The Dow Jones Industrial is the main winner of Tuesday’s US session. Higher US Treasury yields have impacted heavy-tech company earnings, spurring a selloff of tech stocks. During the New York session, major US equity indices edged lower as Wall Street approaches the close. The S&P 500 loses 0.35%, sitting …
Read More »Afternoon Slump Leaves Major US Indexes Lower
An uneven trading session on Wall Street closed with stocks mostly lower Monday, as a late afternoon burst of selling derailed the market from a fresh all-time high.The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after having been up as much as 1% earlier in the day and on pace to eclipse the …
Read More »Wall Street, European Stocks Jump on Powell’s Second Term News
Wall Street shares rose to record levels on Monday and European stocks turned into the positive territory after US President Joe Biden picked Jerome Powell to continue as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, in a move welcomed as a signal of stability by global investors.The S&P 500 rose 0.92% …
Read More »Lockdown News Quakes Wall Street, USD Boosted
Renewed concerns about COVID-19 in the face of looming European lockdowns impacted a range of sectors Friday, pushing stocks and oil down. This latest news boosts the US dollar.Stocks have been shaken in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and major indexes were on track for a mixed finish to …
Read More »Wall Street Closes With Mild Improvement
US shares markets witnessed a mild improvement in trading sentiment, despite printing a mixed daily performance for Thursday. The reason could be linked to the strong US data and comments from the Fed policymakers, as well as a pullback in the US inflation expectations and the Treasury yields.Dow Jones dropped …
Read More »US Shares Retreat From Highs
US Shares turned lower in morning trading despite strong earnings from Macy’s and Kohl’s and despite unemployment data that showed the labor market is continuing to recover.Stocks have been shaken since midday trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed the latest earnings reports from retailers and an update on …
Read More »Tech Shares Lead Wall Street Slump
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points Wednesday, as Lucid Motors and Rivian skidded in morning trade. Tesla stock rallied, extending Tuesday’s gains. And Nvidia earnings are due after the stock market close.U.S. shares were trading modestly lower on Wednesday, a day after a positive session on Wall Street, …
Read More »US Shares Bounce Over US and Chinese Data
Major stock indexes edged higher in early trading, then continued to rise boosted by improved Chinese data, led by retail sales’ rising to 4.9% October, compared to the previous reading of 4.4%, above the expected 3.5%.The US data also showed an improvement at the level of the manufacturing sector, which …
Read More »Wall Street Opens Higher on Big Tech Gains
U. S. shares opened mostly higher on Wall Street Thursday a day after a surge in inflation knocked the market lower. Big tech companies had some of the strongest gains in the early going. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7%.The Dow Jones slid 0.2%, …
Read More »U. S. Shares Threaten to End 8 Day Gains
U.S. shares retreated back from record levels on Tuesday’s U. S. session, threatening to disrupt an eight-day gaining sessions for the S&P 500 Index, the first time since 1955. The benchmark index fell by 0.5% in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 pulled back to end an 8-session winning line of …
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