The Nasdaq Index tumbled more than 3% at the open Tuesday, September 8th as investors sold shares of Tesla and other heavyweight technology companies, while sentiment was negatively affected by growing tension between the United States and China and concerns about a faltering economic recovery. The composite Nasdaq index fell …
Read More »Wall Street Awaits Another Tech Bubble
The recent fall of tech stocks on Wall Street led to rising concerns regarding the outlook for the stock market, amid worries that recent surges and record-breaking activity went in the opposite direction of the troubled economy due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. “I think we are certainly in bubble …
Read More »European Stocks Finish with Strong Gains
The European stock markets showed a strong rebound on Monday, opening the week with high gains after two consecutive losses that were driven by a slump in the tech sector. The pan-continental STOXX Europe 600 index closed higher by 1.6%, while the UK’s FTSE100 surged by 2.39%. In Germany, the …
Read More »European Stocks Start the Week With Strong Performance
European stocks rebounded Monday (September 7th) after turmoil led by Wall Street on tech stocks kept sentiment tepid the previous week, as investors closely followed developments for a COVID-19 vaccine. Australia is expected to receive its first batch of a COVID-19 vaccine in January after it entered into an agreement …
Read More »Nikkei Index Drops After Nasdaq Turmoil
The Japanese Nikkei Index fell on Monday, September 7th, after Wall Street fell, while SoftBank Group shares tumbled on reports that it had made big bets on US technology stocks as the sector’s rally dissipated. The Nikkei index fell by 0.5% to close at 2,3089.95 points, while the broader TOPIX …
Read More »Wall Street Ends Week in Losses
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished the week with large losses on Friday’s session, with tech stocks leading the decline and the market seeing strong selling pressures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 159.42 points or 0.56%, closing at 28,133.31 points, down by 1.8% for the week. The …
Read More »European Stocks Post 1.9% Weekly Decline
European stocks closed lower on Friday, erasing earlier gains and turning to losses for the week, due to huge losses by tech stocks in Wall Street. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index finished lower by 1.1%, registering weekly losses of 1.9%. The UK’s FTSE100 lost 0.88% for the day and recorded …
Read More »S& P 500 Open Higher as Unemployment Fell More Than Expected
The S&P 500 Index rose shortly after the open, following sharp sales in the last session as data showed that the unemployment rate in the United States fell more-than-expected in August. The S&P 500 Index opened down 1.46 points, or 0.04%, to 3,453.60 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Read More »Japan Shares Closing Lower But Nikkei is up 1.4%
Japanese stocks closed lower, after a wave of selling in technology shares that rose a lot on Wall Street pushed the market to its biggest drop in nearly three months. However, Tokyo markets closed the week higher. The benchmark Nikkei index closed 1.1% down at 23,205.43 points, shy of its …
Read More »European Shares Opened Lower on Weak Technology Sector
European stocks opened lower, as turmoil continued, fueled by technology stocks from the previous session, while banking stocks were supported by merger talks between two major banks in Spain. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9% in early trade after having seen its worst session in more than a month …
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