Has America fallen into a recession? This is a question that is becoming too difficult to ignore as the twin upheaval of inflation and recession is looming over asset portfolios, household budgets and pocket books. US prices in June rose the most since 1981. And the expectation of a recession …
Read More »US stock market continues rallying
The US stock market continued its recent rally on Wednesday’s trading session, with technology stocks jumping. For the entire market, earnings remain in the investors’ focus.Stocks finished higher on Wednesday, adding to sharp gains booked a day before, with corporate earnings from a string of major technology companies in focus.The …
Read More »Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers
The media world breathed a huge sigh of relief Tuesday, especially in streaming as Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report revealed the company lost 970,000 subscribers. And while that is a big number — the biggest subscriber loss in the company’s 25-year history — it is also a little less than half …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei hits 6-week peak
Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, albeit with modest performance, as investors refrained from any big moves ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting, despite diminishing expectations for a large interest rate cut in the US central bank. The Nikkei index started its trading, up 0.8 percent, to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, July 19
The EUR/USD pair soared to 1.0268 on headlines suggesting the European Central Bank could discuss a 50 bps rate hike when it meets this week. Economic DataThe data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Tuesday that Housing Starts declined by 2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson stock knocked by stronger dollar
Johnson & Johnson topped Q2 earnings expectations on Tuesday, but the company stock toppled on its trimmed profit outlook. On today’s stock market, JNJ stock rose fell 1.5% to 171.69, according to observers this could be attributed to the overall strength of the US dollar during Q2. The best performance …
Read More »Lockheed Martin misses Q2 expectations
Lockheed Martin missed on sales and earnings this week as sales are sinking and profit margins are headed for their worst performance since 2017. Lockheed’s major complaints for the second quarter include supply chain impact as well as the timing of customer contracts, but its problems look in fact so …
Read More »US equities rally as investors digest earnings
US equities are sharply surging on Tuesday as investors digest another batch of corporate results and earnings. The S&P 500 index gained 2.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 675 points, or roughly 2.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.8%.Johnson & Johnson reported earnings for the period that beat …
Read More »Japan stocks post modest gains ahead of the central bank meeting.
Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, albeit with modest performance, as investors refrained from any big moves ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting, despite diminishing expectations for a large interest rate cut in the US central bank. The Nikkei index started its trading, up 0.8 percent, to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, July 19
The US dollar started the first day of the trading week weaker than the previous week, losing ground against most rival currencies. In the US session, afternoon, the dollar bounced back, as Wall Street was not able to retain its early gains and eventually headed to the red territory.Commodity-linked currencies …
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