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The CBOE volatility index (.VIX), Wall Street’s “fear gauge”, also rose to 18.54, reflecting investor anxiety. Amazon and Nvidia lead declines in Big Tech and several US airlines suspend Israel flights. Tesla falls on lower deliveries of China-made electric vehicles. Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday as a deepening …

As Treasury rates surged on Wednesday, Wall Street’s major indexes declined in choppy trading conditions as investors awaited news on a US funding bill and this week’s inflation data to determine the Federal Reserve’s stance for monetary policy outlook.The 10-year Treasury yields changed course to reach a new 16-year high, …

Amazon reported its second quarter earnings, lifting the company’s stock up by 7%, despite concerns about its cloud business’s future. Cost cutting in addition to surging online sales contributed remarkedly in the robust Q2 earnings.The company reported a small but vital beat for revenue in its cloud business, Amazon Web …

The S&P 500’s 16-month high has lost momentum due to disappointing earnings from several companies. Traders also waded through mixed data on job openings, with JetBlue Airways retreating after slashing its full-year profit forecast and saying it would earn less than analysts expected this quarter. Cruise operators fell as Norwegian …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell clarified the Fed’s stance by saying that the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go. The S&P 500 was lower Wednesday as investors took a breather from last week’s market rally, and weighed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s latest …

U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Monday as traders re-entered the market after the Easter weekend and faced a slew of important economic reports that might influence the direction of Federal Reserve monetary policy going forward. At 11:00 GMT, the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 16 points or 0.13%, …

On Tuesday, advances in technology and growth sectors helped push U.S. stock index futures higher as investors anticipated important economic data that might determine the Federal Reserve’s course for monetary tightening. While sales of its Chinese-made electric vehicles increased in March, Tesla Inc. gained 1% in premarket trade. Its shares …

With a gain of 0.57%, the S&P 500 finished at 4,050.83. The broad market index reached its highest point since March 7 throughout the day. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.73% to close at 12,013.47 as investor interest in tech equities remained high. To close at 32,859.03, the Dow Jones Industrial …

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose amid easing worries about a banking crisis following First Citizens BancShares’ U.S. regulator-backed deal for failed Silicon Valley Bank. Benchmark 10-year yields rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc, Meta Platforms and Alphabet Inc in …

Amazon announced on Monday plans to shut down a center complex in Shakopee and lay off 680 employees at the facility which is a rented space and the lease is expiring. The decision will be effective as of March 31. Closure will be permanent at the end of May this …