Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as Wall Street cements in rate-cut hopes

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• Traders are pricing in an 89% probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December

  80% confidence

• Five Below has seen nice traffic growth in both new customers and retention, with expansion of what value looks like beyond $5 items

  80% confidence

• Jerome Powell is a stubborn mule for the central bank's decision to only modestly lower borrowing costs this year

  80% confidence

• The consumer and competitive environment has grown notably tougher for food retailers, with sentiment toward food retailers souring over past few months

  80% confidence

• Meeting between US envoy and Vladimir Putin was reasonably good but outcome for peace deal is uncertain

  80% confidence

• Trump should cut fees holding back US generics

  80% confidence

• US will start striking drug cartels on land in Venezuela very soon

  80% confidence

• Kevin Hassett is seen as likely to usher in a more-dovish era at the Fed given President Trump's aggressive campaign for rapid rate cuts

  80% confidence

• Copper's breakout above $11,000 won't last

  80% confidence

• Bond investors have expressed concerns to US Treasury about Kevin Hassett's potential appointment as Fed chair, worrying he will cut interest rates aggressively to please President Trump

  80% confidence

• Enterprises want AI that can work within their secure, trusted data environments without compromise, and the Snowflake partnership brings Claude directly where that data lives

  80% confidence

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