• August 21, 2024

Oil prices steady after days of losses

By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, with benchmark Brent holding above $77 a barrel, after steady sell-offs driven by expectations of reduced Chinese demand and di...

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• August 21, 2024

Target cut prices on 5,000 products. Now it's back with a big earnings beat.

Slash prices on milk, meat, and bread in this inflation-battered economy, and the consumer is going to notice while wandering the supermarket aisles. That's especially the case for the deal-seek...

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• August 21, 2024

Investors look to Fed for next move after stocks recovery

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares idled on Wednesday after a lengthy rebound propelled them towards recent lifetime highs, with investors waiting for clues on interest rate cuts from t...

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• August 21, 2024

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise ahead of Fed minutes, jobs review

US stocks were poised for small gains on Wednesday after snapping their longest win streak this year, as investors waited for Federal Reserve minutes and jobs data likely to shape bets for interest-...

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• August 21, 2024

How new plans from Kamala Harris could impact the $35 trillion national debt

The economic agenda of Kamala Harris is beginning to come into focus as she proposes a cost of living plan , removing taxes on tips and a corporate tax rate hike . How will these ideas impa...

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• August 21, 2024

Meme stocks are surging again, which may be good news for the risk rally: Morning Brief

This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Stocks have come roaring back since stumbling e...

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• August 21, 2024

Target may have solved one of retail's biggest problems: Theft

Target ( TGT ) is hitting its goals on inventory shrink. On a call with reporters, Its CFO and COO Michael Fiddelke told Yahoo Finance the company has hit a plateau when it comes to shrink, inc...

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• August 21, 2024

Famed economist Ed Yardeni predicts it’ll be ‘one and done’ for Fed rate cuts despite Wall Street expectations

While many analysts anticipate multiple rate cuts this year, famed economist Ed Yardeni has a different outlook. Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, believes Jerome Powell and the Federal O...

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• August 21, 2024

US oil export gains slow as output, global demand turn tepid

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil export gains should plateau in 2024 after years of strong growth, with domestic output expected to increase by the smallest amount since th...

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• August 21, 2024

Fed minutes to show depth of debate over a July rate cut

By Michael S. Derby and Dan Burns WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the focus is now on September for the start of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, at least some U.S. central bankers were keen to g...

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