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Shares in electric vehicle maker, Tesla, dropped 4% after the company reported Q1 earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings per share are 85 cents adjusted versus 85 cents expected, according to the average analyst estimates. Tesla’s revenues were $23.33 billion as opposed to the $23.21 billion anticipated. …

The dollar stabilized on Wednesday after swinging amid bond market volatility in previous sessions, as investors focused on US economic indicators, Federal Reserve comments and corporate earnings in search of clues to the path of interest rates. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower on Wednesday, ending an eight-day rally, dragged down by heavyweight technology stocks. The Nikkei index fell 0.18 percent to 28,606.76 points, after closing at its highest level since Aug. 22 on Tuesday. The rise in the index was driven by optimism about billionaire Warren Buffett …

Johnson & Johnson delivered stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings that prompted the healthcare giant to boost its full-year guidance. JNJ reported a Q1 EPS of $2.68 on revenue of $24.7 billion to top the average analyst estimate for EPS of $2.50 on revenue of $23.61B. Sales rose 5.6% year-over-year with pharma revenue …

Japan’s Nikkei rose for the eighth straight session on Tuesday, supported by gains made by banks on positive US data, and a weaker yen boosted exporters. The Nikkei index rose 0.51% to close at 28,658.83 points, close to its highest level so far this year, in the longest streak of …

Monday’s trading session saw an increase in US stocks as another round of crucial earnings started. Following the fall of Silicon Valley Bank last month, investors are still paying close attention to financial institutions’ earnings. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), the S&P 500 (GSPC), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average …

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to the New York Stock Exchange Monday to deliver a warning to Wall Street about the debt ceiling crisis.There is a growing chance Washington “will bumble into the first default in our nation’s history,” the Republican said on his 100th day as House Speaker, adding …

Most Asian stocks moved slightly on Monday amid hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, while Chinese markets outperformed as the People’s Bank maintained medium-term lending rates ahead of a swathe of data indicators. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes climbed nearly 0.8% each after the PBOC maintained …

The dollar rose on Monday and hit a one-month high against the yen after strong US retail sales and impressive earnings from Wall Street banks increased market expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in May. Data released on Friday showed that so-called core retail sales, which exclude …

Despite declining on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had a good week as investors weighed a disappointing retail sales report that dampened expectations for a stronger-than-expected start to corporate earnings. To reach 33,886.47, the 30-stock Dow fell 143.22 points, or around 0.42%. S&P 500 index decreased 0.21% to 4,137.64. …