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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Home Depot, Intel, Viking Therapeutics, Nvidia and more
These are some of the stocks making the biggest moves during midday trading: Viking Therapeutics — Shares tumbled 42% after phase 2 trial results showed Viking’s experimental oral obesity drug had more side effects than expected. About 20% of the patients in the trial quit using the drug due to symptoms such as nausea and […]
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Bessent says interviews for ‘incredible group’ of potential Fed chairs will start after Labor Day
Key Points Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will begin interviewing candidates for Fed chair soon as the White House whittles down what has suddenly become a crowded field of 11 candidates. In a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview, Bessent repeated the administration’s desire for easing, saying it would help the moribund U.S. housing market. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Palo Alto Networks, Best Buy and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – Shares of the chipmaker jumped around 6% after it was announced that SoftBank will make a roughly $2 billion investment in the company, paying $23 per share for Intel’s common stock. This comes as the U.S. government reportedly has been considering taking a stake […]
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