Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh

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There's something telling in how the smart money on Wall Street has started to think about socialism. The moral of the story isn't really about socialism, though, but about the very real pain in store for American households from the bond market if the actually-in-charge capitalists don't get their act together. The idea is that socialists are on the rise, but the problem will be self-correcting because the national debt is so crushing it will force whoever's on top to deal with it. "A democratic socialist, motivated by hatred of inequality, may be just determined enough to stake his or her political career on the idea that America can finally stomach some tax hikes," write Matt Gertken and Yushu Ma, analysts at research firm BCA, in a recent client note. Whether that is true about socialism who knows? But the bond market is already becoming a check on Americans' livelihoods, with the capitalists firmly in charge. A sell-off in recent days has been trigge...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Toll Brothers, Keysight Technologies, La-Z-Boy & more

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: TOL, KEYS, LZB Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Toll Brothers Shares of the luxury homebuilder dipped 0.3%. Toll Brothers said it sees fourth quarter deliveries ranging from 3,450 to 3,550 versus the StreetAccount consensus estimate of 3,508. The company reported third quarter earnings of $2.97 per share on revenues of $2.65 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.93 on revenues of $2.61 billion. Keysight Technologies The electronic test and measurement company rose 2% after posting third quarter results that exceeded expectations on the top and bottom lines. Keysight posted earnings of $3.07 per share, excluding items, more than the $2.48 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue of $1.85 billion beat the $1.75 billion consensus estimate. La-Z-Boy The manufacturer of recliners tanked 17%. First quarter earnings came in at 43 cents per share on an adjusted basis, down 9% from the year-ago period. Adjusted operating income dropped 20% from a year earlier, landing at $18.7 million. La-Z-Boy said current quarter revenue would range from $500 million to $520 million, missing the FactSet consensus of $536.8 million. Mercury Systems The maker of defense and aerospace electronics slid more than 10%. Mercury Systems said that revenue for the fiscal year ending June 2027 would approach about $1.1 billion, versus the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. Adjusted earnings of 37 cents in the fourth quarter missed the FactSet consensus call by one cent. Jack Henry & Associates The financial technology company servicing community and regional banks gained 3% after posting fourth quarter earnings. Jack Henry posted earnings of $1.57 on revenue of $644 million. Analysts polled by FactSet anticipated earnings of $1.47 per share on revenue of $631.6 million.

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