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Traders Waver on Bets For Another Rate Hike This Year

Bond traders are betting so heavily that more interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve are on the horizon that even the anticipated slowdown in job growth is unlikely to significantly alter the outlook. Kitty Richards, senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative and a former Treasury official, joined Balance of Power and said the biggest problem for families is that "we're seeing real wages continue to decline.

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Nike's Worsening Slump Forces CEO to Rethink Turnaround

Nike Inc. is cutting jobs and embarking on a sweeping overhaul of the business as results deteriorate and test Wall Street's patience with Chief Executive Officer Elliott Hill. Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior US E-Commerce and Retail Analyst, Poonam Goyal discusses Nike's job cut decision and why sales have continued to slump.

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NEC's Kevin Hassett on Sept. Jobs and Paying Down US Debt

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says higher long-term rates can reflect underlying economic strength. Speaking to Mike McKee and Dani Burger on Bloomberg Open Interest, Hassett calls the government's debt-interest burden unacceptably high but says the administration is serious about deficit reduction.

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US Job Growth Falls Short of Forecasts as Firms Remain Cautious

The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, signaling some caution among employers amid rising costs.  Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, partly reflecting a growing workforce. Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations and Former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater, reacts to US jobs.

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Nike Slides on Job Cuts; Broadcom Gathers AI Chip Funding | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Nike (NKE) shares continue their slide as it is cutting jobs and overhauling its business as results deteriorate, with a restructuring plan to save $2.5 billion over the next five years. The company expects a high-single-digit revenue decline this year, which is worse than the 2.4% drop projected by analysts, and shares of Nike fell as much as 9.7% in New York on Friday. - Broadcom (AVGO) shares are moving on news the company's Wall Street syndicate are starting to gather $60 billion of fresh AI chip financing to benefit Anthropic and other companies. - Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) shares are rising after the company launched the FICO Mortgage Direct License Program, and Bill Pulte signaled he wasn't purposefully targeting the company, which may have contributed to the stock's rise on Thursday.

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