Day: July 28, 2022

Jul 28
Nasdaq surges 4% in best day since 2020 as Fed delivers another 75 basis point rate hike

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Wednesday, greeting the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike with a torrid advance that saw the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite clinch its biggest daily gain since April 2020. The Nasdaq Composite gained 469.85 points, or 4.1%, to 12,032.42. The S&P 500 gained 102.56 points, or 2.6%, To 4,023.61. The Dow Jones Industrial […]

Jul 28
Manchin backs Democratic economic bill that targets inflation, drug prices

After extensive negotiations, key Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Wednesday said he has reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, on an Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “Rather than risking more inflation with trillions in new spending, this bill will cut the inflation taxes Americans are […]