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The Fed pivot is near, and yield curve inversion has likely peaked. That’s usually bad news for stocks, this Fidelity strategist says.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday opted for a dovish hike over a hawkish pause with the banking system still seemingly…
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U.S. stock futures bounce as traders reassess fallout from Fed and Yellen comments
U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday following a sharp sell-off in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike.…
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MacKenzie Scott invites nonprofits to apply for $250 million in funding — the first time she’s asked groups to approach her
The normally secretive billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has issued her first-ever “open call,” inviting 250 nonprofits to apply for funding.…
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‘Very unclear’: Powell’s press conference provided more questions than answers. Here are 4 big ones economists still have.
The Federal Reserve’s policy statement was pretty clear on Wednesday. In contrast, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was less so, a…
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As Fed keeps hiking rates, stocks probably set up for ‘correction,’ says SoFi’s Liz Young
U.S. stocks face downside risk after the Federal Reserve went ahead with an interest-rate hike Wednesday to battle high inflation…
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Powell says no rate cuts in 2023, but the bond market doesn’t agree
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that credit conditions will tighten after the failures of several regional U.S. banks,…
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Chewy stock dips as earnings show shrinking customer count, forecast of no profit growth
Chewy Inc. shares declined in extended trading Tuesday, after executives reported a surprise holiday profit but a shrinking active-customer count…
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Banking ‘angst’ is bottoming, but the rally in tech stocks is ignoring recession risks, warns TS Lombard
The rotation into technology stocks and other pandemic winners as banking jitters rattled markets in March makes it difficult to…
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How First Republic stock’s tailspin started and why it hasn’t stopped
Shortly after Silicon Valley Bank disclosed on March 8 that it was running short of cash and needed to raise…
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Money-market funds swell to record $5.4 trillion as savers pull money from bank deposits
Assets held by money-market mutual funds swelled to a record high $5.4 trillion last week as inflows hit the fastest…
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