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Investors’ prevalent sentiment tends to be overwhelmed by hesitation and confusion which have become an inseparable part of the scene because the implications of the NFP jobs data announced Friday.The stock market was wavering on Friday after the September jobs report missed estimates, though the data were better than the …

America added far fewer jobs in September than expected, but investors didn’t seem too disappointed. Stocks were flat Friday as Wall Street took to some comfort that the unemployment rate continues to drop after the pandemic-fueled spike last year.The Dow rose about 20 points, or 0.1%, shortly after the opening, …

Investors will be watching loan numbers like a hawk when banks kick off earnings season next week.Any Fed’s tapering decision in the near future, with the prospected rising in the interest rates could help banks go ahead to widen their net interest margin and consequently the profits they make on …

All 11 major S&P 500 sectors have risen including Dow Jones by 1.49%, S&P by 1.41%, and Nasdaq 1.68%.U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday led by technology stocks, after a temporary bipartisan truce in the debt ceiling deadlock relieving concerns of a possible government debt default.The compromise has contributed an ease …

U. S. Senators have agreed to extend the debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. There were fears that the U. S. would default on its national debt, with catastrophic financial implications.Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Congress had reached a deal to extend …

U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday shortly after strong private jobs in September was announced. The ADP National Employment Report showed private payrolls increased by 568,000 jobs last month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 428,000 jobs.The jobs data fueled investors’ concerns that the U. S. Fed …

Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after rising oil prices fueled inflation fears, while a survey showing a strong rise in private-sector jobs last month fueled concern that monetary stimulus would be scaled back sooner than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 115.71 points, or 0.34 percent, …

Facebook shares have bounced by 2.1% one day after taking a beating as services resumed following outage.Tech and financial companies Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are significantly among top advancers, each rose more than 1% following a selloff in growth stocks the day before. PepsiCo gains on raising annual revenue …

Asian shares tracked a broad selloff on Wall Street to weaken for a third successive session on Tuesday, as investors expressed concerns on oil prices hitting multi year highs which could add to inflationary pressures caused by supply chain disruptions.U.S. and European stock futures edged up, with S&P 500 e-minis …

Stocks progressed on Tuesday as technology stocks recouped some losses, when a rotation away from growth names picked up steam as concerns over inflation lingered. The Nasdaq gained more than 1% after the index dropped over 2% a day earlier. Both the S&P 500 and Dow each also gained over …