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  • US Futures Down, European Stocks Mixed

    US Futures Down, European Stocks Mixed

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.1% in morning trading. Orpea climbed 33.3% and Siemens rose 5.7%. On the other hand, HelloFresh sunk…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Lenovo, China Huarong, Tata Technologies, Wuxi XDC, Cisco

    Top Company News of the Day: Lenovo, China Huarong, Tata Technologies, Wuxi XDC, Cisco

    Lenovo’s Profit Falls, But Tops Consensus Lenovo Group’s net profit fell 54% in its fiscal second quarter due to a high base in the same period last year when market conditions were more favorable. China Huarong to Buy Stake in Citic for Over $1.7 Billion State-owned China Huarong Asset Management has agreed to buy a…

  • U.S. Stocks Move Modestly Higher, Adding To Yesterday’s Substantial Gains

    U.S. Stocks Move Modestly Higher, Adding To Yesterday’s Substantial Gains

    Following the substantial rally seen in the previous session, stocks saw some further upside during trading on Wednesday. The major averages fluctuated over the course of the session but managed to end the day modestly higher. The Nasdaq inched up 9.45 points or 0.1 percent to a three-month closing high of 14,103.84, and the S&P…

  • U.S. Stocks May Continue To Benefit From Interest Rate Optimism

    U.S. Stocks May Continue To Benefit From Interest Rate Optimism

    US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to extend the substantial rally seen in the previous session. The markets may continue to benefit from optimism about the outlook for interest rates following yesterday’s tamer than expected consumer price inflation data. Potentially adding to…

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

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

    Pre-Market U.S. Stock Movers JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) gained over +4% in pre-market trading after the retailer reported better-than-expected Q3 results. Solid Biosciences (NASDAQ:SLDB) surged about +27% in pre-market trading after announcing that the FDA cleared the company’s IND for Duchenne gene therapy candidate SGT-003. Edgio (NASDAQ:EGIO) soared over +20% in pre-market trading following the announcement that…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Stocks Seen Building on CPI Rally; PPI Data Due

    North American Morning Briefing: Stocks Seen Building on CPI Rally; PPI Data Due

    Market Wraps Watch For: PPI; Retail Sales; EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; Fedspeak from Barr, Barkin; Earnings from Target, TJX, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View – What to Watch in the Retail Report: Is Spending Cooling as Holidays Arrive? – While All…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Rise

    US Futures, European Stocks Rise

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.5% in morning trading. Orpea added 690.3% and Siemens Energy rose 4.4%. On the other hand, Alstom…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Berkshire Hathaway, Toyota, Amazon, GM

    Top Company News of the Day: Berkshire Hathaway, Toyota, Amazon, GM

    Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sheds Investments in GM, J&J, P&G Berkshire’s stock portfolio is concentrated in five companies: Apple, Bank of America, American Express, Coca-Cola and Chevron. New Toyota Camry to Be Sold Only as Hybrid In redesigning the popular midsize car, Toyota is ditching a gas-only version as it works to expand hybrid options…

  • Tamer Than Expected Inflation Data Ignites Rally On Wall Street

    Tamer Than Expected Inflation Data Ignites Rally On Wall Street

    With tamer than expected inflation data generating considerable buying interest, stocks showed a substantial move to the upside during trading on Tuesday. The major averages all moved sharply higher after ending Monday’s trading narrowly mixed. The major averages pulled back off their highs of the session going into the close but still posted strong gains.…

  • Crypto this Tuesday: MOON Soars, Disney Reinvents NFTs with Dapper Labs, and More

    Crypto this Tuesday: MOON Soars, Disney Reinvents NFTs with Dapper Labs, and More

    Crypto market reaction to the slowdown of inflation in October The latest data indicates an unexpected drop in the annual US inflation rate in October. Contrary to expectations of 3.3%, inflation came in at 3.2%, showing a reduction compared to September’s 3.7%. Similarly, core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, reached 4%, below the…