Global Stock Indexes Jump as Trump Says No Plans to Fire Powell
Global stock indexes are jumping after President Donald Trump said he has "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and plans to be "very nice" to China.
Global stock indexes are jumping after President Donald Trump said he has "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and plans to be "very nice" to China.
Investor optimism built off Bessent's remarks went into overdrive after President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he had "no intention" of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Data center products and services company Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 24.2% year on year to $2.04 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($2.35 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 3.7% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.64 per share was 3.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Prices of battery materials lithium and cobalt assessed by consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) will be used for contracts launched by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in June, BMI told Reuters. For BMI, a price reporting agency (PRA), this is an important step in having its prices used to settle derivative contracts traded on exchanges, an area dominated by information firms Fastmarkets and S&P Global Commodity Insights. An agreement between BMI and ICE signed earlier this year covers prices of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, spodumene concentrate and cobalt hydroxide, BMI said.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday on revived hopes for progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute and as President Donald Trump soothed fears the Federal Reserve could lose its autonomy with reassurances that he has "no intention of firing" Fed Chair Jerome Powell. All three major U.S. stock indexes pared gains by the closing bell. "We had such a strong open, it was really related to developments out of Washington," said Russell Price, chief economist at Ameriprise in Troy, Michigan.
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Sunrun’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 50.7% of its value and falling to $6.83 per share. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Brady trades at $68.82 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, losing 6% over the last six months while the S&P 500 is down 6.9%. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
Cognex has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 35.6% to $24.96 per share. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.