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Asia-Pacific markets gain after Wall Street recovery
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose on Friday after a comeback on Wall Street as investors continued to digest the Fed’s plans to fight inflation. The Nikkei 225 gained 0.45% in early trade, while the Topix advanced 0.19%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.35%. In South Korea, the Kospi climbed 0.38% and the Kosdaq added 0.70%. […]
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Stock futures little changed following Thursday’s comeback as investors assess Fed plans
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday night after the major averages staged a late-day comeback as investors appraised the likelihood of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 3 points, or 0.01%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.02% and 0.05%, respectively. The […]
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Fed’s Bullard says interest rate policy is ‘behind the curve,’ but it’s making progress
James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates substantially to control inflation but may not be as “behind the curve” as it appears, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Thursday. One of the Federal Open Market Committee’s most “hawkish” members in favor of tighter policy, Bullard said a […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HP, Constellation Brands, CDK Global and more
A man passes a Hewlett Packard display at a technology conference Jim Young | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. HP — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway became the largest shareholder in the computer hardware company, sending shares up 16.4%. Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly 121 million shares, or about an 11% stake […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Conagra, Levi Strauss, Rite Aid and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Conagra (CAG) – The food producer’s stock tumbled 5.5% in the premarket after issuing a weaker-than-expected forecast for the fiscal year ending in May. Conagra’s results are being hit by higher transportation and raw materials costs. Levi Strauss (LEVI) – Levi Strauss beat estimates by 4 […]
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals major stake in HP Inc., tech stock soars 15%
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has initiated a major stake in tech hardware stock HP Inc, becoming the largest shareholder in the PC and printer maker. Berkshire purchased nearly 121 million shares of HP, according to securities filings. That stake […]
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Japan stocks drop nearly 2% following declines on Wall Street
Asia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday following two days of declines on Wall Street. Source
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Stock futures are flat following a 2-day losing streak for the major averages
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 6, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Wednesday after a two-day losing streak for the major averages as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s plans to tighten monetary policy. Futures on the Dow Jones […]
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Fed officials plan to shrink the balance sheet by $95 billion a month, meeting minutes indicate
Federal Reserve officials discussed how they want to reduce their trillions in bond holdings at the March meeting, with a consensus amount around $95 billion, minutes released Wednesday showed. Officials “generally agreed” that a limit of $60 billion in Treasurys and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities would be allowed to roll off, phased in over […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Eli Lilly, Occidental Petroleum and more
A JetBlue passenger jet (Embraer 190) taxis at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. JetBlue — Shares of JetBlue fell another 7.6% on Wednesday, as investors weighed the airline’s $3.6 billion cash takeover offer to take […]
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