Reddit shares rise on earnings beat, strong forecast

Reddit beats on top and bottom, but logged-in user growth keeps slowing
Amazon cloud records 20% sales growth, topping estimates

Amazon Web Services is the world’s top provider of cloud infrastructure, but it’s facing intensifying pressure from competitors Google and Microsoft.
Powell forced to stave off uprisings in markets and on his own Fed board as his term ends

Powell faces if not the most difficult challenge of his time in office at least the trickiest.
Mortgage rates jump 20 basis points following Fed cut

Mortgage rates surged higher after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate. The market reacted to comments from the chairman on future cuts.
History shows these companies reporting earnings next week tend to beat expectations

Wingstop, Arista Networks and Shopify are among the stocks that could beat expectations next week and then see a post-earnings rise in their shares.
Apple reports fourth quarter earnings after the bell

The fourth quarter, which runs through the end of September, is the first quarter that includes sales from new iPhone 17 models.
Delta calls on Congress to immediately end government shutdown, pay air traffic controllers

The airline industry is pushing Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government as air traffic controllers work without pay.
Amazon earnings: Cloud growth, holiday outlook and layoffs in focus

Investors are closely watching growth in Amazon’s cloud computing unit, which faces increasing pressure from rivals and artificial intelligence deals.
Shipping sector skeptical Trump’s latest trade truce with China will reverse import decline

U.S. tariffs on imports from China remain relatively high even after a new trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A ‘war room’ mentality: How auto giants are battling the Nexperia chip crunch

Global automakers are bracing for a potential shortage of automotive semiconductor chips sparked by geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China.