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Dealmaking is critical for Wall Street because it allows investors and banks to profit by offering advice or financing for transactions. President Joe Biden’s new bundle of laws to fund the federal government may hurt Wall Street mergers and acquisitions, dash hopes for a dealmaking rebound. Lowest Mergers, AcquisitionsInvestment bankers …

Focus on Key Economic Indicators Shapes Market Sentiment U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday as market participants eagerly awaited crucial inflation data scheduled for release this week, which could offer insights into the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory following the mixed jobs report from last week. Mixed Economic …

Ahead of the jobs data on Friday, and in the midst of carefully watched testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, US equities continued to rise on Thursday, with the S&P 500 reaching a new record high.Once again, tech stocks led the way, as the Nasdaq increased by up to 1.5% …

Thanks to recent slew of data on economic growth and a decline in US Treasury yields, the price of gold is stable around $2034 per ounce. Concerns about policy easing from the Fed and mixed US economic data keep gold investors on edge. Gold’s advances are limited by the 50-day …

Wall Street’s main indexes reached new all-time highs last week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) at 39,143.98, the Nasdaq Composite up 0.15% at 16,015.32, and the S&P 500 trading near Friday’s closing level at 5,088 midday on Monday. The Energy Sector is the best-performing major S&P sector in …

The S&P 500 surged just above the flatline, notching a new closing high, while the Dow Jones increased 0.2%, or about 60 points, claiming a fresh record of its own. The Nasdaq Composite headed in the opposite direction, finishing down 0.3% after a blockbuster week.Investors appeared to catch their breath …

A number of Federal Reserve policymakers have cautioned against reducing US interest rates excessively or prematurely in light of January’s unexpectedly high inflation. They essentially confirmed the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting in January, which revealed that the majority of central bank officials were apprehensive about the …

As Nvidia’s stock surged to an all-time high, the S&P 500 approached a new high and global stock rallies gained momentum.The chip manufacturer, propelled by the surge in demand for AI systems, announced another quarter of record-breaking performance. During afternoon trade, Nvidia’s shares increased by 15%. As a result, the …

Nvidia stock is soaring despite Wall Street’s bad week. Nvidia will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on March 27, 2024, to all shareholders of record on March 6, 2024.Nvidia reported earnings after the bell, on Wednesday, beating analysts’ estimates on the top and bottom lines. …

On Wednesday, US equities rose sharply as investors processed new quarterly profit data, while the ongoing discussion about whether to drop interest rates continued to rumble beneath the surface. The S&P 500 increased by more than 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.4%. There was over a …