Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the November 6-7, 2024, Federal Open Market Committee meeting at William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building, in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Expectations for a December interest rate cut remained strong after the Federal Reserve […]
The Federal Reserve approved its second consecutive interest rate cut Thursday, moving at a less aggressive pace than before but continuing its efforts to rightsize monetary policy. In a follow-up to September’s big half percentage point reduction, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, or 25 […]
This is a comparison of Thursday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in September. Text removed from the September 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 […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dutch Bros — The stock popped more than 32% following the coffee chain’s better-than-expected third-quarter results. Dutch Bros earned 16 cents per share on revenue of $338 million for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in 12 cents per share and $325 million […]
Attendees cheer as a broadcast of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trum speaking at his Florida election party is shown on a screen at the Nevada GOP election watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6, 2024. Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street dealmakers and corporate leaders expect […]
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Lyft — The rideshare stock advanced more than 23% after a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook. Lyft expects bookings in the current quarter of $4.28 billion to $4.35 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.23 billion. Arm Holdings — Shares of the semiconductor company slipped about 7% […]
A flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Zhejiang province, China, on May 10, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China emphasized the need for greater cooperation with the U.S., a day after it became clear President-elect Donald Trump would become the next leader of the White House. “The Chinese side is willing, […]
Adyen reported a big miss on first-half sales Thursday. The news drove a $20 billion rout in the company’s market capitalization . Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Adyen reported a jump in sales in the third quarter as the Dutch payments firm gained wallet share and added new customers, diversifying […]
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential win has raised the bar for China’s fiscal stimulus plans, expected Friday. On the campaign trial, Trump threatened to impose additional […]
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Qualcomm — The chipmaker popped 4% after posting results for the fiscal fourth quarter that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The company also offered a strong outlook for the current quarter. Qualcomm reported adjusted earnings of $2.69 per share on $10.24 billion in revenue. Arm Holdings — […]
