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Following the mixed performance seen during Thursday’s session, stocks showed a significant move to the downside during trading on Friday. The major averages all moved lower, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq showing a particularly steep drop. The major averages ended the day off their worst levels of the session but still in negative territory. The Nasdaq…

U.S. equity futures pointed to a mixed start on Friday, the final session of the trading week. Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) shares slipped in after-hours trading after the chipmaker’s update reignited concerns about the rising cost of artificial intelligence investments. Costco (NASDAQ:COST) delivered quarterly results that exceeded expectations, highlighting resilient demand for value-priced goods as consumers remain…

The major U.S. stock indexes moved in starkly opposite directions in early trading on Thursday, with the Dow moving sharply higher and the Nasdaq showing a significant pullback. While the Nasdaq climbed well off its worst levels of the day, the tech-heavy index still closed down 60 points or 0.3 percent at 23,594. Meanwhile, the…

U.S. equity futures signaled a weaker start on Thursday, suggesting the market may surrender some of the gains logged in the previous session. A sharp premarket decline in Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is set to drag on sentiment, with the tech firm tumbling 13.1% before the bell. The slide follows the company’s fiscal second-quarter update, which delivered…

U.S. equity futures edged lower early Thursday, hinting at a potential reversal from the prior session’s gains. Traders continued sorting through the implications of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut while trying to gauge where borrowing costs may head next. Sentiment also took a hit after cloud-services heavyweight Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) issued a lackluster outlook, while…

After showing a lack of direction for much of the session, stocks moved mostly higher in the latter part of the trading day on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The major averages all moved to the upside on the day after ending Tuesday’s choppy trading session narrowly mixed. The Dow jumped 497.46…

U.S. equity futures were hovering just above unchanged early Wednesday, as traders braced for a pivotal Federal Reserve interest rate announcement later in the day. Many economists expect the central bank to deliver what has been described as a “hawkish cut,” lowering rates now while signaling limited room for additional reductions going forward. Yet markets…

Fresh data from the JOLTs Job Openings survey showed U.S. labor demand running hotter than expected, with vacancies climbing to 7.670 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The reading came in noticeably above economists’ projections, marking a clear upside surprise for markets. JOLTs job openings measure positions that meet three key criteria: a…