Global Stock Market

US stocks finished lower on Wednesday after the release of the minutes of September FOMC policy meeting, wherein policy makers noted that inflation remained “unacceptably high.”The S&P 500 SPX, -0.33% closed 11.81 points, or 0.3%, lower at 3,577.03. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.10% finished off 28.34 points, or …

The next step taken by General Motors will feature providing new energy products to households, businesses and utilities. Meanwhile, competition is heating between GM and Tesla in the field of making and selling electric vehicles.GM’s new line will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy and covers …

Stocks escaped an early decline and, instead, marched higher on Wall Street as investors await information on inflation and corporate earnings. worries about recessions are hitting major economies worldwide. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% as of 12:52 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index fell as a much as 1.2% earlier after …

Japanese stocks posted their worst daily performance on Tuesday in more than two weeks as index-heavy tech stocks fell after a sell-off in global markets. Still, travel-related stocks rose when Japan reopened its borders to regular tourism. The Nikkei index fell 2.64 percent after returning to trading from the weekend, …

Coronavirus cases are increasing across China, prompting many local authorities to tighten control over movement. According to a model from Nomura, about 4.8% of China’s GDP was negatively affected by COVID controls as of Monday, October 10. This is up from 4.3% last week. According to official announcements, three districts …

US Stocks closed lower on Monday. Nasdaq Composite index hit lowest level in two years as tech shares were the hardest blow in the market because of thwarting interest rates exposing the high valuations of such shares and raise their cost of capital.The declines came as JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon …

US stocks fell on Friday as Wall Street weighed the government’s monthly employment report, which revealed how labour conditions remained tight in September, despite a slowdown in hiring; a sign the Fed will proceed with aggressive monetary tightening.The US economy added 263,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell …

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 263,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 315,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 250,000. Further details of the report revealed that the Unemployment Rate …

Japanese technology stocks fell Friday, October 7, as Sharp Corp and other concerns about the sector’s future were hurt, after warning signs from abroad from Advanced Micro Devices and Samsung Electronics. In contrast, travel-related stocks – including airlines, rail operators and supermarkets – rose before borders reopen next week to …

The stock market fell Thursday after unemployment claims surged at levels that are not enough to convince investors the Fed will change its aggressive rate policy. Oil giants Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) led gains while food and beverage companies declined on earnings.The Nasdaq composite traded 0.1% lower, after …