Most Asian stock markets saw gains on Friday, buoyed by a recovery in technology shares after several sessions of declines. Despite the uptick, regional indices were still on track for significant weekly losses, influenced by recent underperformance in the technology sector and mixed signals from global markets. Technology Sector Leads …
Read More »‘Sales plan’ pushes American Airlines to slash earnings forecast
American Airlines has slashed its profit forecast for the year due to a backfired sales plan and an industry-wide glut of flights. The carrier’s profit fell 46% during the second quarter, even though revenues rose. The company expects to earn an adjusted 70 cents to $1.30 per share this year, …
Read More »US Stock Market Reels Following Disappointing Earnings
Nasdaq has been taken by a storm. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is going through a major direction change. On Wednesday, the Index saw its worst day since December 2022 as a perfect storm of worsening economic indicators and Megacap Tech companies’ disappointing reports sent shockwaves across the market. The Dow …
Read More »Eurozone Business activity halted on surprise German decline
S&P Global composite PMI fell to 50.1 in July, attributed to the lack of growth of business activity in Germany and France. Eurozone business activity grinds to a halt amid surprise slump in Germany. Eurozone private-sector activity barely grew this month as its top economy Germany unexpectedly slumped, the latest …
Read More »Alphabet’s Q2 Results Beat Expectations, Driven by Strong Search and Cloud Performance
Alphabet Inc. reported its second-quarter financial results on Tuesday, exceeding analyst expectations with notable strengths in its Search and Cloud divisions. The tech giant posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.89, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.83. Revenue for the quarter reached $84.74 billion, outpacing the average analyst projection …
Read More »US Stocks’ Recent Uptrend halted Ahead of Tech Giants’ Earnings
Stocks’ rally to record highs in 2024 has come to a pause as corporate earnings season begins to highlight the market’s true potential; Attention is now turning to the profits of the technology sector, especially the so-called “Great Seven”, the technology giants: Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon, Tesla, Alphabet (the …
Read More »Tech Earnings in Focus as U.S. Stock Futures Stabilize
U.S. stock index futures steadied on Tuesday morning, ahead of crucial earnings reports from tech giants Alphabet and Tesla. These reports are expected to significantly influence market sentiment in the coming weeks. At 06:40 ET, Dow Jones Futures edged up 0.1%, S&P 500 Futures mirrored the Dow’s gains, while Nasdaq …
Read More »Asian Stocks Mostly Rise on Tech Rebound, China Lags Despite Rate Cut
Asian stock markets saw a mixed performance on Tuesday, with most indices rising as technology stocks rebounded from recent losses. However, Chinese markets remained under pressure due to ongoing concerns about the country’s economic outlook and the potential for renewed trade tensions with the U.S. under a possible Donald Trump …
Read More »How could markets react to Trump’s potential victory in US elections?
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contender and former US president, has emerged as a new influential force in the financial markets in the recent past, and his chances of winning the US presidential election in 2024 are being closely watched. These prospects have grown recently due to certain developments that …
Read More »Eurozone debt continues to climb
In the first three months of 2024, the Eurozone’s debt increased as France battled to stabilize its finances following weeks of political unrest. The EU statistics agency, Eurostat, reported that the 20 nations in the currency area had debt of 88.7% of GDP, up from 88.2% in the prior quarter.The …
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