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PRECIOUS-Gold little changed with inflation data in focus
Fed Governor Lisa Cook to file lawsuit against Trump's firing attemptMarkets expect 87% chance of 25-basis point rate cut next monthU.S. PCE data due on FridayBy Sarah Qureshi and Anushree Mukherjee Aug 27 (Reuters) - Gold was little changed on Wednesday as investors closely awaited upcom...Reuters
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Williams-Sonoma Raises Outlook on AI
Williams-Sonoma(NYSE:WSM) reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Aug. 27, noting a 3.7% comparable sales increase and an operating margin of 17.9% with positive comps across all brands. Earnings per share grew nearly 20% year over year to $2, and the company raised full-year revenu...The Motley Fool
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US STOCKS-S&P 500 hits record high as investors await Nvidia results
Fed's Williams open to rate cuts depending on data, report saysJ.M. Smucker falls after quarterly profit missMongoDB soars after raising annual profit forecastS&P 500 +0.22%, Nasdaq +0.18%, Dow +0.31%By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian Aug 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 climbed to ...Reuters
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PREVIEW: Best Buy shares rise; Q2 EPS, rev expected to fall y/y
** Best Buy BBY.N shares up ~2% in session ahead of Q2 financial results due out before market open on Thursday ** Wall Street expects the electronics retailer to report adj. EPS of $1.21 vs $1.34 in Q2 2024 on rev of $9.24 bln versus $9.29 bln year-ago, according to latest data from LSEG ** In last...Reuters
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Better Media Stock: Newsmax vs. The New York Times
Key PointsNewsmax shares have crashed 94% from their IPO high.The New York Times trades at reasonable multiples, such as 30.7x earnings.Emotional investing rarely beats boring financial fundamentals in the long run.10 stocks we like better than The New York Times Co. › The media sector offers some d...The Motley Fool
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U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-CrowdStrike, Nvidia, EchoStar
The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8The main U.S. stock indexes inched higher on Wednesday, as investors braced for earnings from AI-chip leader Nvidia that are expected to test the momentum of Wall Street's technology-fue...Reuters
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Walmart Shows Other Retailers How It's Done
In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:Walmart's secret sauce.Investing lessons from Meta's AI strategic changes.A smorgasboard of market news.Stocks to watch. Chipotle drone delivery?Cracker Barrel's rebranding.SPACs are back!To catch full episode...The Motley Fool
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Soleno down after Scorpion Capital remains short
** Shares of drugmaker Soleno Therapeutics SLNO.O fall 1.1% to $68.87** Scorpion Capital says it remains short on Soleno, alleging that "insiders appear a lot less bullish about their drug's prospects than investors"** The US FDA approved Soleno's rare genetic disorder drug, Vykat XR...Reuters
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Hagerty rises after KBW starts coverage at 'outperform'
** Shares of car insurer Hagerty HGTY.N rise 3.4% to $11.22 after brokerage KBW initiates coverage with an "outperform" rating ** KBW has a PT of $14 on HGTY, a 29% upside to stock's last close** Path to nearly doubling policies in force by 2030 looks feasible, with plenty of untapped ta...Reuters
2 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-BofA clients cautious while stepping around Jackson Hole
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq up slightly, small caps outperformEnergy best performing S&P 500 sector; Comm Svcs weakest groupDollar slips, gold barely up; bitcoin rises, crude up ~1%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.25%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by...Reuters
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EchoStar extends rally after AT&T spectrum deal
** EchoStar's SATS.O shares up 16.4% to $59.21 and hit fresh record high on Weds, a day after spectrum licenses deal with AT&T T.N announced** SATS shares on Tues closed up 70% after co agreed to sell wireless spectrum licenses for $23 bln to AT&T as it faces scrutiny from government reg...Reuters
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LIVE MARKETS-Consumers vote for value
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq up slightly, small caps lead gainsEnergy best performing S&P 500 sector; Comm svcs weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index rises ~0.1%Dollar slips, gold barely up; bitcoin rises, crude up ~1%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges slips to ~4.25%Welcome to the home for real-time cover...Reuters
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ANALYSIS-Nvidia to set tone for booming AI leveraged ETF market
AI theme dominates U.S. single stock leveraged ETF market112 new leveraged ETFs launched in 2025, up from 38 in 2024Nvidia earnings likely to test AI leveraged ETF marketCritics warn retail investors may not grasp leveraged ETF volatilityBy Suzanne McGee Aug 27 (Reuters) - AI hype that has helped...Reuters
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Canada Goose jumps after report of take-private bids at $1.4 billion valuation
** U.S.-listed shares of Canada Goose GOOS.TO, GOOS.N rise as much as 17.7% to $14.32, set for best day in three months, if gains hold** U.S.-listed shares and Toronto-listed shares of co up 13.2% and 14.4%, respectively, around noon** Canada Goose's controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, has re...Reuters
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Europe's STOXX 600 closes higher, focus shifts to Nvidia results
Investors await Nvidia earnings for direction on AI tradeGerman consumer sentiment expected to decline for third monthJPM starts DiaSorin at 'underweight', shares fallBy Medha Singh, Sukriti Gupta and Purvi Agarwal Aug 27 (Reuters) - Europe's STOXX 600 recovered slightly on Wednes...Reuters
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HAP Trading Loads Up 108K COIN Shares in Q2 Buy
On August 15, 2025, HAP Trading disclosed a buy of Coinbase(NASDAQ:COIN) shares, with an estimated transaction value of $25,114,820.Key pointsThe firm increased its stake by 107,878 shares for the period ended 2025-06-30; estimated trade value of ~$25.11 million based on the quarterly average priceT...The Motley Fool
3 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall St edges up ahead of Nvidia results; spotlight on tech valuations
Indexes up: Dow 0.24%, S&P 500 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.21%Fed's Williams open to rate cuts depending on data, report saysJ.M. Smucker falls after quarterly profit missMongoDB soars after raising annual profit forecastBy Johann M Cherian and Sanchayaita Roy Aug 27 (Reuters) - The main U.S. st...Reuters
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LIVE MARKETS-Luxury space getting a Swift lift
US stock indexes slightly higher, small caps lead gainsEnergy best performing S&P 500 sector; Comm svcs weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.1%Dollar up; bitcoin, crude gain; gold slipsUS 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.27%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to...Reuters
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London markets end slightly lower as markets assess Fed autonomy concerns
FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 off 0.3% Hochschild drops after cutting Brazil gold output forecastJD Sports Fashion up on signs of improving US sales Aug 27 (Reuters) - London stocks ended marginally lower on Wednesday, bogged down by heavyweight financial stocks as investors monitored the concerns...Reuters
3 hours ago
Why MongoDB Stock Skyrocketed Higher Wednesday Morning
Key PointsMongoDB delivered results that blew past the high end of management's forecast and Wall Street's most bullish estimates.The company's strategy is attracting more customers interested in artificial intelligence. The valuation is reasonable from an historical perspective. 10 stocks we like b...The Motley Fool
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