November 8, 2024
Business - 11/8
πŸ—“οΈ Powell's Fed Chair Term Ending 2026, 🏠 Mitigated Rate Cuts Fail to Lower Mortgage Rates...
πŸ—“οΈ Powell's Fed Chair Term Ending 2026 Jerome Powell's term as Fed Chair ends in May 2026, with Trump likely to appoint a new leader thereafter. 🏠 Mitigated Rate Cuts Fail to Lower Mortgage Rates Despite Fed rate cuts, mortgage rates remain high at 6.79%, driven by economic predictions and Treasury yields. πŸ“ˆ Tariff Proposals Threaten International Trade Stability Tariffs on Chinese and European goods proposed by Trump could spark international trade tensions and raise U.S. prices. πŸš€ Big Tech Stocks Propel Market Gains Big Tech companies saw a rise in stock prices, contributing to market gains this week. πŸ“‰ Trump Media Stock Plunges Despite Trump Stock Gains Trump Media's stock declined by 41% since Wednesday, contrasting with broader gains from Trump-related stocks. πŸ’» Nvidia Hits $3.6 Trillion Market Valuation Nvidia reached a $3.6 trillion market value following the recent election results. πŸš— Lyft's Record Bookings Boost Stock Lyft's stock increased as ride bookings hit an all-time high, surpassing earnings expectations. πŸ“Ί Warner Bros.' Max Success Drives Q3 Profit Warner Bros. Discovery reported a $135 million profit in Q3, largely driven by the success of its Max streaming service. 🎬 Disney's Streaming Services Turn First Profit Disney’s streaming business, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, turned its first profit ahead of schedule in Q2. πŸ“Ί Amazon Prime Video Adds More Ads Amazon announced it will insert more ads into its Prime Video service unless users pay extra for an ad-free experience. 🧊 Yeti Sees Q3 Sales Rise 10% Yeti posted a 10% sales increase in Q3 as its premium coolers and drinkware remained popular among consumers. πŸ“° New York Times Digital Subscribers Climb New York Times digital subscribers reached 11 million, with Wordle subscribers increasing by 25% from last year. πŸ’° Thomson Reuters Revenue Grows with AI Deals Thomson Reuters boosted its news revenue by 10%, supported by AI licensing deals and a new $1/week paywall for readers.
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