10-year Treasury yield briefly tops 4.25%, hits highest level since late July
Economy

10-year Treasury yield briefly tops 4.25%, hits highest level since late July

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose again Wednesday as traders digested the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials on the trajectory of interest rate cuts. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose more than three basis points to about 4.24. At its session high, the benchmark rate traded at 4.26%, reaching its highest level since […]

Zoom beats expectations and lifts full-year guidance on enterprise business strength
Economy

Zoom beats expectations and lifts full-year guidance on enterprise business strength

Zoom founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in New York on April 18, 2019.Kena Betancur | Getty ImagesZoom shares rose as much as 8% in extended trading on Monday after the video-calling software provider announced fiscal second-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations.Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.34 per share, adjusted,… […]

Palo Alto Networks shares rise 15% after earnings report
Economy

Palo Alto Networks shares rise 15% after earnings report

Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto NetworksAdam Galica | CNBCShares of Palo Alto Networks rose more nearly 15% Monday, continuing a rally that began when the security software vendor reported stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings last week.The company reported adjusted quarterly earnings per share of $1.44 versus a Refinitiv analyst consensus of $1.28 per share. While Palo Alto… […]

Trump’s bond in Georgia election case set at $200,000
Economy

Trump’s bond in Georgia election case set at $200,000

Former U.S. president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump leaves after speaking at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2023.Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesA judge set former U.S. President Donald Trump’s bond at $200,000 in the Georgia criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his loss in the… […]

Teva to pay $225 million in fines and divest generic drug to resolve price-fixing charges
Economy

Teva to pay $225 million in fines and divest generic drug to resolve price-fixing charges

Boxes of tablets produced by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDrugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $225 million in criminal fines to resolve charges related to price fixing three medications, including a generic cholesterol drug that it has agreed to divest, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.Glenmark Pharmaceuticals will pay $30 million… […]

ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professor shows
Economy

ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professor shows

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Jason DecrowAlejandro Lopez-Lira, a finance professor at the University of Florida, says that large language models may be useful when forecasting stock prices.He used ChatGPT to parse news headlines for whether they’re good or bad for a stock, and found that ChatGPT’s ability to… […]