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Here’s the Fed’s new rate forecast that’s moving the markets
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the bank’s William McChesney Martin building on May 01, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Wednesday projected only one rate cut for the remainder of 2024, down from its March […]
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Fed holds rates steady, indicates only one cut coming this year
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that just one cut is expected before the end of the year. With markets hoping for a more accommodative central bank, Federal Open Market Committee policymakers following their two-day meeting took two rate reductions off the table from the three indicated in […]
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Here is what changed in the new Fed statement
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open up Current market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking conference that concluded Might 1. Textual content eradicated from the prior assertion is in red with a horizontal line via the center. Textual content showing for the initial time in the June statement is in crimson and underlined. […]
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Fed meeting live updates: All eyes on central bank’s new rate forecast
All eyes are on Fed’s dot plot as traders look for clarity on rate cut path Traders will have their focus on the Federal Reserve’s dot plot of interest rate expectations as the central bank concludes its policy meeting. The dot plot, a quarterly report of where policymakers see the fed funds rate heading, is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oracle, Apple, Rentokil Initial and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Oracle — Shares of the software maker surged more than 12% to an all-time high after the database management company announced cloud deals with Google and OpenAI. Oracle said it would bring its database to Google’s cloud in November. It is also partnering with Microsoft and […]
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Here’s what investors expect from the stock market after the Fed decision Wednesday
Wednesday is set to be a big day for investors with fresh inflation data in the morning and a new summary of economic projections from the Federal Reserve in the afternoon. But as far as Wall Street is concerned, the Fed event, at least, could largely be a snooze. Broadly speaking, market observers expect that […]
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Jim Cramer says the best is yet to come at Oracle — plus, his thoughts on 4 more stocks
Jim Cramer’s daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Oracle : The tech giant had a mixed quarter. But it announced new artificial intelligence partnerships with Alphabet ‘s Google and Microsoft -backed OpenAI. Oracle also reported strong RPO, short for remaining performance obligation. RPO is what contracted […]
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Southwest CEO vows change as activist investor pushes for new leadership
A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said the company is ready to adapt to changing customer trends like premium seating as pressure from an activist investor mounts. “We will adapt as our customers’ needs adapt,” Jordan said at an […]
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Keith Gill has some hard options to make on his GameStop options with Wall Avenue all set to pounce
Key Details The meme inventory champion, whose true identify is Keith Gill, held on to his positions of 5 million GameStop common shares and 120,000 connect with possibilities. If his place is in the funds, several suspect that Gill is not going to have the money to exercising the solutions and E-Trade may possibly have […]
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Inflation slows in May, with consumer prices up 3.3% from a year ago
The consumer price index showed no increase in May as inflation slightly loosened its stubborn grip on the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. CPI, a broad inflation gauge that measures a basket of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, held flat on the month though it increased 3.3% from a year […]
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