US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman attends a “Fed Listens” event at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2019. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Tuesday she thought her colleagues should have taken a more measured approach to last week’s half percentage point interest…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Thor Industries — Shares dropped 2% after the RV maker issued disappointing fiscal year earnings guidance. The company expects earnings per share to range between $4 and $5, well below a StreetAccount estimate of $6.27 per share. Arlo Technologies — The security systems company popped 3%…

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday it was launching a probe into Calvin Klein-parent PVH Group over alleged business disruptions around its Xinjiang supply chain.…

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, delivers a speech during the 2024 Lujiazui Forum on June 19, 2024 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China will cut the amount of cash banks need to have on hand, known as the reserve requirement ratio, or RRR,…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Snowflake — Shares of the data cloud company fell 3% after Snowflake announced a proposed private placement of $2 billion of convertible senior notes . AAR — The defense stock rose nearly 4%. In the first fiscal quarter, AAR reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per…

Longtime value investor Bill Nygren warned that the popular benchmark S & P 500 is not as diversified as it used to be, and he is picking cheap stocks outside the dominant tech sector. Nygren, portfolio manager at Oakmark Funds for 40 years, said the technology sector has grown so powerful in the S &…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Micron Technology — Micron edged 2.7% higher after JPMorgan reiterated the stock as overweight ahead of the memory chipmaker’s earnings, which are expected Wednesday after market close. Analyst Harlan Sur anticipates Micron’s results will be boosted by strong artificial intelligence and server demand. Tesla — Shares…

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction. “I think after 50 basis points, we’re still in a net tight position,” Kashkari said in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview. “So I was comfortable taking a…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – The chipmaker rose 4% on news that asset management company Apollo Global Management offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5 billion in Intel, according to a Bloomberg News report on Sunday. CNBC confirmed on Friday that Qualcomm had recently approached…

Smart glasses, many with components made in China, are emerging as an up-and-coming category as the fall consumer technology product season gets underway. The glasses are a simpler version of Apple’s pricey Vision Pro, not to mention the high-end tech required for virtual reality headsets. Snap has revealed augmented reality glasses ; Meta is expected…