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Futures Pointing To Mixed Open On Wall Street
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open on Tuesday, as the Dow futures are down by 0.3 percent but the S&P 500 futures are up by 0.3 percent. Traders may be reluctant to make significant moves as they digest President-elect Donald Trump’s latest threats to impose increased tariffs on Mexico,…
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Dow Reaches New Record High In Reaction To Trump’s Choice For Treasury Secretary
After showing a strong move to the upside early in the session, stocks gave back some ground over the course of the trading day on Monday but managed to close mostly higher. While the major averages pulled back off their best levels of the day, the Dow still reached a new record closing high. The…
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Trump’s Choice Of Bessent For Treasury May Lead To Continued Strength On Wall Street
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Monday, with stocks likely to add to the strong gains posted last week. Stocks may benefit from a positive reaction to news President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. Bessent is seen as supportive…
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Dow Jumps To New Record Closing High
Extending the upward move seen over the course of Thursday’s session, stocks saw continued strength during trading on Friday. The Dow led the way higher once again, reaching a new record closing high. The major averages all ended the day in positive territory, with the Dow jumping 426.16 points or 1.0 percent to 44,296.51. The…
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University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment and Fed AI Speech Highlight Key Events Today
The University of Michigan is scheduled to release its revised reading on consumer sentiment in the month of November at 10 am ET. The consumer sentiment index for November is expected to be upward revised to 73.7 from the preliminary reading of 73.0, which was up from 70.5 in October. At 6:15 pm ET, Federal…
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Futures Pointing To Roughly Flat Open On Wall Street
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Friday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction following the upward move seen over the course of the previous session. Traders may take a breather following the volatility seen over the past few sessions, which has seen the major…
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Dow Moves Sharply Higher But Nasdaq Closes Little Changed
Stocks saw considerable volatility early in the session on Thursday but moved mostly higher over the course of the trading day. The major averages all finished the day in positive territory, with the Dow posting a standout gain. The Dow jumped 461.88 points or 1.1 percent to 43,870.35 and the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) climbed 31.60…
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U.S. Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly; Fed Updates Awaited
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a modest decrease by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended November 16th. The report said initial jobless claims slipped to 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 219,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up…
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Nvidia Earnings and Futures Point to Higher Open Amid Market Recovery
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Thursday, with stocks likely to extend the upward move seen late in the previous session. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) may help lead the markets higher, as the AI darling has turned higher over the course of pre-market trading is currently jumping by 1.5 percent.…
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U.S. Stocks Recover Late In The Day To Close Roughly Flat
After seeing weakness throughout much of the session, stocks recovered in the latter part of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages climbed well off their worst levels before eventually ending the session narrowly mixed. The Dow ended the day up 139.53 points or 0.3 percent at 43,408.47, while the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) closed…