Wall Street waffles around its records after the Fed cuts rates but won’t guarantee more
- On Tuesday, the U.S. stock market edged toward record highs as the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 298 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6%.
- Expectations of Fed rate cuts and forecasts of solid corporate profits, plus a slowing job market, support stock gains Tuesday.
- PayPal jumped 10.6% after reporting bigger summer profits than analysts expected, while United Parcel Service also boosted trading with strong third-quarter sales and profit targets.
- On the losing end, Royal Caribbean fell 8.4% despite a stronger profit, and D.R. Horton sank 2.5% after reporting a weaker summer profit.
- Bond yields are moving modestly as the 10-year Treasury yield edged down to 3.99% from 4.01% late Monday, while tech giants will report this week.
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Wall Street waffles around its records after the Fed cuts rates but won’t guarantee more
U.S. stocks are hanging around their records as Wall Street waits to hear from the Federal Reserve about interest rates.
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US stocks drift near their record heights as PayPal rallies and Royal Caribbean falls
The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record heights. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 227 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3%. All three indexes are coming off their latest all-time highs.…
PayPal flags smaller basket sizes, cautious shoppers amid macro uncertainty
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