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Mizuho has downgraded its ratings for Tesla (TSLA), Rivian (RIVN), and Nio (NIO) from Buy to Neutral, citing slowing demand for electric vehicles, particularly in China. The investment bank also mentioned high inventory levels as potential headwinds. Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita and Josh Lipton break down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the […]

Wireless companies have made significant investments in 5G wireless networks, but investors are not seeing a return on these investments as expected. Senior Equity Analyst at CFRA Research Keith Snyder discusses why 5G did not have the impact wireless companies had hoped for. Snyder notes that these days providing connectivity alone is not enough: in the past, 4G connectivity was a significant selling point, but with more competitors entering the market, it has now become “a services game” for wireless companies. Snyder emphasizes that companies will have to show customers “what they can offer” alongside redefining their business models because “people didn’t care about 5G” in itself. Snyder points out […]

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has notched its twentieth-record close of the year. While the rally has largely been led by tech players, financials and industrials have also driven the surge. GLOBALT Investments Senior Portfolio Manager Keith Buchanan joins the Live show to discuss whether the market’s movement to the upside can be sustained. Buchanan affirms that economic growth has spread beyond the AI generation, noting that names such as Waste Management (WM) and Walmart (WMT) have shown positivity in the marketplace. Recommending that investors look beyond the “Mag 7,” Buchanan notes that financials, in particular, have shown an appetite for potential steepening of the yield curve as the economy approaches […]

US Equities (^GSPC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) are trading higher on Thursday as the market reacts to the Federal Reserve’s updated Summary of Economic Projections. The data showed nine members believe three rate cuts will occur by the year’s end. Chair Jerome Powell also claimed the Fed is seeking to slow the shrinking of its $7.5 trillion balance sheet. Former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City CEO and President Esther George joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the economic backdrop for the Fed and give insight into how the Fed may shape its policy decisions moving forward. In terms of what the Fed will be looking for moving forward, George states: “We have […]

The Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged, maintaining a target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25 to 5.5%. In the statement, FOMC officials say the Committee “judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance.” The March release also includes an updated Summary of Economic Projections. That release shows nine officials see three rate cuts in 2024. Yahoo Finance Federal Reserve Reporter Jennifer Schonberger reports on the Fed’s decision. #youtube #FederalReserve #stockmarket About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your […]

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser told attendees at CERAWeek by S&P Global, a global energy conference, that global leaders should “abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas.” When asked about those comments, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods (XOM) tells Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman that things like wind and solar power and the rise of EVs are a “necessary but not sufficient set of solutions” to the energy transition. Instead, Woods proposes a “broader” set of solutions is needed, including things like carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels. Woods credits the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for opening “the aperture on other opportunities to reduce emissions above and […]