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Waymo, which has about 700 vehicles in its fleet, is the only U.S. firm operating uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares. https://yhoo.it/4dwBlg6

As investors anticipate the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this September, what implications does this have for Americans' personal finances, particularly regarding debt? Tayne Law debt relief attorney Leslie H. Tayne, Esq. sat down with Yahoo Finance's Brad Smith to discuss how to approach debt management in light of this upcoming interest rate shift. Tayne emphasizes that individuals with debts should be "paying close attention" to the Federal Reserve's rate cut decision, "because now’s the time to start thinking about what your budget’s going to look like." She advises individuals to be mindful of the amount of debt they accumulate during this transitional period. More: https://lnkd.in/eyXawh6d #yahoofinance #finance #economy #personalfinance #money

Target is hitting its goals. In its second quarter report, Target's 28.9% gross profit margin beat estimates, up from 27% a year ago. https://yhoo.it/4g8aQzt

Locked in today on the Yahoo Finance Opening Bid podcast. Two all-stars in the house. Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman made a guest appearance, and came fired up about stock prices. BlackRock chief investment officer of fixed income Rick Rieder was fired up about everything: stocks, bonds, everything! A few things we learned: 😎 Rick is still waking up around 3am to trade stocks. 📈 Julie has Fed stuff on her mind. 😱 It's reasonable to expect wild market swings getting closer to the election. Full watch here or on your favorite podcast platform! https://lnkd.in/grRSqKTM

The US economy employed 818,000 fewer people than initially as of March 2024, showing the labor market may have been cooling long before initially thought. https://yhoo.it/3SYUXRX

Gold is in focus as its price hovers near an all-time high. UBS analysts have issued a bullish forecast, predicting that the precious metal could reach $2,600 per ounce by the end of 2024. Yahoo Finance's Madison Mills breaks down how potential market volatility risks could end up driving a gold rally. More: https://lnkd.in/eBzv9RFt #yahoofinance #finance #markets #money #economy #investing

Target shredded Wall Street profit forecasts on Wednesday, topping them by $0.39 a share on the back of renewed traffic to stores. Traffic increased by 3%, with all six departments at Target contributing to the improvement. Shares in Target jumped more than 13% in premarket trading after the report. https://yhoo.it/3YWKU3p

More Americans are looking for jobs and unemployment worries are at their highest level in a decade, according to a new survey. According to the NY Fed, the average expected likelihood of becoming unemployed in the next four months reached 4.4% in July, the highest in the survey's 10-year history. https://yhoo.it/3AAtJL6

The S&P 500 is back near all-time highs. A recent rally in tech, including a nearly 30% pop in Nvidia, has helped bring the index up more than 7% since its Aug. 5 bottom. https://yhoo.it/3yNz5C8

Netflix stock nabbed a closing record on Tuesday, finishing the day up more than 1% to trade just under $699 a share. The stock's previous record close was just below $692 in 2021. Earlier in the session, the stock also hit an intraday record of $711 a share, ahead of its prior $701 intraday high. https://yhoo.it/3MkmglD