New and Noteworthy In other news, Dell Technologies (DELL) became the latest tech name to announce layoffs, while sector peer Microsoft (MSFT) remains popular amongst options traders. Wall Street kept its focus on the Federal Reserve this week, musing over the disinflation process amid comments from several officials. Tuesday, investors unpacked highly-anticipated remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., while Wednesday brought a host of commentary from officials such as New York Fed President John Williams.