US equities increased dramatically as a result of investors focusing on this week’s deluge of earnings reports and financial results rather than indications that China’s economic recovery is still far off.The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased by 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite increased …
Read More »US stocks close lower after highest gains since August
On Monday, the S&P 500 index closed slightly lower after touching its highest gains since August. The benchmark index erased earlier gains and lost 0.2% to finish at 4,273.79 1. The Nasdaq Composite also dipped 0.09% to close at 13,229.43, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 199.90 points or …
Read More »Explainer: Wall Street’s calm is byproduct of debt ceiling woes
Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …
Read More »Wall St poised for higher open ahead of Fed meeting outcome
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 …
Read More »Wall St opens higher as upbeat earnings lift mood
The major Wall Street indexes started the day higher on Thursday after Meta Platforms, Eli Lilly, and Comcast reported results that were better than expected, outweighing statistics that indicated the U.S. economy slowed down more than predicted in the first quarter. At the start of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial …
Read More »Wall Street closes lower on renewed recession concerns
Tuesday saw a lower closing price on Wall Street as signs of a slowing economy increased worries that the Fed’s efforts to contain decades-high inflation may trigger a severe recession.All three major indices declined after statistics revealed that industrial orders dropped for a second consecutive month and that job vacancies …
Read More »US Stocks had biggest midday moves on Q4 earnings
Shares of JPMorgan, which is the biggest US bank by assets, surged more than 2% after the firm posted Q4 profit and revenue that topped expectations. The New York-based bank said profit jumped 6% from the year earlier period to $11.01 billion, or $3.57 per share. Interest income at the …
Read More »US banks’ profits slide on negative economic expectations
Q3 earnings and profits slid at Wall Street’s biggest banks as they anticipate weaker economy while investment banking was hit hard, but investors saw a small glimpse of light with some banks beating estimates.Central banks fight inflation which is expected to cause an economic slowdown. Fed raised interest rate from …
Read More »US Stocks slide amid market volatility
Stocks retreated on Friday, and generally gave up earlier gains during the session one day after posting a historic turnaround rally as investors digested inflation expectations.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 283 points, or 0.94%. The S&P 500 shed 1.82%, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 2.32%.Stocks fell to session lows …
Read More »JPMorgan: Brent crude may rise to around $100 in Q4 2022
JPMorgan expected the price of Brent crude to rise again towards levels of $100 a barrel, with supply shrinking in the coming months. And the US bank said in a note last week that Brent crude will record levels of $ 101 a barrel in the fourth quarter and $ …
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