The Latest Breaking News from Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook says every word counts, and artificial intelligence won’t be replacing central bankers anytime soon.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are down -0.06%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are down -0.17% this morning as market participants assessed the outlook for equities after the previous day’s strong rally in the wake of Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings.

If you’re going to jog and essentially drop dead on the sidewalk, you’d want it to happen like it did for Jon Cook of Johnson County, Kansas — who’d still like to find the unknown “blonde with a dog” and other guardian angels who helped save his life.

The stock market witnessed a solid start this year amid improving investors’ optimism. Moreover, experts see increased chances of a soft landing. So, fundamentally strong stocks Merck (MRK), Novartis (NVS), Sysco (SYY), Progress Software (PRGS), and LSI Industries (LYTS) could be solid buys now. These stocks pay consistent dividends. Read…

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DETROIT — Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, said the Federal Reserve will continue to work to bring down inflation "until the job is done," which includes increasing interest rates.

A new jobs report showed a modest slowdown in hiring last month that was not enough to soothe Wall Street's worries about inflation and the Fed. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5%

A Federal Reserve governor has suggested that traditional data sources and lagging economic indicators might not cut it anymore.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says more interest rate increases will be necessary to wrestle inflation under control