Global Stock Market

On Monday, U.S. stock index futures moved higher ahead of a crucial inflation report later this week that will be scrutinised to see if the Federal Reserve’s attempts to lower prices were working, while regional bank shares extended gains. PacWest Bancorp jumped 33% premarket after the business issued a quarterly …

Japanese stocks closed lower on Monday as investors sold stocks as the yen rose against the dollar and concerns about the US banking sector persisted. The Nikkei index fell 0.71 percent to 28,949.88 points, closing below the 29,000 level for the first time since April 28. The index hit its …

Adidas shares rose on Friday after better-than-expected first-quarter results, although CEO Bjorn Gulden forecast “a bumpy year with disappointing numbers” for the German sportswear giant. Despite a 1% sales drop, an operating profit of 60 million euros ($66 million) beat analyst expectations of 15 million euros for the company which …

Following the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest rates to their highest level since 2007, another US bank is on the verge of failure. The potential sale is one of the strategic options PacWest Bancorp is considering. The fact that PacWest’s shares are down more than 50% in after-market trading …

Following a fresh GDP report that exceeded expectations, stocks continued their upward trend on Thursday, with the Dow rising by almost 400 points. Following the widely anticipated Federal Reserve rate increase of 25 basis points on Wednesday, stocks experienced a small decline. The central bank also hinted through a revision …

Following a selloff in the previous session, Wall Street’s main indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday, with investors anticipating more economic data ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the day. Major U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday, as regional …

Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative, has seen over 375,000 worldwide installs on iOS as of April 26, 2023, and has been ranking highly on Apple and Google’s app stores’ top charts by downloads. Excitement for Bluesky has also been climbing in recent weeks, with the highest level of daily …

US equities fell on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve started its two-day meeting as the effects of First Republic Bank’s (FRC) failure continued to weigh on bank stocks.During lunchtime trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 400 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P 500 sank 1.48%. The heavily …

Pfizer Inc surpassed analysts’ expectations for first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, thanks to robust demand for recently acquired drugs and pneumococcal vaccinations, which helped offset the impact of falling sales of its COVID-19 medications. The pharmaceutical company is under pressure to spend the windfall profits from strong demand for its COVID …

Most Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, as the country’s financial sector shares were affected by the tension surrounding the US banking system, while shares of export companies got a boost from the weaker yen. Brokerage firm Nomura Holdings fell 1.98 percent, hitting a new low for the current year. Banking …