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June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.22%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.23% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session lower as a swathe of weak U.S. economic data heightened worries that the Federal Reserve’s rate hiking campaign might trigger…

Experts say inflation has peaked and that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes may end soon. Should investors jump into stocks? Or is it a trap?

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As the peak season for the third quarter gets underway, several oil and gas companies have released their earnings reports and investors await reports from other major firms.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Chevron. Looking at options history for Chevron (NYSE:CVX) we detected 21 strange trades.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares traded higher by 7.8% on Friday after the company reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat but said iPhone sales

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported upbeat earnings for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates. The company also issued weak sales forecast for the fourth quarter.

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Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) reported worse-than-expected Q3 EPS and issued Q4 revenue guidance with a midpoint below estimates. The company also guided FY23 expenses of $96 billion to $101 billion. Meta Platforms shares dropped 22.1% to $101.20 on Thursday.