IN THE NEWS
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled against the Justice Department to confirm that AT&T Inc. T's $85 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc TWX does not violate antitrust laws: Link
The Street became decidedly more bullish on Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW Tuesday: Link
Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk confirmed Tuesday that the company will terminate 9 percent of employees as part of a “difficult but necessary” reorganization: Link
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly played down the central bank’s “dot plot” as a guide to future interest rates, but Wall Street just won’t take the hint: Link $
Investors wiped about $3 billion off embattled Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp’s market value as it resumed trade on Wednesday after agreeing to pay up to $1.4 billion in penalties to the U.S. government: Link
Paul Marciano, the co-founder and executive chairman of the 37-year-old apparel brand Guess GES, is stepping down, the company said Tuesday — four months after model Kate Upton and others accused him of sexual harassment: Link
ECONOMIC DATA
US PPI (MoM) for May 0.50% vs 0.30% Est; US Core PPI (MoM) for May 0.30% vs 0.20% Est
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its policy decision at 2:00 p.m. ET..
The Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET.
ANALYST RATINGS
Raymond James upgrades Sprint S from Market Perform to Outperform
Morgan Stanley upgrades Telefonica Brasil VIV from Equal-Weight to Overweight
Keybanc downgrades KMG Chemicals KMG from Overweight to Sector Weight
Credit Suisse downgrades Hershey HSY from Neutral to Underperform
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