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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, SeaWorld, Shopify and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter rose 1.5% in premarket action after Elon Musk detailed $7.2 billion in financing commitments for his deal to buy the company. An SEC filing shows Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and investor Ron Baron are among those committing funds. SeaWorld (SEAS) – The […]
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rises nearly 2%, mainland China stocks mixed on return from holidays
It was the push back on a 75bp hike from the US Fed Chair Powell that set the market rally in motion. Lavanya Venkateswaran economist, Mizuho Bank The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia climbed 0.64%, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 1.35% higher. Markets in Japan and South Korea are closed on […]
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Stock futures fall slightly after Fed induced relief rally
Stock futures fell slightly after the Federal Reserve raised rates by half a point and the major averages rallied to end the day. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 46 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each fell 0.1%. In regular trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Etsy, Booking Holdings, eBay and more
The Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce company plunged by more than 12% after Etsy’s revenue guidance for the second quarter came in lighter than anticipated. The company CFO also said on the earnings call that “consumers […]
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Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as the most aggressive step yet in its battle against generational highs in inflation. “Inflation is much too high and we understand the hardship it is causing, we’re moving expeditiously to bring it back down,” Fed Chairman Jerome […]
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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 on March 16. Text removed from the March 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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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Starbucks and more
Close-up of vertical sign with logos for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — Shares of Lyft tumbled about 32% after the ride-hailing company issued disappointing guidance for the second quarter and said it would increase spending to attract more drivers, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Uber, Brinker, Generac and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER) – Uber fell 1% in premarket trading after it reported a quarterly loss and revenue that beat estimates. Uber saw ride volumes increase during the quarter while food deliveries also continued to grow. Brinker International (EAT) – The parent of Chili’s and other restaurant […]
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Australia stocks set for higher start as investors look ahead to Fed rate decision
SINGAPORE — Shares in Australia looked set for a higher start on Wednesday, with investors looking ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision expected later stateside. Futures pointed to a higher open for Australian stocks. The SPI futures contract was at 7,328, against the S&P/ASX 200’s last close at 7,316.20. Markets in Japan […]
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Stock futures inch higher ahead of Fed’s big rate decision
Stock futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s big interest rate decision on Wednesday, where the central bank is widely expected to hike rates by half a percentage point. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. S&P 500 futures inched 0.17% higher, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose […]
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