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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals possible rate cut in September
Top view of Seoul in the morning in autumn 2016. Natthapol Bussai | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday, after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that a rate cut could come in September if inflation data remains “encouraging.” This comes after the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee […]
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S&P 500 futures rise after Meta posts quarterly beat: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures rose in overnight trading Wednesday as investors weighed the latest corporate earnings reports, including strong results from Meta Platforms. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4%, while Nasdaq-100 futures jumped 0.7%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 30 points, or […]
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Lithium giant Albemarle halts Australia plant expansion, reviews costs on weak lithium prices
A worker walks past a pile of lithium ore at a Talison Lithium Ltd. site, a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium Corp. and Albemarle Corp., in Greenbushes, Australia. Carla Gottgens | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lithium mining giant Albemarle will halt the expansion of a manufacturing plant in Australia, as the company reviews costs due […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, Arm Holdings and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Meta Platforms — Shares of the social media giant rallied more than 4%. Meta Platforms topped revenue and earnings expectations for the recent quarter, posting earnings of $5.16 per share on $39.07 billion in revenue. The company also offered a strong forecast for the current […]
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Fed recap: Chair Powell gives the September rate cut signal traders were hoping for
Powell says a potential September rate cut would be apolitical Federal Chair Powell said a rate cut at the September meeting would be unrelated to the upcoming presidential election. He said the central bank would be “absolutely” apolitical if it lowered borrowing costs at the meeting. But the Fed chief also cautioned against assuming that […]
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Trading the Fed decision: These stocks could get the biggest boost from lower rates
Certain stocks should be winners as the Federal Reserve seeks to lower short-term rates, if history is any guide. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept rates unchanged, as expected , and noted progress it was making on inflation. Traders are betting the central bank is preparing markets for a rate cut at its next meeting […]
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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 in June. Text removed from the June 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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Fed holds rates steady and notes progress on inflation
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to target, which could open the door for future interest rate cuts. Central bankers made no obvious indications, though, that a reduction is imminent, choosing to maintain language that indicates ongoing concerns about economic conditions, albeit […]
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GEHC gives reasons to look beyond temporary China woes and shares reverse higher
GE Healthcare on Wednesday morning reported a mixed second quarter and shares initially moved sharply lower. The stock then reversed higher as the post-earnings call got underway. Management made it clear that they think that weakness in China is temporary and see many other levers available to grow earnings. Revenue advanced less than 1% year over […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Vistra, Match Group and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pinterest – Shares tumbled 12% after the social media company’s forward guidance came in below estimates. The company issued third-quarter revenue guidance in a range between $885 million to $900 million, below the $908.6 million consensus estimate analysts polled by FactSet were forecasting. Second-quarter earnings and […]
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