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Billionaires poured millions of dollars into presidential super PACs in August

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump (L), and Vice President Kamala Harris. Reuters The nation’s wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly…

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FedEx, Nike, Constellation Energy and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: FedEx — The delivery giant plunged more than 13% after reporting a steep quarterly earnings drop. The company also lowered its full-year revenue forecast. CEO Raj Subramaniam said industrial demand was softer than expected, while FedEx’s customers continued to shift to cheaper, slower delivery options, which…

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Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected. Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing core inflation, excluding food and energy, in the Fed’s preferred…