Financial providers use their expertise in capital allocation and risk assessment to help facilitate economic growth while offering consumers and businesses essential financial services. These companies have benefited from improving market activity and economic fundamentals,
so it's no surprise the industry has posted a 4.8% gain over the past six months, nearly mirroring the S&P 500.
The company also unveiled a new Public Responsibility Committee and appointed former Vanguard chief executive F. William McNabb as lead independent director.
Having a stock you own get acquired at a premium feels good at first, but what about the long-term gains that will be left behind when your chips are off the table?
Intel continued its winning run amid news of new strategic investment, while Nvidia saw activity as traders geared up for its quarterly results due next week.
Shares of fintech mortgage provider Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) fell 3.3% in the afternoon session after its real estate brokerage subsidiary, Redfin, released a report indicating a significant slowdown in the July 2025 U.S. housing market. The report, published August 18, highlighted that homes took an average of 43 days to sell in July, the longest period for that month since 2015, due to high costs and economic uncertainty. The data also revealed a 1.1% month-over-month drop in pending home sales and the highest rate of canceled home-purchase agreements since 2017. This negative data compounded existing investor concerns about the challenging housing market, which were recently flagged by Morgan Stanley. The bank resumed coverage on the stock with an 'Equalweight' rating, citing an elevated valuation and ongoing headwinds in the mortgage sector.
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Washington D.C. – Hopes for an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut have significantly dimmed following the release of hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) data on August 14, 2025. The July PPI report revealed a surprising surge in wholesale inflation, forcing traders and economists to reconsider the widespread expectation of
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after an unexpectedly sharp rise in wholesale inflation fueled concerns about rising costs and their impact on corporate profits. The primary catalyst was the July 2025 Producer Price Index (PPI), a measure of inflation at the wholesale level, which jumped 0.9% against forecasts of a 0.2% rise. This represents the most significant monthly increase in over three years, pointing to mounting cost pressures for manufacturers, with tariffs cited as a key factor. This data complicates the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decisions, as persistent inflation may prevent rate cuts, creating a headwind for cyclical sectors like Industrials.
