The stock market’s slide continued on Wednesday after the latest inflation report failed to rouse Wall Street. The Dow fell 340 points, or 0.7%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note was down to 4.12%.
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June 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday, as a selloff in technology stocks continued and renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran overshadowed a tame May inflation
Gold traded at the lowest in more than six months early on Tuesday as the metal falls out of favor w
MDT trades at about 14x forward earnings with a 3.5% yield as fiscal 2027 guidance points to steady growth, but margins face tariffs and mix pressure.
Treasury yields and the dollar are little changed from Tuesday, as U.S. inflation meets expectations and the war in Iran flares up. The 12-month May CPI accelerates to 4.2% from 3.8% in April. Ex-energy and food, core inflation is a milder 2.

US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) tick lower in Wednesday's pre-market trading after consumer prices rose 0.5% month over month and 4.2% year over year in May, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the market reaction to the inflation data, especially in the bond market (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) and various commidites. Additionally, core CPI — which excludes food and energy costs — rose 0.3% monthly and 2.9% yearly. All numbers met economists' estimates.
US stocks were set to open lower on Wednesday, but investors gained a little confidence from fresh inflation data ahead of the opening bell, while there were conflicting Middle East messages that pushed oil prices higher. Futures pointed to a weaker start on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones,...
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Stock futures were still trading lower after the consumer price index for May matched expectations. The headline CPI rose at a 4.2% annual rate, which was in line with the consensus among economists. The core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose at a 2.9% annual rate, which was also in line with expectations.
Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that Iran has been completely defeated and that the country is all talk and no action.
Nasdaq futures dropped more than 1% as Trump threatened further action against Iran and economists expected inflation to cross a key threshold
At 8:30 a.m. ET this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the May Consumer Price Index. There has not been a more loaded macro release in months. The Federal Reserve has already cut its policy rate 75 basis points from last September’s peak, to an upper bound of 3.75%, and the bond market is ... Wall Street is Braced for Massive Inflation Numbers Wednesday Morning. Here’s What Numbers Could Cause Stocks to Sink or Soar.
Tesla stock was lower early Wednesday after a flare-up in tensions in the Middle East, leaving investors nervous. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker were down 1.5% at $390.91 in premarket trading, while and futures were down 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. The move came after the U.S. military retaliated after Iran downed an Apache helicopter, threatening a fragile cease-fire.
Here’s the thinking of a federal judge who approved the settlement covering merchants who sued Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.
Stock futures fell, with the Nasdaq-100 selling off and big Asian names such as SoftBank Group and Samsung Electronics down sharply.
June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -1.61% this morning as investors continued to trim exposure to the technology sector, with the focus now turning to key U.S. inflation data.
Investors are putting more thought and energy into minimizing taxes and investment fees these days. Today’s U.S. consumer-price index report and Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s debut following next week’s rate decision will give investors an important reading on the cost of living and how much of a priority controlling it is in Washington. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge has been running above its own target for 62 months straight.
U. S. equity futures traded lower on Wednesday as investors assessed renewed military action between the United States and Iran while awaiting a closely watched inflation report and quarterly results from software giant Oracle (NYSE:ORCL).
Stocktwits data showed retail traders continued to maintain a ‘bullish’ stance on QQQ, but have turned ‘neutral’ on SPY.
Investors are counting down to the end of the week when Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to start trading in what could be the largest IPO on record. Also, investors are looking ahead to Wednesday's inflation data and Oracle results after the bell.
BTC USD faces major battles today as Iran tensions flare with Trump proportional strikes while hinting at a deal days away. CPI data will also drop today amid energy spikes. The escalation has already triggered over $400 million in liquidations, pressuring BTC USD at the $61,000 level. Then add SpaceX ...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh sees room to lower interest rates, but President Trump's actions have essentially made rate cuts impossible.
The May inflation report sets the stage for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to act.
The new Fed chair is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
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OpenAI is in negotiations to lease a proposed 10-gigawatt data center campus on federal land in Ohio, in a deal that could include financial backing from Nvidia, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
The week of June 8 handed global markets a sharp reminder of how quickly sentiment can shift. Goldman Sachs removed its 2026 Fed rate cut calls. The Nasdaq fell 5% on the May jobs report. Investors who had been positioned for easing scrambled to recalibrate. The wall of worry that has defined ...
Markets spent most of 2026 waiting for the Federal Reserve to deliver rate cuts that Goldman Sachs had been forecasting for December 2026 and March 2027. On June 6, after the May jobs report landed well above every economist's estimate, Goldman crossed both dates off the calendar entirely. The ...