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Ding, dong. And good morning. Wall Street is limping toward the midpoint of a rough week, and Wednesday is not offering much of a hand up. Futures for the Dow and S&P 500 are loitering around the flat line, while the Nasdaq-100 is nudging slightly higher. Nobody looks in a hurry to...
A federal trial against Meta Platforms is putting the company’s approach to child safety and data practices under scrutiny, as plaintiffs argue that its platforms were designed in ways that harmed young users. The case is one of the most significant tests yet of how courts and regulators evaluate responsibility for the design of large consumer platforms. For cybersecurity and privacy leaders, the case highlights how data governance risks are evolving.
U.S. stock futures are muted with investors focused on retailer earnings and minutes from the Fed’s July meeting.
Comparable sales grew 3.8% in the second quarter, topping Wall Street estimates, though a tariff refund inflated the earnings figure
Target reported its second straight quarter of comparable sales gains on Wednesday, saying a merchandising overhaul under the retailer's new CEO is attracting more customers and boosting sales throughout its stores. Comparable sales — those coming from stores and digital channels operating for at least 12 months —rose 3.8% in the second quarter. Target is emerging from more than a year of weak or declining comparable sales.
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U. S. stock futures traded close to flat on Wednesday as investors assessed the previous session’s semiconductor-driven decline and rising government bond yields while awaiting fresh signals from the Federal Reserve.
Stock futures were a touch higher on Wednesday as investors waited for the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s most recent monetary policy meeting, which could give the market a better sense of where interest rates are headed. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 41 points, or 0.1%.
Chip stocks were flat premarket and Nasdaq futures edged higher after the sharp rise in borrowing costs added to an AI-related selloff, dragging on blue-chip indexes across Asia.
Investors weigh Mark Walter’s potential $7.6 billion commitments, a federal investigation, and a $2 billion Carvana stake.
Today Federal Reserve: FOMC minutes from Fed’s July meeting Earnings (a.m.): Target, Lowe's, TJX, Analog Devices, Estee Lauder Economic data: EIA weekly petroleum status report, CPI (UK), PPI (UK) Tomorrow Earnings: Walmart, Alibaba, Deere & Co.
U.S. stock futures trended lower early Wednesday following a brutal sell-off in Asian markets and as investors await the release of the Federal Reserve’s August FOMC meeting minutes. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is split on the Aug. 19 trading...
Kevin Warsh is sticking to his guns, and that could mean vastly more uncertainty for some companies.
Experts told lawmakers that the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra could mean higher rates in the long run for customers. A subcommittee of the Energy Commission got the rundown Tuesday from the state and energy experts of what the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra could entail for customer bills, as well as state and federal regulation. If the ...
Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, including earnings from major retailers TJX (TJX), Lowe's (LOW), and Target (TGT), alongside the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent FOMC meeting.
<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street closed lower Tuesday with the Dow falling about a quarter of one percent, the S&P 500 slipping more than two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq sliding one and a third percent. </p><p>Technology stocks dropped with semiconductors suffering the steepest declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear peaks, feeding concerns about borrowing costs and inflation.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist with HB Wealth, says she thinks bonds will remain a driving force for stocks for several months.</p><p>"I think the biggest threat to the equity market right now is the bond market, not the equity market itself. With yields rising, we have to really consider what we're willing to pay for stocks because of yields, of course, represent the discount rate for those future cash flows that equities tend to trade on. So I do think that the market is going to see its focus shift from earnings as the predominant driver of growth to potentially yields in the fall as we have limited amount of earnings information that is coming out. This could create a rockier path forward for equities, particularly relative to the very robust pace of gains that we've experienced so far this year."</p><p>Investors flocked to more defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples while the rise in energy prices gave a lift to energy stocks. </p><p>Individual stocks on the move included Baidu. U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese search company plunged nearly 13% as its revenue missed estimates.</p><p>And Norwegian Cruise Line declined 3% after broker Mizuho downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform citing construction delays among other reasons.</p></body>
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s, attributes President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies to a high unemployment rate among American workers. He also blamed the administration for other supply-side policy shocks. Zandi observed a drop in foreign-born unemployment to a level...
Bond traders are changing gears again. After a raft of data helped all but price out interest rate hikes for the rest of the year, wagers in the options market are looking to hedge the risk that the Federal Reserve pivots to cutting rates in 2027.
Uncertainty over the Middle East, inflation and the Fed has sent bond yields soaring — and created a big headache for tech stocks.
Shares of Carvana dropped about 6.3% Tuesday as worries swirl that a federal investigation into one of its investors, Mark Walter, could lead to the billionaire selling his stake of the used car retailer.
<p>Small-caps lagged their large-cap peers for over a decade in an environment dominated by the Fed put, failing to manifest any long lasting outperformance. With so much now changed, can small-cap performance this year manage to establish a longer-term trend or will it too prove to just be a temporary rotation? Find out what the industry experts think in this episode of<em> ETF Zoo</em>. </p>
The case, brought by four state attorneys general, alleges that Meta violated state consumer protection laws and federal rules that protect children online.
Charles Schwab is looking to hire a director to lead the firm’s long-short SMA platform. Morgan Stanley has beefed up its UMA program to allow a wider variety of assets, including some private market funds. These are among the investment must reads for financial advisors this week.
Earlier this month, Chipotle Mexican Grill faced a Minnesota federal lawsuit tied to a multistate Salmonella outbreak affecting over 200 reported customers, even as it continued rolling out promotions like Chipotle IQ and prepared to open its first restaurant in Saudi Arabia with franchise partner Alshaya Group. This mix of food safety litigation and ongoing international and customer-engagement initiatives highlights how operational risks can sit alongside growth efforts in shaping...
Gold (GC=F) prices are edging below $4,500 as traders weigh the outlook for interest rates and inflation. Bob Iaccino, co-founder and chief investment officer of the Unfiltered Investor Newsletter, sits down with Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman to explain when gold is a good inflation hedge and when it's not, plus why he expects gold miners to outperform the commodity. Iaccino is also the co-host of "The Futures Edge" podcast. Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace is a premium investment platform that combines data, charting, news, analysis, and more to help retail investors understand markets.
A selloff in chipmakers sent stocks lower, with the market also falling as inflation angst and rising government debt kept bond yields elevated. Longer-dated bonds are at the epicenter of anxiety about everything from inflation to the debt-laden artificial-intelligence boom. Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, discusses the gap between sell-side consensus and buy-side expectations.
By Karen Roman Amer Sports, Inc. (NYSE: AS) said second quarter revenue increased 32% to $1.63 billion and gross margin rose on net tariff refunds. Apparel revenue grew due the performance of its brands like Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson, it stated. Operating margin rose 820 basis points to 11.7% and adjusted net income increased 252% […] The post Amer Sports Shares Up After Strong 2Q Performance, Raises 2026 Guidance appeared first on ExecEdge.
Investing.com -- Hims & Hers Chief Executive Andrew Dudum defended the telehealth company against a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit concerning its data sharing practices in an interview that aired Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
After years of price hikes to offset inflation, McDonald's is now struggling to move traffic in the right direction.
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