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Unemployment Rate, CPI Inflation, GDP Growth Rate, Fed Funds Rate Today
Unemployment Rate 1 | 3.8% [March 2024] |
CPI Change % YOY 2a | 3.5% [March 2024] |
PCE Change YOY 2b | 2.5% [Feb 2024] |
GDP Growth Rate % YOY 3 | +3.4% [Q4 2023 (3rd est.)] |
Fed Funds Rate 4 | 5.33% [March 2024] |
1 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE
2a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted. https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0&output_view=pct_12mths
2b The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index. https://www.bea.gov/
3 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross Domestic Product. https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product
4 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), Federal Funds Effective Rate [FEDFUNDS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
Mortgage Rates Today
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What Happened in The Stock Market Today?
Let’s take a quick look at what happened in the stock market today around the world.
US Stock Market Today
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Bond Market Today
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Which Stocks Went Up Today?
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- % Change in Price (Intraday): greater than 5%
- Region: United States
- Volume (Intraday): greater than 1,000,000
- Market Cap (Intraday): Large Cap and Mega Cap
Which Stocks Went Down Today?
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- % Change in Price (Intraday):less than -5%
- Region: United States
- Volume (Intraday): greater than 1,000,000
- Market Cap (Intraday): Large Cap and Mega Cap
Mortgage Rates Today
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Fresh News From The Stock Market
Stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday as disappointing forecasts from Facebook and Instagram owner Meta hammered the tech sector, and Japan’s yen sank through 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990. Tepid U.S. GDP data pushed Wall Street lower at its open, and Meta’s slump also soured the mood. U.S. Treasury yields rose after the data showed signs of persistent inflation, lowering hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates anytime soon.
Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth and persistent inflation coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms. Three other Magnificent Seven stocks, including Alphabet, Amazon.com and Microsoft, are also down between 1.8% and 2.7%. Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel are scheduled to report their quarterly numbers on Thursday after markets close.
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Meta Selloff, GDP Report Weigh on Equity Markets Intraday
Ford Motor strong earnings weren’t enough to help shares on a down day for markets. Wall Street was happy with the quarter though—especially the results turned in by Ford Pro, the auto giant’s commercial business. Wall Street currently projects about $10.7 billion and Ford’s 2023 operating profit amounted to about $10.4 billion.
International Data Corp. said Lunar New Year stimulated shopping sentiment, and in high-end devices Android phones are winning over customers.
Apple has rejected Spotify’s new version of its iOS app with in-app pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio streaming firm said on Thursday. The Swedish company submitted a new version of its app to Apple with basic pricing and website information, which is a minimum requirement under the European Commission’s ruling in its music streaming case, it said in a post on X on Wednesday. Spotify said Apple rejected its update in a response directly sent to the company.
Meta Platforms tumbles after a disappointing outlook, IBM slumps after revenue misses analysts’ estimates, and Bristol Myers cuts its full-year profit forecast. Microsoft and Alphabet fall ahead of their earnings reports after the close of trading Thursday.
The key Federal Reserve inflation rate, the core PCE price index, reared up in Q1 as GDP grew at a slower pace.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average trimmed what was a 700-point loss by half in afternoon trading Thursday as the index tried to recover from an earnings-fueled drop courtesy of component Caterpillar. Other indexes also got hit as Facebook and Instagram operator Meta Platforms led techs lower, plunging as much as 16% on the stock market today. Inside the IBD 50, Deutsche Bank and First Citizens BancShares led with gains of roughly 8% each.
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Magnificent Seven stocks, including AI leader Nvidia, are among the best stocks to watch in today’s stock market.
One member of the “Magnificent Seven” collective announced big spending plans, dragging several other members down with it.
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US Equity Indexes Drop Amid Meta Sell-off as Treasury Yields Jump on Slower Growth, Inflation Uptick
US Equity Indexes Drop Amid Meta Sell-off as Treasury Yields Jump on Slower Growth, Inflation Uptick
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Wall Street had a resounding message Thursday morning following Meta Platform’s latest results and subsequent selloff: Trust Zuck. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram saw its stock slide more than 11% by Thursday afternoon following its first-quarter results, which included raised projections for operating expenses and capital spending intended to bolster its investments in generative artificial intelligence. It will likely be the stock’s worst single day since two separate occasions in 2022, when the company also used its quarterly reports to announce major step-ups in spending.
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