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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Darden Restaurants, Micron Technology, Lamb Weston, Hims & Hers and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Hims & Hers — Shares of the telehealth startup shares lost more than 10% after the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage . Hims & Hers gives access to […]
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The Fed’s rate outlook has rattled markets. Here’s what it means for global central banks
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference where he announced the Fed had cut interest rates by a quarter point following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., Dec. 18, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve roiled markets Wednesday […]
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New Zealand sinks into recession, more rate cuts coming
Buildings in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Photographer: Fiona Goodall/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images New Zealand’s economy sank into recession in the third quarter as activity dived far more sharply than expected and output in the prior quarter was slashed, a dire result that cements the case for […]
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Fed cuts by a quarter point, indicates fewer reductions ahead
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional reductions in coming years. In a move widely anticipated by markets, the Federal Open Market Committee cut its overnight borrowing rate to a target […]
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Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in November. Text removed from the November statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both […]
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The Fed has a big interest rate decision coming Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Nov. 6-7, 2024, Federal Open Market Committee meeting at William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Inflation is stubbornly above target, the economy is growing at about a 3% pace and the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pfizer, Broadcom, Teva Pharmaceuticals and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Teva Pharmaceuticals , Sanofi — Shares of Teva Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi rose more than 23% and 6%, respectively, after the companies announced positive Phase 2b results for duvakitug, their joint treatment of moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease. Pfizer — Shares traded around 4% higher on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Broadcom, MicroStrategy, Super Micro Computer and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — Shares slipped roughly 2%, putting the artificial intelligence chipmaker officially in correction territory after tumultuous trading over the past month. MicroStrategy — The bitcoin proxy stock rose more than 6% after Nasdaq announced MicroStrategy will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index . This […]
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Iran faces dual crisis amid currency drop and loss of major regional ally
A briefcase filled with Iranian rial banknotes sits on display at a currency exchange market on Ferdowsi street in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Iran is confronting its worst set of crises in years, facing a spiraling economy along with a series of unprecedented geopolitical and […]
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Iran currency slips to new lows amid U.S., Europe tensions
A briefcase filled with Iranian rial banknotes sits on display at a currency exchange market on Ferdowsi street in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Iranian currency extended its fall on Saturday, hitting a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar amid uncertainties about Donald Trump’s […]
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