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Powell says it's possible the Fed will have to resume balance sheet growth

Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed may have to resume regular balance sheet growth to help ease money markets.

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Powell says a 'sequence' of rate cuts could be needed if economy turns, but doesn't see that now

Jerome Powell pledged that the central bank would engage in a "sequence" of interest rate cuts if conditions warrant, but he doesn't see that as necessary now.

4 years ago

Fed ups its GDP forecast for 2019 slightly to 2.2%

The Federal Reserve dialed up its growth expectations slightly while keeping its inflation projection unchanged.

4 years ago

'Alexa, send $20 to my favorite presidential candidate'

Amazon said on Wednesday it will make donating to a U.S. presidential candidate as easy as turning on the lights or replenishing a household's toilet-paper stocks, via its Alexa digital assistant.



4 years ago

S&P 500 ends slightly higher after Fed gives mixed signals

The S&P 500 ended marginally higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, but gave mixed signals about their next move.



4 years ago

Stocks reverse losses, Treasury yields dip following remarks by Fed's Powell

The S&P 500 and the Dow reversed losses to close higher on Wednesday and U.S. Treasury yields slipped after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tempered the market's initial reaction to the U.S. central bank's policy statement.



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Microsoft approves $40 billion share repurchase program

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend.



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A Warren Buffett protege is leaving to start her own Berkshire

Tracy Britt Cool is leaving the firm after a decade to start a company that replicates Warren Buffett's business model, the Wall Street Journal reported.

4 years ago

AT&T explores parting ways with DirecTV unit: Wall Street Journal

AT&T is exploring parting from its DirecTV unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.



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Parts shortage leads GM to lay off 1,200 temporarily in Canada

The strike against General Motors Co's U.S. operations has led to a parts shortage, the automaker said on Wednesday, and as a result it announced the temporary lay-offs of 1,200 workers at its Oshawa assembly plant in Canada.



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Fed cuts interest rates, signals holding pattern for now

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion but signaled a higher bar to further reductions in borrowing costs, eliciting a fast and sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump.



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Powell to Trump: Now it's your turn

Tucked into Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference on Wednesday was a not-so-subtle message for President Donald Trump: the economy is holding up because the U.S. central bank has acted to support it through a volatile patch, and whether that continues is now in the president's lap.



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U.S. bankers seize on repo-market stress to push for softer liquidity rules

Big U.S. banks are using the recent chaos in short-term funding markets as an opportunity to pressure the Federal Reserve to ease liquidity requirements they have long despised.



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AT&T, Dish not in talks over DirecTV deal: source

AT&T Inc and Dish Network Corp are not in discussions over a deal due to regulatory issues, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, after the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/2kS2Hbs the wireless carrier was considering parting ways with its satellite TV division DirecTV.



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Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?

Huawei [HWT.UL] launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a U.S. ban to give customers the Google software they expect.



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