Finance
Fed’s Mester says inflation hasn’t peaked and multiple half-point rate hikes are needed
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Friday that she doesn’t see ample evidence that inflation has peaked and thus is on board with supporting a series of aggressive interest rate increases. “I think the Fed has shown that we’re in the process of recalibrating our policy to get inflation back down to our 2% […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Turning Point Therapeutics, Lululemon, RH and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Turning Point Therapeutics (TPTX) – The biopharmaceutical company’s shares more than doubled in premarket trading after agreeing to be acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) for $76 per share in cash, or $4.1 billion. Turning Point specializes in cancer treatments. Lululemon (LULU) – Lululemon shares rose […]
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Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report
Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 1, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose Thursday evening as investors focus their attention on more jobs data due out Friday morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up about 34 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both higher by 0.2%. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lululemon, RH, Okta and more
People line up to enter a store during Black Friday shopping at Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont of Greater Chicago Area, Illinois, the United States, on Nov. 26, 2021. Joel Lerner | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Lululemon Athletica — Shares of the athleisure […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Chewy, GameStop, MongoDB & more
Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. Charles Platiau | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Microsoft — Shares of the technology giant slipped 0.6% after Microsoft cut its earnings and revenue guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter. Microsoft cited unfavorable foreign exchange rates as the […]
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Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says it’s ‘very hard to see the case’ for the Fed pausing rate hikes
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Thursday that it’s unlikely the central bank will be taking a break from its current rate-hiking cycle anytime soon. Though she stressed that Fed policymakers will remain data-dependent, Brainard said the most likely path will be that the increases will continue until inflation is tamed. “Right now, it’s […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hormel, Ciena, GameStop and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Hormel (HRL) – Hormel added 1.7% in premarket trading after beating top and bottom-line estimates for its latest quarter. The company behind the Spam, Dinty Moore and Jennie-O food brands backed its earlier full-year sales guidance and also said its moves to mitigate inflation and supply […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Chewy, MongoDB, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and more
A dog sits in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during Chewy Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 14, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Chewy — The pet retailer’s shares surged nearly 20% after hours […]
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The Fed’s Mary Daly says rate hikes should continue until inflation is tamed
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Wednesday she backs raising interest rates aggressively until inflation comes down to a reasonable level. Those moves likely would entail multiple 50 basis point hikes at coming meetings, then a possible rest to see how the central bank policy tightening is combining with other factors in addressing […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Salesforce, Delta, Albemarle and more
Pedestrians pass in front of the Salesforce Tower in New York. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Salesforce — Shares of the enterprise-software maker jumped nearly 10% after the company’s stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings report. Salesforce also lifted its full-year earnings guidance, but reduced its […]
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