech
Key Points China is restricting how much children can use generative artificial intelligence in schools, according to a local release citing the Ministry of Education. Primary school students are prohibited from using unrestricted generative AI tools on their own, although an instructor may use the tech to assist in teaching, according to the local government […]
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