Stock futures moved lower on Wednesday night as investors digested a batch of Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 30 points, or 0.06%. S&P futures fell 0.12%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.2%. Megacap tech giants Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft each reported…
An Nvidia chip is seen through a magnifying glass in Beijing, China, on August 1, 2025. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Nvidia on Wednesday became the first company to surpass the $5 trillion market cap milestone, meaning it looms even larger over other stocks and markets. The stock jumped as much as…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the end of a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on Oct. 29, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its second straight interest rate cut, though Chair Jerome Powell rattled markets when he threw…
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in September. Text removed from the September statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements….
Boeing shares moved lower after Wednesday morning’s messy third-quarter release. Despite a wider-than-expected loss, operational execution is improving, and the company is well-positioned to deliver more aircraft going forward. That will boost free cash flow, which is the ultimate driver of the share price. Revenue in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 rose 30% year…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq reached record intra-day highs again Wednesday, supported by strength in megacap tech. Club holding Nvidia is leading the pack. “The markets are…
Certain stocks that show a larger than usual sensitivity to declines in short-term interest rates could take off if the Federal Reserve cuts again on Wednesday and signals more easing is ahead. If history repeats itself, names like Blackstone and AvalonBay Communities should rally into year-end. The central bank’s movement of its overnight benchmark influences…
It’s not often that the Federal Reserve eases monetary policy with the stock market this strong. But when it does, it’s like throwing gasoline on a fire. The Fed is widely expected to lower its overnight rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday. That would take place with the S & P 500 at…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Oct. 29 1. The biggest two days of 2025 begin. The Fed concludes its October meeting this afternoon and is expected to lower interest rates by another 25 basis points to a range of 3.75% to 4%. The post-announcement news conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is also…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Shares of Nvidia rose more than 3% in premarket on Wednesday, putting the tech giant on track to become the first company to…