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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: On Semiconductor, Wayfair, Spotify, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Berkshire Hathaway — Class B shares of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate dipped nearly 1% in premarket after Berkshire’s operating profit fell 4% year over year to $11.16 billion in the second quarter, affected by a decline in insurance underwriting. Buffett’s cash hoard of $344.1 billion remained near […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Amazon, Coinbase, Reddit, Apple and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Apple — The tech giant’s shares rose more than 1% premarket after it said iPhone sales grew 13% year over year and total revenue grew 10%, marking Apple’s fastest quarterly revenue growth since December 2021. CEO Tim Cook said Apple would “significantly grow” its artificial intelligence […]
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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
An attendee holds an “Entry Level Jobs” flyer at a City Career Fair hiring event in Sacramento, California, on Feb. 27, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nonfarm payroll growth was slower than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, raising potential trouble signs for the U.S. labor market. Job […]
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Fed governors Bowman, Waller explain their dissents, say waiting to cut rates threatens economy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Two Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against holding a key interest rate in place explained their […]
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Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, setting tariffs at 15%
File photo: US President Donald Trump gestures during a joint press conference in South Korea. Afp Contributor | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Washington had reached a “Full and Complete” trade deal with Seoul, setting blanket tariffs on the country’s exports to U.S. at 15%. This deal means […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Microsoft, Meta, Ford Motor, eBay and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Qualcomm — The semiconductor company fell 5% despite posting a fiscal third-quarter beat on both the top and bottom lines. Qualcomm posted adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share on revenue of $10.37 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected earnings of $2.71 per share and […]
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Divided Fed holds key interest rate steady, defying Trump’s demands for aggressive cuts
Key Points The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-2 to keep the federal funds rate set in a range between 4.25%-4.5%. The decision was met with opposition from governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller, both of whom have advocated for the Fed to start easing. This was the first time since late 1993 that multiple […]
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Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk in $25 billion deal
Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Palo Alto Networks will take over Israeli identity security provider CyberArk in a deal valued at roughly $25 billion. The California-based cybersecurity company will pay shareholders $45 apiece for 2.2005 shares of CyberArk, representing a 26% premium to its share price Friday. The deal is expected to close […]
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U.S. economy grew at a 3% rate in Q2, a better-than-expected pace even as Trump’s tariffs hit
Shipping containers are stacked on the Ever Magic container ship operated by Evergreen at the Port of Los Angeles on June 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The U.S. economy grew at a much better than expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Novo Nordisk, Whirlpool, Sarepta Therapeutics and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Chart Industries — Shares of the gas equipment manufacturer surged 16% after it agreed to be acquired by Baker Hughes for $13.6 billion. Chart Industries had previously been in merger talks with power equipment supplier Flowserve , which was last up 8%. Baker Hughes shares fell […]
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