Stocks reacted erratically to the Federal Reserve’s bulky 50-basis-point interest-rate cut on Wednesday. But by the time the dust had settled, two clear winners had emerged.
Shares of Steelcase Inc. fell after hours on Wednesday after the office-furniture maker’s third-quarter sales outlook came up short of Wall Street’s estimates, amid weaker demand from big corporate customers and from China.
John Paulson, the investor who successfully bet against the subprime-mortgage bubble, said he would withdraw his money from the market if Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November.