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Pedestrians carry Bloomingdale’s shopping bags while walking in New York. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers are likely to have increased their spending in October, after a surprising pullback in September. The government’s October retail sales report, due at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, is one of the most important data releases of the

Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Cisco Systems sank as much as 6% during extended trading after the multinational telecom company reported a weaker-than-expected second-quarter outlook despite its first-quarter earnings beat. The company expects second-quarter revenue to fall between 3% and 5%, compared to the 2.6% percent increase

A quick reversal in the bond market shows how easily investors can be spooked by doubts about a trade deal, and what it might mean if one does not materialize. Optimism for a phase one trade deal had helped drive yields higher, with the 10-year yield gaining more than 20 basis points last week to

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of 2U Inc. surged more than 15% during extended trading after the cloud-based software company reported third-quarter earnings and updated its full-year revenue and net loss outlook. 2U expects revenue between $570 million and $575 million for the year, narrower than

Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images Consumer inflation is expected to have risen slightly in October over September, but Fed officials are unlikely to see higher prices as a threat for some time to come. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made that clear when he discussed inflation following the Fed’s last meeting Oct. 30. At

A customer holds a shopping basket inside a Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 20, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of DXC Technology plunged 17% during extended trading after the IT company reported second

The initial public offering of Saudi Arabia’s big oil company could be priced right in the middle of what could be a volatile period for oil. Saudi Aramco intends to price its IPO on Dec. 5, the same day OPEC begins its regular two-day meeting in Vienna. The Aramco stock, equal to 0.5% of the

Job seekers wait in line to enter a job fair hosted by JobExpo.com in Dallas. Ben Torres | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weekly jobless claims have been so steady, they aren’t on many investors’ radar as a major report. But if this number suddenly started rising, that’s when it’s time to worry about the economy

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: AmerisourceBergen (ABC) – The drug distributor beat estimates by 3 cents a share, with quarterly profit of $1.61 per share. Revenue beat estimates as well. The company took a $50.9 million charge related to the recent opioid settlement with two Ohio counties. Cardinal Health (CAH) –

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Roku — Stock of the streaming device maker sank 10% in midday trading after it broke its streak of topping profit expectations. Roku reported a third-quarter loss of 22 cents per

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney (DIS) – Disney reported quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share, 12 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat forecasts, boosted by a 52% increase in studio entertainment revenue amid a strong movie box office performance. Booking Holdings (BKNG) – Booking Holdings earned $45.36

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 2015/05/13: Red Disney signage inside a shopping mall, placed near the ceiling, close to light tracks. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) Roberto Machado Noa | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walt Disney — Disney shares rallied 3.7% in midday trading after it

President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Dallas, October 17, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Progress in trade talks and a steady, but accomodative Fed policy have eased the way for the stock market’s rally to new highs, and both will be in the forefront when President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell speak at

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Zillow shares surged 14% during extended trading after the online real estate website posted a third-quarter revenue beat. Zillow reported revenue of $745 million, compared to the $718 million Wall Street expected, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates. That revenue

Getty Images The bond market has officially switched off its recession alarm and is pointing to the potential for stronger growth. Since the summer, when fear of a global economic meltdown gripped the bond market, conditions in the Treasury market and economy have changed. So has the outlook for U.S.-China trade talks, and as a

People pass by a video sign display with the logo for Roku, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, that held it’s IPO at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York, September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Roku shares tanked more than 15% during extended trading despite the

President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping chat as they walk along the front patio of the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 7, 2017. Carlos Barria | Reuters Ever since President Donald Trump said he and President Xi Jinping would meet to sign a trade deal, Wall

The Match Group OkCupid dating application is shown on an Apple iPhone. Gaia Squarci | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Match Group tanked 16% after the company topped third-quarter earnings expectations and matched revenue estimates at $541 million, though reported disappointing fourth-quarter revenue guidance. The parent

As a possible trade deal gets closer, investors are less fearful of a recession and interest rates are in a new trend higher. Bond yields have moved dramatically back and forth since last week’s Fed meeting, but they have moved higher most recently on reports that the U.S. and China are close to a phase

Pedestrians walk past a Shake Shack location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shake Shack shares tumbled more than 14% during extended trading after the burger chain reported a third-quarter earnings beat but weaker-than-expected same-store sales. The company posted earnings of 26 cents per share,