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Producer prices report points to softer Fed inflation measure than feared
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Producer prices report points to softer Fed inflation measure than feared

A gauge of wholesale prices rose more than expected in January, though some details of the report indicated that pipeline inflation pressures are easing. The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and services, increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for 0.3%, […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CVS, Zillow, Avis Budget, Kraft Heinz and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CVS, Zillow, Avis Budget, Kraft Heinz and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Baidu — The Chinese tech stock added 4% after a source familiar with the matter revealed that Baidu plans to release the next generation of its AI model later this year. The source said that “foundational model” Ernie 5.0 will have “big enhancements in multimodal capabilities.” […]

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Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3%
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Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3%

Inflation perked up more than anticipated in January, providing further incentive for the Federal Reserve to hold the line on interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad measure of costs in goods and services across the U.S. economy, accelerated a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3%, the […]

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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live before House Financial Services Committee
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live before House Financial Services Committee

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the second day of his semiannual updates on monetary policy. The central bank leader appears before the House […]

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Lyft shares sink 9% on underwhelming fourth-quarter results
Technology

Lyft shares sink 9% on underwhelming fourth-quarter results

Lyft shares shed more than 9% after the ride-sharing app reported lackluster fourth-quarter results and offered weak bookings guidance as it lowers prices to keep up with competition. The company reported revenues of $1.55 billion, versus the $1.56 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Bookings, which measures the charges posed to customers for rides […]

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Super Micro ‘confident’ it will meet SEC deadline and reach  billion next fiscal year
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Super Micro ‘confident’ it will meet SEC deadline and reach $40 billion next fiscal year

Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer gave optimistic commentary for its fiscal 2026 and delayed annual report that overshadowed its slashed fiscal 2025 revenue guidance in Tuesday’s preliminary second-quarter results. CEO Charles Liang said […]

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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s  billion U.S. Army headset program
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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s $22 billion U.S. Army headset program

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Anduril Industries, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech startup, will take over Microsoft‘s multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program with the U.S. Army, the companies […]

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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s  billion U.S. Army headset program
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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s U.S. Army $22-billion headset program

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Anduril Industries, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech startup, will take over Microsoft‘s multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program with the U.S. Army, the companies […]

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Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn’t ‘need to be in a hurry’ to lower interest rates further
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Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn’t ‘need to be in a hurry’ to lower interest rates further

Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t in a rush to get interest rates lower. Powell’s comments came in the first of two appearances this week on Capitol Hill. Source

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Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before the Senate Banking Committee
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Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before the Senate Banking Committee

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his semiannual remarks on monetary policy and the economy this week on Capitol Hill. First up will be an appearance Tuesday before the Senate […]

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