U.S. stocks posted strong weekly gains as slowing inflation data encouraged investors to bet on a pause in the Fed's rate hike strategy later this year.

Stock futures higher as Fed 'pause' hint boosts sentiment; Costco slips after Q1 earnings beat as margins narrow; Gap tumbles after wider Q1 loss, grim full-year outlook; Dell surges as Q1 earning impress after VMware deal and Marvell jumps as data center chip demand boosts earnings, outlook

The Fed's suggestion of an autumn pause in rate hikes has stocks on the move Thursday, but growth concerns are keeping bond yields low while adding a degree of caution to the early market rally.

"Combining our assets and talented team with Broadcom's existing enterprise software portfolio creates a remarkable enterprise software player," said VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram.

Hopeful talk of a pause in Fed rate hikes amid the worst run of weekly declines for the S&P 500 in more than two decades has stocks ending higher Monday.

Broadcom's acquisition march under CEO Hock Tan is reportedly set to continue with the potential $50 billion takeover of cloud software specialists VMware.

Stock futures higher, dollar slides as markets debate 'Fed Put'; Week Ahead: Fed's inflation fight in focus, earnings near close; WMware shares surge as Broadcom eyes potential $50 billion takeover; Apple reportedly looking to expand production outside of china and Zoom shares edge higher ahead of Q1 earnings.

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Workers at a Shanghai technology factory crashed through barriers erected to keep them from leaving the plant and struggled with guards trying to keep them inside.

Tesla's billionaire CEO is calling on the Biden administration to make a move against the mass incarceration of people for weed.

Stocks are on the rise again Thursday as fading rate bets help the Dow exit its recent correction while pulling the Nasdaq 20% higher from its mid-June trough.

Royal Caribbean cruise line has slowly returned to its prepandemic normal, and Carnival Cruise is likely to follow on soon.