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Stock market indexes (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) fell after the Fed’s FOMC meeting minutes showed interest rates will stay restrictive until inflation meaningfully drops toward regulators’ 2% target. While fiscal tightening may have peaked, Lafayette College Chief Investment Officer Krishna Mermani expects a gradual descent in economic pressures. As sectors like retail slow, supporting disinflation, Mermani believes the groundwork is laid for a soft landing scenario. He says the slight market selloff partly reflects the Fed’s rapid tightening effects, signaling the economy will naturally decelerate. However, the speed of slowing remains uncertain. If conditions improve without reaccelerating inflation, Mermani notes to Yahoo Finance that the Fed will have successfully completed the […]

U.S. Treasury yields recover on cooling economic data, but concerns around the Fed’s ability to deliver a soft landing are still lingering. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre analyzes bond market dynamics and investor sentiment on the Fed’s future interest rate cuts forecasted for 2024. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #stockmarket #yahoofinance About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo […]

OPEC+ member countries are expected to extend production cuts at its meeting on Sunday, November 26, which could send oil prices flying. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Ines Ferré examines trends in crude oil futures (CL=F, BZ=F) and forecasts for oil supply, referencing comments from the White House’s Senior Advisor on Global Infrastructure and Energy Security Amos Hochstein. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #oil #yahoofinance About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that […]

Strategists are all in agreement that interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are coming in 2024 — they just can’t agree on when exactly. The bond market is seemingly already pricing in rate cuts, whereas Key Advisors Wealth Management Co-Founder and CEO Eddie Ghabour believes this is not as bullish a course of action as investors should believe. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #interestrates #yahoofinance About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Plus get the […]

Sam Altman was removed as CEO of artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI over the weekend. The surprise ousting of Altman — who co-founded OpenAI — has prompted unnamed investors to explore legal options against the company’s board, according to a Reuters report. However, OpenAI’s hybrid corporate structure poses challenges to lawsuits. The firm has a non-profit arm that funds its for-profit operating entity. This setup provides substantial legal liability protections. Yahoo Finance Legal Reporter Alexis Keenan breaks down the details of OpenAI’s unique corporate structure, providing insights into the limited avenues investors have to take legal action against OpenAI’s leadership shakeup. For more expert insight and the latest market action, […]

Sales of existing homes fell sharply in October, down 4.1% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79 million. That’s the lowest level since August 2010. Year-over-year, sales fell 14.6%, according to the data from the National Association of Realtors. The median home price was $391,800, an increase of 3.4% from a year ago. Despite high mortgage rates hampering many potential buyers, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun notes in the release that “multiple offers… are still occurring, especially on starter and mid-priced homes, even as price concessions are happening in the upper end of the market.” Yahoo Finance Live breaks down the report. For more expert insight and […]

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) shares are putting in the green Tuesday morning after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat. The sports retailer raised its full-year outlook after putting up with retail theft concerns and profit pull-backs in 2023. Wells Fargo Equity Research Analyst Will Gaertner calls this earnings report very important for the brand, pointing to its private label brands as a big margin driver for retail customers. “Look, they clearly have momentum going into the holiday,” Gaertner tells Yahoo Finance. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo […]