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This is what the Fed’s interest-rate cut means for distressed companies

This week’s aggressive Fed rate cut could provide some breathing space for distressed companies, notes one bankruptcy attorney.

High-yield bond ETF rallies after Fed rate cut as ‘free ride’ in cash ends

Investors are mulling strategies beyond cash on expectations that interest rates will continue to fall after the Fed’s big rate cut.

Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 trillion in options set to expire in latest ‘triple witching’

It’s that time again: Investors will see option contracts tied to more than $5 trillion in tradeable stocks expire on Friday in the latest quarterly “triple witching” event.

Nike taps company veteran as new CEO, and shares rally

Elliott Hill will replace John Donahoe as chief executive next month, following months of struggles for the athletic-wear giant.

FedEx stock falls as company narrows its full-year forecast

The package-delivery giant said reduced demand for priority services and higher operating costs weighed on results.

Fed is more worried about labor market than Powell let on, William Dudley says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did a “great job” of explaining the reasons for an aggressive interest-rate cut in a “non-scary way,” former New York Fed President William Dudley said Thursday.

Dow surges to record as investors celebrate Fed’s ‘recalibration’ rate cut

Fed Chair Jerome Powell emphasized a policy “recalibration.” Investors like the sound of it.

Trump’s cap for credit-card interest rates wouldn’t pass Congress, analyst says

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to cap interest rates for credit cards, but a veteran analyst predicts the plan wouldn’t get the congressional approval that it needs to become reality.

Mortgage rates went up right after the Fed cut interest rates. Here’s why.

Mortgage rates inched up even though the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Experts explain why this is a short-lived phenomenon.

Apple’s iPhone 16 is selling better than the iPhone 15, says T-Mobile CEO

T-Mobile Chief Executive Mike Sievert says it’s “nonsense” that the iPhone 16 line’s preorder sales are underwhelming so far.

More investors are betting on Trump Media’s ‘DJT’ stock to drop

Short selling of DJT stock has risen ahead of the lockup expiration on insider sales on Friday.

God-washing: Fund fined for misleading clients about its ‘biblically responsible investing’ strategy

Regulators said Inspire Investments failed to meet the investment criteria it marketed, after a similar crackdown on “greenwashing” among ESG funds.
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