Top Wall Street execs are getting skeptical on the Fed’s easing path

A trader works as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 12, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Major Wall Street CEOs see ongoing inflation pressures in the U.S. economy and aren't convinced that the Federal Reserve...

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Election mentions jump on company conference calls as Nov. 5 approaches

Voters walk to cast their ballots during early voting in the presidential election at a polling station at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library in Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 1, 2024. Octavio Jones | ReutersExecutives at America's largest companies are talking publicly with investors about the presidential election more...

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U.S. jobs report October 2024:

Job creation in October slowed to its weakest pace since late 2020 as the impacts of storms in the Southeast and a significant labor impasse dented hiring plans.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 12,000 for the month, down sharply from September and below the Dow Jones estimate for 100,000, the Bureau...

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