Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Caterpillar, Stride, Nvidia, Garmin, Boeing & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.
Fed meeting live updates: Traders expect a rate cut, but are eager to hear what may come next

The central bank is widely expected to approve another quarter percentage point, or 25 basis point, cut to its overnight lending rate at Wednesday’s meeting.
Microsoft hit with Azure, 365 outage ahead of quarterly earnings report

Microsoft users reported outages for Azure and 365 services a week after many customers of Amazon Web Services suffered hours of downtime.
Microsoft set to report quarterly results after the close

Microsoft’s cloud business has been growing faster than rival Amazon Web Services, as the company ramps up artificial intelligence investments.
How to generate income into year-end with Fed lowering rates

With the Federal Reserve expected to announce another rate cut on Wednesday, investors may be looking for fresh income opportunities.
Snowflake says exec shared unauthorized guidance in Instagram street interview

The video was posted by Instagram account “theschoolofhardknockz” and features Snowflake Chief Revenue Officer Mike Gannon.
Trump ‘losing’ trade war with China going in to Xi meeting, Senate Democrats say in report

“Trump needs to change course on his trade war with China now and stop hurting American families, farmers, and businesses,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
Paramount to lay off 1,000 employees, with more cuts expected

Paramount Skydance told employees on Wednesday it was beginning a round of layoffs.
GM lays off more than 1,700 at sites in Michigan, Ohio, citing EV challenges

General Motors laid off more than 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, the company confirmed to CNBC.
These stocks could take off if the Fed cuts rates and signals it will do so again

CNBC PRO searched for the most rate-sensitive stocks in the S&P 500.