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Wall Street Week Ahead: US summer stock rally at risk as September looms
Chief among the reasons for the gloomy outlook is a belief that the Fed will continue hiking rates and keep them above neutral longer than markets had anticipated as recently as a week ago
 "Wall Street Week Ahead: US summer stock rally at risk as September looms")
Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8-bn Q2 loss as stock holdings tumble
Berkshire nevertheless generated nearly $9.3 billion of operating profit, as gains from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset fresh losses at the Geico car insurer
 "Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8-bn Q2 loss as stock holdings tumble")
Alibaba moves a step closer towards getting booted off US stock exchanges
The firm's shares fell 9.5 per cent at 1:13 pm in New York after the announcement
 "Alibaba moves a step closer towards getting booted off US stock exchanges")
Wall Street surges over 1.5% on upbeat forecasts from retailers, Fed relief
Macy's, Dollar General climb after forecast raise; weekly jobless claims fall, Q1 economic contraction confirmed
 "Wall Street surges over 1.5% on upbeat forecasts from retailers, Fed relief")
Futures signal more selling on Wall Street as growth fears mount
At 06:22 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 407 points, or 1.29%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 53 points, or 1.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 169 points, or 1.42%
 "Futures signal more selling on Wall Street as growth fears mount")
Nasdaq, S&P 500 drop 3% as growth stocks' rally wanes; Target slumps
The Nasdaq 100 fell the most among major benchmarks as growth-related tech stocks sank. Megacaps Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. fell more than 3%
 "Nasdaq, S&P 500 drop 3% as growth stocks' rally wanes; Target slumps")
Wall St: Dow falls nearly 600 points on inflation angst as oil soars
Energy stocks outperform broader market; big banks, travel shares lead declines
 "Wall St: Dow falls nearly 600 points on inflation angst as oil soars")
US stocks: Substantial rise in interest rates could cause significant drop
Longer-term real rates remain deeply negative in many regions, supporting elevated prices for riskier assets
 "US stocks: Substantial rise in interest rates could cause significant drop")
GameStop to sell up to 3.5 mn of shares 2 months after price sky-rocketed
Two months after a market phenomenon took shares of GameStop to the moon, the video game retailer said Monday that it will sell up to 3.5 million of its shares with the price still vastly elevated.
 "GameStop to sell up to 3.5 mn of shares 2 months after price sky-rocketed")
Investors prepare for more market swings as coronavirus spreads in US
The United States has in recent days received a taste of the types of disruptions that the virus has wrought in other countries, including Italy and South Korea.
 "Investors prepare for more market swings as coronavirus spreads in US")
US Fed rate cut was expected; virus containment to drive markets: Analysts
In a statement, the US Fed said it was cutting rates by a half percentage point to a target range of 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent
 "US Fed rate cut was expected; virus containment to drive markets: Analysts")
US stocks fall, GE hits its lowest level since 2011, energy shares plunge
GE fell 5.9 per cent to $17.90 in the largest daily volume in two years
US stocks, dollar helped by solid payrolls
Labor Department non-farm payrolls data shows that U S employers added 161,000 jobs last month and boosted wages for workers
 "US stocks, dollar helped by solid payrolls")
