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Stock market live news updates: Tech stocks soar after Fed's latest rate hike
Yahoo! Finance ^ | 02/01/2023 | Myles Udland

Posted on 02/01/2023 1:31:55 PM PST by millenial4freedom

Tech stocks rallied Wednesday following the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate increase after Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested signs of "disinflation" are building in the economy. When the closing bell rang on Wall Street, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was higher by 2%, leading the charge higher for markets following Powell's comments. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closer higher by 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.03%, or just 8 points. The Dow was weighed down by energy stocks, which remained under pressure Wednesday as the price of WTI crude oil fell 3% to around $76.50 per barrel.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Computers/Internet; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: economy; finance; housing; inflation
we're in the Twilight Zone...markets soar after something nearly all market strategists expected occurs.
1 posted on 02/01/2023 1:31:55 PM PST by millenial4freedom
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To: millenial4freedom

Let me know when the market gets back to Trump levels.


2 posted on 02/01/2023 1:36:02 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: millenial4freedom

If this economy is healthy, why is it demanding highly negative interest rates?


3 posted on 02/01/2023 1:42:23 PM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: 1Old Pro

Trumps levels were as accurate as Zeros due to zero percent interest. Trump even floated negative rates to keep his levels up.


4 posted on 02/01/2023 1:44:35 PM PST by M_Continuum
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To: millenial4freedom
Typical Wall Street news:

Monday- “Recession fears drive stocks downward “

Tuesday- “Stocks gain on good economic forecast “

5 posted on 02/01/2023 1:44:39 PM PST by Right Brother
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To: millenial4freedom

Yeah it doesn’t make sense for stocks to rally and oil to fall. I mean more demand for gas if we don’t enter a recession.


6 posted on 02/01/2023 1:59:51 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: millenial4freedom

Morale is improving in response to the continued beating. I think it is beginning to anticipate how good it feels when it stops.


7 posted on 02/01/2023 2:00:30 PM PST by Dave Wright (i)
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To: 1Old Pro

Stocks all time highs were under biden. So was debt.


8 posted on 02/01/2023 2:03:54 PM PST by Theoria
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To: M_Continuum

No. Trump said negative rates in other countries were unfair to the US economy. And he was right.


9 posted on 02/01/2023 2:25:02 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: dynoman

Ignore the n00b NeverTrumpers.....always finding pathetic excuses to bash Pres Trump.


10 posted on 02/01/2023 2:30:16 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12 of day. )
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To: millenial4freedom

Tech stocks are rising because of layoffs of tech workers. Employees are seen as a liability rather than an asset. It’s probably true for a lot of employees. Sometimes the willingness to restructure is a positive sign of future profitability.


11 posted on 02/01/2023 3:02:11 PM PST by webheart
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To: 1Old Pro

34,715.39 when trump left.

34,140.00 today.

Your wish might just happen this week! You lucky duck!


12 posted on 02/01/2023 3:38:21 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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34,715.39 when trump left.

I think the Trump economy was resilient enough to propel the market for at least one year after he left.

13 posted on 02/02/2023 5:47:43 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Theoria

I think the Trump economy was resilient enough to propel the market for at least one year after he left.


14 posted on 02/02/2023 5:47:57 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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