About this episode
Federal Reserve officials are grappling with conflicting signals as Middle East turmoil threatens to reignite inflation just as they were considering rate cuts. The central bank's delicate balancing act between economic growth and price stability faces its biggest test since the pandemic. Today's Stocks & Topics: Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (EVLV), Market Wrap, Vontier Corporation (VNT), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), Gen Digital Inc. (GEN), Is the Fed Rate Cut Still Coming Despite Geopolitical Inflation?, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG), Synchrony Financial (SYF), Consumer Staple Stocks, EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (EL. PA), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG). Introducing our Third Annual InvestTalk Market Madness! Join the mayhem before May 18th at 11:59 pm PST for the chance to win $1,500! Fill out your bracket below: https://kppfinancial.com/investtalk-madnessOur Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic: https://claude.ai/invest* Check out Pebl: https://hipebl.ai* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/invest* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code INVEST20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands