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After Microsoft exceeded expectations, technology firms helped lift U.S. markets higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.7% as of 13:47 GMT, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 52 points, or 0.2%. After Microsoft Corporation posted better-than-anticipated results for the quarter and …

Britain’s largest competition regulator has moved to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, in a painful blow to the US tech giant. Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard in January 2022 for $69 billion, in one of the largest deals the video game sector has …

As investors processed a flurry of significant quarterly reports and readied themselves for the start of the big tech earnings season, stocks were trading lower on Tuesday. A 122 point, or 0.4%, decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was seen. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1% and the S&P …

Following a mixed batch of earnings results, Wall Street’s major indexes opened lower on Tuesday. A decline in deposits at local lender First Republic Bank added to worries about the banking industry. At the start, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47.06 points, or 0.14%, to 33,828.34. The Nasdaq Composite …

After price increases enabled the American food and beverage business to offset an increase in input costs and report better-than-expected first-quarter results, PepsiCo Inc. increased its annual profit guidance. The firm that owns brands including Pepsi carbonated beverages and Frito-Lay potato chips announced that it has raised its previous expectation …

Japanese stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index touching an eight-month high, amid optimism about the results of a group of companies and the expansion of government subsidies for chip production. Momentum eased in the afternoon session, dragged down by steel producers amid indications of weaker demand from …

While investors awaited reports from Megacap businesses and important economic data this week, the Nasdaq led Wall Street losses on Monday as Tesla shares were pressured due to the company’s intentions to increase spending.Tesla Inc. fell 3.4% as a result of the automaker increasing its projected capital expenditures for 2023 …

The dollar rose on Monday to stabilize its price after the recent losses it suffered a week ago when investors await the Bank of Japan meeting and the issuance of the latest data before the decisions of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on interest rates in early …

Ford stock was down almost 4% on Thursday afternoon. Following Tesla’s results, and what Elon Musk had to say about them, concern accelerated about the state of the US economy, dragging down stocks across the auto industry.Tesla’s first-quarter gross profit margins, reported Wednesday evening, disappointed investors, coming in below 20%. …

On Thursday, Nasdaq futures declined 1% as investors became concerned about the prospects for U.S. interest rates and Tesla shares fell after the electric vehicle manufacturer reported its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years. The major U.S. stock indices have held firm this week as mixed bank earnings allayed …