Welcome to Yahoo Finance's flagship show, The Morning Brief. I'm Julie Hyman. Let's get into the three things you need to know today.First up, US stock futures holding steady ahead of the Fed rate decision due at 2 p. m. Eastern time today.The Federal Reserve widely expected to cut interest rates at its meeting amid growing signs of weakness in the labor market. This would mark the first rate cut from the Fed since 2024, and traders are betting on more ahead. All eyes will be on Fed Chair J.Pal's press conf ...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the AI Stocks Analysts Say You Should Watch Closely. On September 5, Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth raised the price target on the stock to $280.00 while maintaining a Strong Buy rating. According to the firm, Alphabet’s continues to benefit from its “AI-driven leading position across every major secular technology trend” which is in turn driving strong revenue, cash flow, and profitability. Meanwhile, a recent favorable Chrome decision has removed ...

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Johnson Fistel, PLLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) arising from possible violations of federal securities laws. Investors may be eligible to recover losses stemming from alleged misconduct by the company and its executives. What if I purchased RCI Hospitality securities?If you suffered losses, you may be eligible to participate in a class action or seek recovery: https://www.johnsonfiste ...

We actually think that the Fed will be delivering a hawkish cut today simply because the market is pricing in almost 70 basis points of rate cuts excuse me, this year about 150 basis points for the cycle. And we think the Fed at most is going to send a signal that they'll be cutting twice this year and only twice next year. So in relation to where the market is priced, we do think that that's going to come across as somewhat hawkish.Now, we don't think that Powell is going to tell the market that it's wrong ...

MIAMI, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Shamis & Gentile, P.A. informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LAZR) on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired Luminar securities between March 20, 2025, and May 14, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lead plaintiff deadline is September 22, 2025. For more information go to: Luminar Securities Class Action Impacted investors may ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Here's The Most Trusted Credit Card Company — Once Again The Federal Reserve is set to deliver its first interest-rate cut after a nine-month pause, and markets have little doubt that it will be a quarter-point move. Any surprise is likely to come from the rate cut's packaging — from the number of dissenting votes, to future interest-rate projections to the outlook Fed Chairman Jerome Powell offers at his post-meeting news conference. The Fed's policy-setting panel, the Federal Open Market C ...

Key Takeaways Builder sentiment held steady at 32 in September, with future sales expectations hitting a six-month high.Easing mortgage rates and anticipated Fed cuts are fueling cautious optimism among homebuilders.Homebuilders and suppliers like DHI, TOL, HD, LOW, and MAS have posted strong gains in the past 3 months.The U.S. housing market has been navigating a delicate balance between affordability headwinds and pent-up demand since mid-2022. Elevated mortgage rates, higher construction costs, and a coo ...

 Montreal, QC – TheNewswire - September 17, 2025 -- Ecolomondo Corporation (TSXV: ECM) (OTC: ECLMF) (the “Company” or “Ecolomondo”), a leading Canadian innovator in sustainable scrap tire recycling technology, is pleased to announce that it continues to deliver recovered carbon black (“rCB”) produced at its Hawkesbury TDP facility.  The Company recently announced that it shipped initial truckloads of rCB produced at its Hawkesbury TDP facility to a major off-take customer. As the off-take customer is satis ...

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) banker Chenyue Mao, who had been prevented from leaving China for several months, was allowed to return to the U.S. after talks between U.S. and Chinese officials, according to a media report on Wednesday. The permission to ...