DAILY UPDATE: Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady as Stock Markets Rise

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The Federal Reserve is still firmly in wait-and-see mode.

The Fed left its key interest rate unchanged again Wednesday and gave no hint it plans to lower it soon as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs raise the risks of both another inflation spike and recession. But officials signaled they’re growing increasingly concerned about both hazards.

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What’s up

  • Netflix rose 1.56% after the streamer revamped its homepage and rolled out new AI search tools.
  • Nvidia popped 3.10% on news that President Trump will rescind Biden-era global chip curbs.
  • Advanced Micro Devices rose just 1.76% despite the chipmaker beating earnings and forecasting solid growth ahead.
  • Lions Gate Entertainment soared 20.77% after it finalized the separation of its studio and STARZ business segments into two distinct companies.
  • Logitech rose 1.46% thanks to an upgrade from UBS analysts who say the device maker is well-positioned to capitalize on Gen Alpha, 94% of whom play video games.
  • Charles River Laboratories popped 18.81% after the pharmaceutical company raised its full-year guidance above Wall Street’s expectations.
  • Rockwell Automation gained 11.90% on a beat-and-raise quarter thanks to higher demand for domestic manufacturing.

What’s down

  • Super Micro Computer fell 1.40% after the AI server maker missed on revenue last quarter and forecast slower revenue growth this quarter.
  • WW International, better known as Weight Watchers, plummeted 43.04% on the news that the company is going bankrupt.
  • Marvell Technology plunged 8.02% after the data storage manufacturer postponed its investor day—never a good sign.
  • Rivian Automotive tumbled 5.78% on management’s forecast that vehicle deliveries will be lower than expected this year.
  • Arista Networks beat Wall Street’s estimates but fell 4.76% after it warned that its margins will be squeezed in the coming quarters.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics plummeted 21.45% after posting a bigger-than-expected loss last quarter and projecting slower revenue growth this quarter.

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Visualize: How private equity tangled banks in a web of debt, from the Financial Times.

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