US stocks are suffering from pressures that push most indicators on Wall Street downward, following a new batch of US employment data that shed light on the continued growth of jobs in the United States, which is moving in the opposite direction to the conditions that the Federal Reserve prefers …
Read More »AstraZeneca’s Fresh Drug Updates Counteract Vaccine Impact
AstraZeneca is beating the odds this week. The COVID-19 vaccination is still controversial, but it doesn’t stop the company’s stock price rising. With the 1.3% increase today, the share price has recently surged over 8% within only five days, building on the enthusiasm from the strong Q1 results announced last …
Read More »Amazon Surges following Strong Q1 earnings amid challenges
Beyond forecasts, Amazon’s performance during Q1 was a remarkable success, with continued dominance in both cloud computing and e-commerce. The path ahead is not free from challenges, though. To sustain development trajectory, Amazon needs to strategically manage issues including consumer spending patterns, address intensifying competition, and economic concerns. The massively …
Read More »US Stocks Climb Ahead of FOMC Meeting
US stocks rose on Monday, extending last week’s rally into a week that is remarkably busy with corporate earnings, employment data, and a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite each gained 0.4%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Tesla (TSLA) shares soared after Elon …
Read More »Weekly Recap: Fed, Jobs Data, and Earnings in Focus
Last week, risk appetite improved, exerting pressure on safe haven assets such as the US dollar and gold, resulting in their decline after experiencing weekly losses. This shift favored risk assets, particularly US stocks. Markets are now anticipating significant events in the upcoming week, including the Federal Reserve’s interest rate …
Read More »Why Has ExxonMobil Stock retreated After Earnings?
Today, ExxonMobil’s stock price retreated despite what appeared to be good earnings news. Investors are still wary even if the oil giant exceeded revenue projections ($83.1 billion vs. $73.2 billion) and analyst goals for earnings per share ($2.06).Some investors may still feel discouraged following ExxonMobil’s earnings report. This is mainly …
Read More »Fresh inflation data, tech earnings trigger gains in US stocks
US stocks are advancing on Friday as investors digest the most recent inflation data, the PCE Index readings, amid the favourable earnings announcements from Microsoft and Alphabet. In March, the preferred inflation measure of the Federal Reserve rose 2.7% from the previous year, as anticipated. The IT sector’s outstanding earnings …
Read More »Microsoft reports revenues of more than $61 billion
Yesterday, Microsoft Corporation unveiled its third-quarter financial results, surpassing analysts’ forecasts fueled by robust corporate demand for its cloud and artificial intelligence services. The tech giant reported earnings per share of approximately $2.94, exceeding the anticipated $2.82 per share. Similarly, Microsoft’s revenue climbed to $61.86 billion, surpassing expectations of around …
Read More »Dow Jones stumbles amid still hot inflation
The Dow Jones fell over 500 points on Thursday due to inflation complications and missed US GDP figures. The slowing growth is a positive for investors seeking an accelerated path towards rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, but sticky inflation continues to vex hopes for an early Fed rate trim. …
Read More »US economic growth slows more than expected in Q1
The US economy is expected to have maintained solid growth in the first quarter of the year, albeit at a slightly slower pace, while inflation likely picked up speed. This reinforces market expectations that the Federal Reserve will postpone interest rate cuts until September. The Commerce Department’s report on first-quarter …
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