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Shares of Block rose Thursday morning, offering a bit of relief after a recent decline that yesterday’s tech selloff extended, as Oppenheimer analysts turned bullish on the stock.

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Stocks are looking to bounce back from their worst day since the summer.

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said market bets putting its next interest-rate decision on a knife-edge are a “reasonable starting point.”Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Having a Midlife CrisisDakar’s Air Quality Plummets as Saharan Dust Descends on SenegalIn an interview following the BOE’s decision to hold rates at 4.75% on Thursday, Bailey said that the “world is too

Wall Street's main indexes regained some ground on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve's projections of fewer-than-expected interest rate cuts and higher inflation next year wrong-footed some investors and pummeled U.S. stocks. The Fed on Wednesday said it expects to make just two 25 basis point cuts in 2025, half a percentage point less than its September forecast and raised inflation expectations for the first year of the new Trump administration, sending the three main U.S. stock indexes to their sharpest daily declines since August. Traders now see just one quarter-point rate reduction by mid-2025, and see less than two cuts in total by the end of the year, compared with last week's expectations of three rate cuts.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted licenses to four additional cryptocurrency exchanges.

ConAgra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) shares are trading slightly lower in the morning session on Thursday. The company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 70 cents, beating the analyst consensus estimate of 67 cents. Quarterly sales of $3.195 billion, beating the street view of $3.149 billion. The results show a 0.4% decrease in net sales, with organic net sales up by 0.3%. The 0.3% increase in organic net sales was driven by a 0.1% negative impact from price/mix and a 0.4% increas