Author: Bruno T
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Spotify To Cut About 17% Staff
Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT), a digital music, podcast, and video service provider, has announced its plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 17% as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at improving productivity and efficiency. This decision will impact approximately 1,500 employees, according to reports. In pre-market trading on the NYSE, Spotify shares were up by more…
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NY Fed President John Williams Stresses Tight Monetary Policy to Tackle Persistent Inflation
New York Fed President John Williams reiterated that the Fed’s benchmark lending rate is at or near its highest level and stated that monetary policy is ‘quite restrictive’ (‘the most restrictive in 25 years’). Speaking at the Bretton Woods Committee conference at the New York Fed, he said he expects it to be appropriate to…
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Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Measure Indicates Cooling Trend Amidst High Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed signs of cooling last month, indicating a decrease in price pressures amidst elevated interest rates and a slowing economic growth trajectory. According to a report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday, prices remained unchanged from September to October, a notable shift from the 0.4% increase observed in…
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Applications for US Jobless Benefits Rise Modestly
Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week, pushing the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits to its highest level in two years. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Nov. 25, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Jobless claim applications are seen as representative…
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Investment Insights: Expert Analyst Opinions on Blackrock, Costco, Dollar Tree, Duke Energy, Snowflake…
Blackrock: Goldman Sachs maintains its buy recommendation and raises the target price from $719 to $793. Blackstone: Goldman Sachs maintains its buy recommendation and raises the target price from $105 to $115. Costco Wholesale Corporation: Telsey Advisory Group maintains its outperform rating and raises the target price from $600 to $625. Crowdstrike Holdings: DZ Bank…
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Beige Book Reveals Economic Slowdown in the United States
The economic activity in the United States decelerated between October and November, with six out of the 12 districts in the country indicating a slight decline during this period, according to the Beige Book, a document released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. According to the report, four districts reported “modest growth” during the period,…
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Investment Insights: Expert Analyst Opinions on Airbnb, Diageo, NetApp, Ulta Beauty, Walmart…
Airbnb: Jefferies downgrades to hold from buy with a target price reduced from $155 to $140. Avalonbay Communities: JP Morgan upgrades to neutral from underweight with a target price reduced from $201 to $194. Crowdstrike Holdings: Baird maintains its outperform rating and raises the target price from $190 to $225. Duke Energy Corporation: JP Morgan…
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We Will Need to Raise Interest Rates to Maintain Restrictive Policy and Reduce Inflation, Says Bowman
Federal Reserve director Michelle Bowman said today that the United States central bank will likely need to raise borrowing costs further to bring inflation back to its 2% target in a reasonable time frame. “My basic economic outlook continues to expect that we will need to raise the federal funds rate to keep policy tight…
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Wall Street Radar: Amazon, Blackrock, General Motors, Eli Lilly, Novavax..
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announces record sales during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and introduces a new data center chip to intensify competition with Microsoft. Boeing (NYSE:BA) joins the business coalition for net-zero emissions. BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK) shares are on an upward streak, potentially marking the longest winning streak since August 2014. US Thanksgiving weekend sees over 200 million shoppers…
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Oil Rises Over 2% Amid OPEC+ Impasse
Oil prices are up more than 2% this afternoon after Reuters reported, citing sources, that OPEC+ members fail to reach an agreement for the upcoming meeting on Thursday. Around 2:00 PM, the WTI (CCOM:OILCRUDE) barrel for January was up by 2.52% at $76.75. Meanwhile, the Brent (CCOM:OILBRENT) barrel for February saw an increase of 2.38%…