The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve raised rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday, marking the first rate hike of at least half a percentage point in more than 20 years. Stocks surged following the announcement, but have pulled back significantly o

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve implemented its first 50-basis-point interest rate hike since 2000 to tame rising inflation. The volatility in the stock market has been increasing with the Fed’s monetary policy pivot, historically high levels of inflation, and the Russia-Ukraine war. And analysts expect the S&P 500 to plunge further.…

Shares of several companies in the broader consumer discretionary sector, including GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO), are trading lower amid overall weakness as traders continue to digest Wednesday's Fed rate hike announcement. An increase in yields has pressured technology and growth stocks.

Concerns over the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy tightening, and intensifying supply chain disruptions have driven the tech sector to a sell-off of late. However, considering technology products and services’ solid long-term growth prospects we think it could be an opportune time to buy high-quality tech stocks Accenture (ACN), Taiwan Semiconductor…

Because macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns are expected to fuel market volatility in the near term, mega-cap stocks could be safer bets because of their ability to be resilient in tough times. Thus, Wall Street analysts expect quality mega-cap stocks Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) to gain…

The declines come a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the most in over two decades as it embarks on a high-stakes fight to bring down inflation.

The declines come a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the most in over two decades as it embarks on a high-stakes fight to bring down inflation.

The major stock market indexes surged yesterday after the Fed Reserve raised benchmark interest rates by half a percentage point. However, the stock market is expected to remain under pressure at least in the near term on continuing macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns. So, we think it could be wise to…

Although stock prices surged yesterday on optimism about the Fed’s interest rate increases to control inflation, the stock market is still expected to remain under tremendous pressure on macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns. Amid this environment, we think one might want to consider betting on high-quality dividend stocks Canon Inc. (CAJ),…

Datadog, Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 83% year-on-year to $363 million, beating the consensus of $337.8 million. As of March 31, Datadog had 2,250 customers with an ARR of $100,000 or more, increasing 60% Y/Y. The non-GAAP gross margin expanded 300 bps to 80%. The non-GAAP operating margin expanded by…

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE:FOUR) reported first-quarter FY22 gross revenue growth of 68% year-on-year to $401.9 million, beating the consensus of $380.6 million. Gross revenue minus network fees were up 53% Y/Y to $148.8 million. End-to-end payment volume climbed 68% Y/Y to $13.4 billion.  Adjusted EPS of $0.15 beat the consensus of $0.08. Adjusted…