Economy
Watch Christine Lagarde speak after the ECB ends its bond-buying program
[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The European Central Bank on Thursday confirmed its intention to hike interest rates […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Target, Novavax, Nio and more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell. Source
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‘The mood is very grim’: Once-hot fintech sector faces IPO delays and consolidation
Investment in fintech is slowing as worries around rising inflation and the prospect of higher interest rates have dented economic sentiment. Elena Noviello | Moment | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Financial technology companies are putting IPO plans on hold and cutting expenses as fears of an impending recession cause a shift in how investors view […]
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Stock futures are flat on Wednesday evening
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 08, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Wednesday after the major averages ended the regular session lower and U.S. Treasury yields rose. Futures on the Dow Jones […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: DocuSign, Campbell, Moderna and more
The Docusign Inc. website on a laptop computer arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Campbell Soup – The food company saw shares gain 2.3% after reporting a better-than-expected quarterly report. Campbell posted an […]
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These stocks post solid returns during sluggish economic times like we’re going through now
Ever-growing fears of an economic recession have left investors scrambling to figure out how to protect their portfolios. In the first quarter, U.S. GDP contracted by more than 1% as the country dealt with the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant. The economy is also seen as struggling in the second quarter, with the Atlanta […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures fall with the 10-year Treasury yield above 3% Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 7, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday after back-to-back gains on Wall Street. Adding pressure, the benchmark […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Campbell Soup, Moderna, Western Digital and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer’s shares rallied 3.7% in the premarket after Campbell reported an adjusted quarterly profit of 70 cents per share, 9 cents above estimates. Sales also beat forecasts, and the company raised its full-year sales outlook. Campbell also maintained its prior […]
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Mortgage demand falls to the lowest level in 22 years, amid rising rates and slowing home sales
Real estate agents Rosa Arrigo, center, and Elisa Rosen, right, work an open house in West Hempstead, New York. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Mortgage rates are back on the upswing, after a brief decline in May, and the housing market is still suffering from a lack of listings. As a result, mortgage […]
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OECD slashes global growth prediction on Ukraine war and China’s zero-Covid policy
The OECD estimates that global gross domestic product [or GDP] will reach 3% in 2022 — a 1.5 percentage point downgrade from a projection done in December. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has become the latest international institution to cut its predictions for global growth this year. […]
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