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Bessent's Buybacks Versus Warsh's Rate Reality

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh seem to have different instincts on some important policy issues including whether to boost the economy or restrain it, and how much to communicate about policy inclinations. Aoifinn Devitt, Managing Director: Global Wealth at Moneta Group, discusses the markets, expectations for Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech, and Bessent's treasury buybacks.

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Data Center Opposition Could Hurt Nvidia, Ferragu Says

Pierre Ferragu, New Street Research global team head of technology infrastructure, says supply chain issues and opposition to data centers in the US do make him nervous about Nvidia's future. The chipmaker says revenue will grow by about 70% in the next fiscal year. He speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

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Wendy's Falls on No Buyout Bid; Meta Moves on Settlement | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Dollar Tree (DLTR) shares are lower as the retailer's guidance for the third quarter and full year proves underwhelming after the stock's 38% advance since its 1Q results on May 28. The S&P 500 Index was up 2.1% for the same period. - Meta (META) shares are moving after it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve social media claims from US states that would require the company to make major changes to how it operates platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The agreement requires Meta to put new guardrails on its platforms, including restricting how much time youths can scroll and preventing them from switching off certain safety settings without parental consent. - Wendy's (WEN) shares are plunging after Reuters reported that Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has no plans to make a bid at this time to take the fast-food chain private.

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Apollo's Slok Expects 'Hawkish Flavor' From Warsh on Economic Outlook

Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, expects Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to deliver "framework guidance" instead of forward guidance and have a "hawkish flavor" to his economic outlook during his speech on Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

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