Bank of America, Barclays and Jefferies said they now see a 75-basis points interest rate hike. Before Barclays had said it could be a 50- or 75-basis point increase, while Bank of America and Jefferies were betting on a 50-basis point rise.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is "strongly committed" to bringing inflation down and needs to keep going until it gets the job done.Chicago Fed President Charles Evans joined his fellow policymakers in saying that reining in inflation is "job one."Investors are also awaiting the U.S. August inflation report next week for fresh clues on whether the Federal Reserve will hike rates by half or three-quarters of a percentage point at the next policy meeting due Sept. 20-21.Worries over aggressive monetary tightening across the glo

Cathie Wood is finding it hard to catch 2020 in a bottle again. The growth investor who became a market icon as the co-founder and CEO of the popular Ark Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been losing more than winning these days. Her investing style seemed to be marching back into fancy earlier this summer, but her most popular ETF has surrendered 22% of its value just over the last three weeks.She's not one to shy away from fire sales, so it's not a surprise to see her adding to her positions in DraftKings, Zoom Video, and Twilio on Tuesday. Let's see why she's building up her stakes in these three names.DraftKingsThe NFL season kicks off -- literally and figuratively -- this week, so let's talk about DraftKings. The online gambling and fantasy sports specialist is driving down the

Wall Street futures are wavering after Wall Street suffered its worst day in more than two years.The producer price index, a gauge of prices received at the wholesale level, declined 0.1%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Wednesday. Excluding food, energy and trade services, core PPI increased 0.2%.Market SnapshotAt 8:46 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 52 points, or 0.17%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 11 points, or 0.28%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 46.75 points, or 0.39%.Pre-Market MoversStarbucks– Shares of Starbucks gained nearly 1% after the companyboosted its long-term forecast and said it expects double-digit growthfor revenue and earnings per share over the next three years.Palo Alto Networks– Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks rose slightly following a three-fo

The Federal Reserve isn’t trying to slam the stock market as it rapidly raises interest rates in its bid to slow inflation still running red hot — but investors need to be prepared for more pain and volatility because policy makers aren’t going to be cowed by a deepening selloff, investors and strategists said.“I don’t think they’re necessarily trying to drive inflation down by destroying stock prices or bond prices, but it is having that effect.” said Tim Courtney, chief investment officer at Exencial Wealth Advisors, in an interview.U.S. stocks fell sharply in the past week after hopes for a pronounced cooling in inflation were dashed by a hotter-than-expected August inflation reading. The data cemented expectations among fed-funds futures traders for a rate hike of at least 75 basis poi

Rates are rising to new cycle highs.The dollar is rising to new cycle lows.Which means the QQQ ETF may soon be sinking to a new low.The economic data of the last couple of trading sessions has confirmed no recession here in the US. Has growth slowed? Sure, but slowing growth is not the same as a recession. Yes, we have had two quarters of negative GDP, but that's primarily due to the higher prices and the adverse effects on the calculations.Today's ISM service data was solid and suggested the US economy is growing at a healthy2.5% annualized rate. This growth seems very strong, especially given the high prices in the economy and the aggressive tightening of financial conditions.The strong data is sending yields and the dollar sharply higher. The dollar index is now at its highest point sin

National BeverageThe company behind La Croix hasn't been as fizzy as its signature sparkling water. Revenue growth has slowed dramatically lately, clocking in at a 4% compounded annual growth rate over the past three years. Analysts see single-digit top-line growth continuing in the near future. La Croix had its moment in the sun, but it's canned laughter these days with several companies diving into the flavored sparkling beverage niche.National Beverage is expected to post quarterly results on Wednesday. The report may be more flat than fizz. It's not just the slowdown in revenue over the past few years. National Beverage has also fallen short of Wall Street's profit targets in each of the past four quarters.

Rates are rising to new cycle highs.The dollar is rising to new cycle lows.Which means the QQQ ETF may soon be sinking to a new low.The economic data of the last couple of trading sessions has confirmed no recession here in the US. Has growth slowed? Sure, but slowing growth is not the same as a recession. Yes, we have had two quarters of negative GDP, but that's primarily due to the higher prices and the adverse effects on the calculations.Today's ISM service data was solid and suggested the US economy is growing at a healthy2.5% annualized rate. This growth seems very strong, especially given the high prices in the economy and the aggressive tightening of financial conditions.The strong data is sending yields and the dollar sharply higher. The dollar index is now at its highest point sin

Last week, it was confirmed that the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.3% year-on-year. Given that July's CPI of 8.5% was a little less than the previous month's 9.1%, a continued downtrend would have been an indicator that US recession was showing signs of recovery. August's number - in slight excess of forecasted estimates - this indicator doesn't hold water. Since the announcement, the S&P 500 dropped 4.32% over the day. In Bank of America's Fund Manager Survey edition in July (which was discussed in an earlier article), it was estimated by the survey organizer that CPI month-on-month pivots has no means for reducing inflation rises by the end of the year.One means of combating inflation would be for the US Federal Reserve raising rates to mop up the money supply. However, as per

StarbucksStarbucks is a global coffee chain with more than 34,000 stores around the world. The company reported an encouraging set of earnings for its fiscal 2022's third quarter, with net revenue up 9% year over year to a record $8.2 billion. Comparable-store sales were up 3% globally, with the U.S. registering a 9% increase, and active Starbucks reward members climbed 13% year over year in the U.S. to 27.4 million members.During its recent biennial Investor Day, Starbucks unveiled an ambitious three-year financial roadmap to deliver annual comparable store sales growth of 7% to 9%, revenue growth of 10% to 12%, and earnings-per-share (EPS) growth of 15% to 20%. Founder and interim CEO Howard Shultz also introduced incoming CEO Laxman Narasimhan, who will assume his new role on April 1 ne