Good MorningOn Wednesday, the S&P 500 churned within a tight range as traders wrestled with earnings season and the FOMC policy meeting expectations. The earnings reports were led by Disney, which outperformed and raised guidance despite headwinds within the macroeconomy. Likewise, a report from Advanced Micro Devices after the bell on Tuesday aided sentiment on Wednesday, affirming the outlook for AI spending.
The FOMC came and went largely as expected. The committee did not cut rates and indicated it could cut at future meetings. However, any hopes for a preemptive cut were dashed when committee chief Jerome Powell said it could not be preemptive and current data did not warrant one. Among the critical changes in the statement is the increase in uncertainty that may lead to cuts, or not, down the road. The takeaway for investors is that market uncertainty is at its maximum in early May and unlikely to subside soon. This sets the market up for another sell-off should bad news emerge, but equally so for a substantial rally on good news, and increased volatility until geopolitical conditions stabilize. Featured: Trump’s “new dollar” could shock Americans (Ad) 
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Markets | | | President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but played down the possibility of other nations getting similarly favorable terms on his import taxes, which are roiling the global economy.Under the framework agreement, the United Kingd... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. stocks rose Thursday after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs between the two countries, the first of what Wall Street hopes will be enough agreements to keep a recession from hitting the economy.The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% for its 11th... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Bank of England is cutting its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration Read the Full Story |
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The size of the global cloud computing market is expected to roughly double from 2023 to 2028, reaching nearly $1.3 trillion by the end of that five-year period. Demand for cloud computing continues to surge, and the companies that make this technology possible—data centers, platform op... Read the Full Story |
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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) gave the market a jump start by delivering a beat and raise earnings report before the market opened on May 7.
The company pointed to strength at its iconic theme parks as well as a jump of over one-million subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service.
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Markets | | | Long-haul carrier Emirates reported on Thursday that it earned annual profits of $5.2 billion, with the state-owned firm declaring itself the world's most profitable airline as global aviation fully returned to flight after the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The profits came as the Du... Read the Full Story |
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After President Trump rolled out the trade tariffs in the United States, the S&P 500 went on a path lower, even breaching the Wall Street definition of a bear market (a 20% decline or more from recent highs). That seemed to give many agents in the market enough reason to start buying the ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers and other electronics and save money on electric bills, consumer and environmental groups said. The cha... Read the Full Story |
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