Here are the 2 big things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Apple shareholders and investors betting on a Federal Reserve rate cut have received good news lately. The week ahead offers tests to both camps. Fresh off Friday’s soft jobs report, the other side of the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability will take center stage in the coming days. But first, we’ll…

Wall Street’s dilemma: How Fed rate cut hopes clashed with slowing jobs growth

The stock market kicked off the historically tough month of September on a rocky note as Wall Street speculated about the magnitude of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. Initially, the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit all-time intraday highs Friday morning as investors digested a slower-than-expected August jobs growth . The weak…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Salesforce, American Eagle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Salesforce — The cloud company slipped 7% after Salesforce guided for third-quarter revenue to come in between $10.24 billion and $10.29 billion, lower than the $10.29 billion analysts polled by LSEG had estimated. However, Salesforce posted a second-quarter beat on both the top and bottom lines….

Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million

Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and CEO of Atlassian, speaks at the National Electrical Vehicle Summit in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2022. Cannon-Brookes is urging Australia to show more ambition on climate action, even as the new government legislates plans to strengthen the country’s carbon emissions cuts. Hilary Wardhaugh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atlassian said…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: American Eagle, Salesforce, C3.ai, Gitlab and more

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. American Eagle Outfitters — The clothing retailer surged almost 24% in extended trading. American Eagle Outfitters topped expectations in the second quarter thanks to a partnership with actress Sydney Sweeney that the company called its “best” advertising campaign to date. The company earned 45 cents per share…

Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads’ with AI

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce has cut 4,000 of its customer support roles, CEO Marc Benioff recently said while discussing how artificial intelligence has helped reduce the company headcount. Benioff revealed the…