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  • North American Morning Briefing: November Rally Pauses Ahead of This Week’s PCE Report

    North American Morning Briefing: November Rally Pauses Ahead of This Week’s PCE Report

    Market Wraps Watch For: S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Px Index for September; Conference Board — Consumer Confidence for November Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – The Stocks That AI Mania Left Behind – Advertising Is Dead. Long Live Advertising. – Microsoft Needs a Better Seat at OpenAI’s Table Opening Call: Stock futures wavered on Tuesday as…

  • U.S. Stocks May See Further Downside In Early Trading

    U.S. Stocks May See Further Downside In Early Trading

    US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a modestly lower open on Tuesday, with stocks likely to extend the mild pullback seen in the previous session. The downward momentum on Wall Street may reflect caution ahead of the release of several key economic reports in the coming days. On Thursday, the…

  • Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Analyst Recommendations

    Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Analyst Recommendations

    Today, all eyes are focused on U.S. CB consumer confidence data in a couple of hours. Economists, on average, forecast that November CB Consumer Confidence will stand at 101.0, compared to the previous figure of 102.6. Also, investors will likely focus on the U.S. S&P/CS HPI composite – 20 n.s.a, which came in at +2.2%…

  • Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Zscaler, Shein, 3M, Meta Platforms, and More

    Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Zscaler, Shein, 3M, Meta Platforms, and More

    In the pre-market on Tuesday, U.S. index futures show uncertain movement, reflecting traders’ caution after significant gains achieved throughout November, which is nearing its close. As of 05:21 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) rose 15 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.05% and Nasdaq-100 futures dropped 0.13%. The yield on 10-year Treasury bonds was…

  • Shein Files For IPO Eyeing a Valuation Of Up To $90 Billion

    Shein Files For IPO Eyeing a Valuation Of Up To $90 Billion

    A Shein, one of the world’s largest fast fashion platforms, has confidentially filed documents with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) that could take place next year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The online retailer, founded in China but currently based in Singapore, is working with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase,…

  • Black Friday Retail Sales Rise 2.5%

    Black Friday Retail Sales Rise 2.5%

    According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, Black Friday retail sales in the United States saw an increase this year, building upon the double-digit growth observed in 2022. The report from this payments technology company, which tracks retail sales both in physical stores and online across various payment methods, revealed that on Friday, November 24, U.S. retail sales,…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Fall as Investors Await Fresh Cues

    US Futures, European Stocks Fall as Investors Await Fresh Cues

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.4% in morning trading. MorphoSys climbed 5.1% and Merlin Properties SOCIMI rose 3.6%. On the other hand,…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Microsoft, Shein, Novartis, Zscaler

    Top Company News of the Day: Microsoft, Shein, Novartis, Zscaler

    Microsoft Needs a Better Seat at OpenAI’s Table The leadership crisis exposed Microsoft’s reliance on the AI startup, showing a need for a greater role. Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Files to Go Public The China-founded online fashion company was valued at $66 billion earlier this year. 5 Oil & Gas Companies on the Brink of Big…

  • U.S. Stocks Finish Lackluster Session Modestly Lower

    U.S. Stocks Finish Lackluster Session Modestly Lower

    Stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Monday, extending the lackluster performance seen during last Friday’s holiday-shortened session. The major averages bounced back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing modestly lower. The Dow slipped 56.68 points or 0.2 percent to 35,333.47 and the S&P 500…

  • Crypto this Monday: Standard Chartered Tests e-CNY, Cosmos to Launch AtomOne Fork, and More

    Crypto this Monday: Standard Chartered Tests e-CNY, Cosmos to Launch AtomOne Fork, and More

    Richard Teng takes over Binance with expansion plans Following Changpeng Zhao’s departure, former Binance director Richard Teng, now CEO, announced his plan to expand the cryptocurrency exchange. In a November 27 post, Teng revealed he has the support of Binance’s leadership and CZ, who stepped down following an agreement with U.S. authorities. He will focus…