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Stock futures fall on Sunday as Wall Street braces for a busy earnings week
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 14, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night as investors looked ahead to a stacked week of earnings, including reports from major tech companies such as Amazon and Apple. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid by 80 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq […]
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Top Wall Street analysts like these stocks for long-term upside
Earnings season is yet again upon us, with prominent names reporting this week. Volatility remains a focus for investors, and inflation has been continuing to compound pressure across all industries. The near-term uncertainty remains blurred, although long-term investing can often cut through the daily noise. Let’s take a look at five stocks that analysts see […]
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As market slides, does the Federal Reserve want or need stocks much lower?
Driving down the market is not a direct goal of the Fed, yet declining stocks fit with the broader project of raising the cost of capital across the economy. Source
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Fed’s Mester casts doubt on the need for ‘shock’ interest rate hikes ahead
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Friday she’s in favor of raising interest rates quickly to bring down inflation, but not so quickly as to disrupt the economic recovery. That means a strong likelihood of backing a 50 basis point rate hike at the next Fed meeting and perhaps a few more after, but […]
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5-year Treasury yield hits 3% following Powell’s comments on rate hikes
The 5-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 3% on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s suggestion that a 50-basis-point rate hike could be in the cards in May. The yield on the 5-year Treasury note was last down 4 basis points at 2.937%. Earlier in the day it climbed as high as 3.05% and was […]
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Another rough market puts two of our newest stocks on sale. So we’re buying more
We’re dipping into our large, low double-digit percent cash position to make these two buys into Friday’s broader stock market selloff. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HCA Healthcare, Kimberly-Clark, Gap and more
Pedestrians pass in front of a GAP store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. American Express — Shares of the payment firm dipped 1.1% despite American Express topping earnings expectations for the first quarter. American Express reported a profit of $2.73 per share, versus […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Verizon, Kimberly-Clark and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express (AXP) – American Express rose 1.2% in the premarket after reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue for the first quarter. Amex reported a profit of $2.73 per share compared with the $2.44 consensus estimate, helped by increased spending by millennial and Gen-X consumers as well […]
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Shares in Asia-Pacific are set to slide after the Fed’s Powell hints at 50 basis point hike for May
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific looked set for a lower start Friday as investors watch for market reaction to overnight remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 27,100 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 27,130. That […]
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Stock futures are flat as the S&P 500 attempts to avoid another losing week
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Thursday as the S&P 500 tried to avoid another losing week amid busy earnings and rising bond yields. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped […]
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