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Fed’s Brainard sees balance sheet reduction soon and ‘at a rapid pace’
Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve governor and President Bidens nominee to be the new vice-chair of the Federal Reserve, speaks during her nomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill January 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who normally favors loose policy and low rates, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Carnival, First Solar and more
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Ecstacy cruise ship is docked at the Port of Jacksonville amid the Coronavirus outbreak on March 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Sam Greenwood | Getty Images Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Shares of the social media company rallied more than 3% after Twitter announced that […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Carvana, First Solar, Generac and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Carvana (CVNA) – Carvana was downgraded to “sector perform” from “outperform” at RBC Capital Markets, with the price target for the online car seller’s stock cut to $138 per share from $155 per share. RBC bases its call both on valuation and potential […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks rise as oil jumps about 2%; Reserve Bank of Australia rate decision ahead
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Tuesday morning trade as investors look ahead to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest rate decision. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% as shares of SoftBank Group and Fanuc climbed more than 1% each. South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.12% higher. Elsewhere, Australia stocks also rose as the […]
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Stock futures are flat in overnight trading after tech-led rally
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Monday after investors bought the dip in technology shares following recent weakness. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 14 points. S&P 500 futures were little changed, and Nasdaq 100 futures edged 0.1% lower. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Twitter, Tesla, Starbucks and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter shares soared 26.1% in the premarket after a Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had taken a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter. Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla delivered just over 310,000 vehicles during the first […]
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Twitter shares soar more than 25% after Elon Musk takes 9% stake in social media company
Elon Musk speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a big stake in social media company Twitter, a regulatory filing released Monday showed. Musk owns 73,486,938 shares of Twitter, […]
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Dimon says confluence of inflation, Ukraine war may ‘dramatically increase risks ahead’ for U.S.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York, January 16, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Jamie Dimon, CEO and chairman of the biggest U.S. bank by assets, pointed to a potentially unprecedented combination of risks facing the country in his annual shareholder letter. Three forces are […]
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