Breakfast briefing: Wednesday, June 28 (Update)


  • Business
  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

"We have seen the economy progress over the last several months in exactly the way we anticipated," Yellen said in a press conference(pic) following the end of a two-day policy meeting. "We have some confidence in the path the economy is on." - Reuters

MarketWatch: The tech-heavy Nasdaq led a broad Wall Street decline on Tuesday with stocks falling more sharply after a healthcare bill was delayed in the US Senate, raising fresh questions about President Trump's domestic agenda. The DJIA fell 98.89 points, or 0.46%, to 21,310.66, the S&P 500 lost 19.69 points, or 0.81%, to 2,419.38 and the Nasdaq dropped 100.53 points, or 1.61%, to 6,146.62. - Reuters

 

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