Inflation will be in focus in the week ahead as stocks attempt to sustain all-time highs
A recently improving inflation picture has investors hopeful the Federal Reserve could start lowering rates as soon as September.
U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 200,000 in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
Some Democrats say Biden’s debate performance wasn’t an anomaly
“The country saw [at the debate] what those of us who have had personal interactions with him have all known for the last 2½ years,” one senator said, according to NBC News.
Biden suggests to allies he may limit evening events to get more sleep
The president told Democratic governors he may limit events after 8 p.m. after his debate performance worried allies, NBC News reports.
Microsoft’s Surface Pro is fine, but it isn’t the AI device to change personal computing
Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro containing a Qualcomm chip delivers over eight hours of battery life, and it works with many programs.
Friday’s jobs report expected to show slowing payroll gains as concern rises about broader economy
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect June to show growth of 200,000, down from the 272,000 reported for May.
The bull case for small caps as the second half kicks off
The Russell 2000 of small company stocks has eked out just a slight gain this year, but has scope for meaningful upside, some investors say.
Tesla short sellers lost $3.5 billion in two days of trading after deliveries report
With Tesla’s stock close to wiping out its losses for the years, investors betting for a decline have had a rough week.
Novo Nordisk shares shrug off concerns over study linking weight loss drugs to rare eye condition
Novo Nordisk investors appeared unperturbed Thursday by a critical Harvard report that linked weight loss drugs to a rare eye condition.
Delta goes pasta-only for thousands of international travelers after ‘spoiled’ food forced a flight to divert
Delta said it was serving pasta only on about 75 international flights on Wednesday after a ‘spoiled meal’ forced an Amsterdam-bound flight to divert.
