U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday. At 3:56 p.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up nearly 4 basis points at 3.726%. The 2-year Treasury yield was around one basis point lower at 3.594%. Yields and … Read more
The Japanese flag flutters over the Bank of Japan (BoJ) head office building (bottom) in Tokyo on April 27, 2022. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate steady at around 0.25% — the highest rate since 2008 — at the conclusion of a two-day meeting Friday. … Read more
The central bank of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policies, preventing and defusing financial risks and maintaining financial stability. Peng Song | Moment | Getty Images China on Friday kept its main benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing. Market watchers polled by Reuters had expected a … Read more
A Japanese flag is displayed as shoppers and pedestrians walk past stores at a shopping street in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading gains, after Wall Street soared overnight following the Federal Reserve’s outsized rate cut. … Read more
John Donahoe, CEO of Nike, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Nike on Thursday announced that its CEO John Donahoe is stepping down and longtime company veteran Elliott Hill will take the … Read more
Former U.S. President and current Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks about the economy, inflation, and manufacturing during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024 in Potterville, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media fell at the opening bell Thursday, with just hours to go until former President Donald … Read more
U.S. crude oil rose nearly 1% on Thursday, one day after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the first time in more than four years and as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate. The Fed surprised the market on Wednesday with a bigger-than-expected cut of a half percentage point. Oil prices, however, … Read more
JetBlue planes at JFK’s Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges in its more than two decades of flying, a major shift for the low-cost airline as it chases high-spending travelers. The lounges will open at the carrier’s hubs in New York late next year … Read more
Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rose as part of a broad market rally Thursday, one day after the Federal Reserve delivered a half percentage point reduction in interest rates, the first in more than four years. The price of bitcoin was recently higher by 3.5% at $62,417.48, according to Coin Metrics, building … Read more
A sign hangs on the front of an Olive Garden restaurant on June 22, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olsen | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue as sales weakened at Olive Garden and its fine dining restaurants. “While we fell short of our expectations for the first quarter, … Read more
