5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.
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Lowe's beats on earnings and revenue, even as consumers spend less on DIY projects
The home improvement retailer Lowe’s said sales fell again year over year, and it reiterated its full-year earnings forecast.
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Iran begins days of nationwide funeral rites for President Ebrahim Raisi after helicopter crash
Services for Raisi will be held between Tuesday and Thursday in Tabriz, Qom, Birjand and Iranian capital Tehran, before his burial in Mashhad.
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Britain's inflation rate could be about to drop below the Bank of England's 2% target
The headline inflation rate could be ‘momentous,’ but markets remain divided on the chance of a June cut and services will be the one to watch.
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Trump allied Republicans are changing the GOP's approach to labor, free markets and regulation
To Trump-allied neopopulists corporate CEOs are not the GOP’s allies in a war with big government. They are “woke” elitists, pushing liberal cultural values.