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“10-year Treasury yield gains for week even after Fed rate cut”

“…The 10-year Treasury yield was last down around 1 basis point at 3.732%. The 2-year Treasury note yield fell around 2 basis points at 3.585%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was higher by almost 8 basis points for the… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Europe automaker shares slump after Mercedes becomes latest to cut 2024 guidance”

“Mercedes shares fell more than 6% Friday after becoming the latest carmaker to cut its 2024 guidance. The German carmaker cited weaker demand from China as the main driver of the downgrade. The auto sector was dragged lower on the… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin and crypto stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point”

“…The price of bitcoin was recently higher by 5% at $63,255.00, according to Coin Metrics, building on a rally underway before the central bank decision Wednesday. Bitcoin, similar to stocks, initially jumped and then pulled back as traders absorbed the news…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/19/crypto-market-today.html… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage points in first cut since 2020”

“The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points, marking the first reduction in four years and moving to ease borrowing costs as inflation-weary consumers are grappling with high rates on everything… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Treasuries Surge as Traders Bet on Emergency Fed Rate Cut”

“Bond traders are piling into bets that the US economy is on the verge of deteriorating so quickly that the Federal Reserve will need to start easing monetary policy aggressively — potentially before their next scheduled meeting — to head… Continue Reading…

Business

“Disney Cuts More Jobs as Company Struggles”

“…Disney has been struggling recently, which has included several Disney titles that were deemed box office flops in 2023—including Pixar’s Elemental—declining linear TV viewership and an uneven transition into a streaming future. The entertainment behemoth has been hemorrhaging money through its Disney+ streaming… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Intel to Cut Thousands of Jobs to Reduce Costs, Fund Rebound”

“…The workforce reduction may be announced as early as this week, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. Intel, which is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings Thursday, has… Continue Reading…

Business

“FedEx to cut daytime domestic flight activity by 60%”

“…The parcel logistics giant will reduce daytime domestic flying time by 60% and the number of city destinations by 55%, which will add about 500 pilots to the existing surplus, said Justin Brownlee, senior vice president for flight operations and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Fed’s Kashkari wants to see ‘many more months’ of positive inflation data before a rate cut”

“…The Federal Reserve should wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC on Tuesday. Asked what conditions were needed for the Fed to cut rates once or twice this year, Kashkari… Continue Reading…

Business

“Target to cut LGBTQ Pride month products from some stores after backlash: Bloomberg”

“Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer last year… Target is likely to stock the products in about half… Continue Reading…