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Fed has the luxury to hold interest rates steady given the strong economy, Mester says

Fed has the luxury to hold interest rates steady given the strong economy, Mester says

Hotter January inflation data highlights a need for caution, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said Thursday ...
Cathie Wood sounds warning about Nvidia, whose rally she missed

Cathie Wood sounds warning about Nvidia, whose rally she missed

The famous fund manager says Nvidia needs an explosion of software revenue to avoid a pause in spending on microchips ...
State of the Union: You’ll want to pay attention to this part

State of the Union: You’ll want to pay attention to this part

More drug savings on the horizon could help millions of Americans ...
Stocks are taking the elevator up and the escalator down, which is very unusual

Stocks are taking the elevator up and the escalator down, which is very unusual

There is an old saying on Wall Street: stocks take the escalator up and the elevator down. But over the ...
Trade deficit widens 5.1% to $67.4 billion in January, largest trade gap in nine months

Trade deficit widens 5.1% to $67.4 billion in January, largest trade gap in nine months

The U.S. international trade deficit widened 5.1% in January to $67.4 billion, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It is the largest ...
Micron’s stock gets new buy call as it’s deemed another chip-sector play on AI

Micron’s stock gets new buy call as it’s deemed another chip-sector play on AI

Stifel cheers roughly 25% upside as Micron makes a bigger push with high-bandwidth memory and sees DRAM supply tighten ...
Big Lots’ stock turns higher as ‘extreme bargains’ set stage for sales to bottom

Big Lots’ stock turns higher as ‘extreme bargains’ set stage for sales to bottom

Shares of Big Lots Inc. rallied Thursday to reverse an earlier sharp loss after the discount home-essentials retailer provided an ...
GE’s stock extends weekly rally as GE Aerospace sets $15 billion buyback plan

GE’s stock extends weekly rally as GE Aerospace sets $15 billion buyback plan

The stock is on pace for the longest such streak since the nine-week streak that ended Feb. 18, 2011 ...
NYCB’s $1B infusion raises more questions than answers, says analyst

NYCB’s $1B infusion raises more questions than answers, says analyst

NYCB will hold a call with analysts at 8.00 a.m. Eastern time Thursday ...
DWAC says Delaware court has cleared path for March 22 vote on merger with Trump’s social-media company

DWAC says Delaware court has cleared path for March 22 vote on merger with Trump’s social-media company

Digital World Acquisition Corp., the special-purpose acquisition corporation that’s seeking to merge with Trump Media and Technology Group, former President ...
‘CPA is used generically.’ How to shop smart and save money when hiring a tax preparer

‘CPA is used generically.’ How to shop smart and save money when hiring a tax preparer

Tax season is here, and someone has to prepare your tax return. But who? ...
Oil prices pull back after boost from U.S. inventory data

Oil prices pull back after boost from U.S. inventory data

Oil futures consolidate after getting a boost from a big drop in gasoline and distillate inventories ...
A Palm Springs house sold for $1.3 million in 2023. It’s now selling for $625,000. What went wrong? I viewed it to find out.

A Palm Springs house sold for $1.3 million in 2023. It’s now selling for $625,000. What went wrong? I viewed it to find out.

There was no furniture, just the dusty remnants of a recent renovation — and lost dreams of a life in ...
Wall Street is divided on whether bitcoin is ‘frothy,’ and  will undo Fed’s rate-cut plans

Wall Street is divided on whether bitcoin is ‘frothy,’ and will undo Fed’s rate-cut plans

What does the bitcoin rally mean for stocks and the Fed’s rate cutting plans? Two Wall Street banks weigh in ...