Category: Market Summary

  • Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Chipotle, Coinbase and more

    Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Chipotle, Coinbase and more

    Main subjects of the day US stock futures rose on Wednesday morning as Big Tech earnings began to roll in, starting with earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft. By 8:09 AM, Dow Jones futures were up 0.10%, while  S&P 500 futures were up 0.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.76%. In regular Tuesday trading, major indexes tumbled as First Republic…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Microsoft Rally Lifts Nasdaq

    North American Morning Briefing: Microsoft Rally Lifts Nasdaq

    Market Wraps Watch For: Durable Goods Orders for March; Advance Economic Indicators Report for March; EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; Bank of Canada summer of monetary policy deliberations; Goldman Sach annual shareholders meeting; Earnings from Boeing, Meta Platforms, Mattel Opening Call: Stock futures rose Wednesday as a surge in Microsoft shares boosted broader market sentiment.…

  • US Futures Rise, European Stocks Decline

    US Futures Rise, European Stocks Decline

    In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.5% in morning trading. Kindred Group SDR rose 9% and Temenos added 8%. On the…

  • Google Ad Revenue Drops, Microsoft Shares Climb On Stronger-Than-Expected Growth

    Google Ad Revenue Drops, Microsoft Shares Climb On Stronger-Than-Expected Growth

    Google Ad Revenue Drops for Second Straight Quarter The search giant (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is trying to jump-start growth amid a volatile digital ad market and competition in AI. Microsoft Shares Climb After It Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Growth The software giant’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) cloud computing business has decelerated as companies become more cautious. Visa earnings top expectations as payment…

  • Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: First Republic, UPS, McDonald’s, GM and more

    Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: First Republic, UPS, McDonald’s, GM and more

    Main subjects of the day US stock futures fell on Tuesday as traders await the week’s earnings from major tech companies as well as new economic data, and watch for bad news from regional banks. By 8:20 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) were down 68 points, or 0.20%. S&P 500 futures (SPI:SP500) and Nasdaq-100 futures (NASDAQI:COMP) were down 0.37% and 0.33%,…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Slip

    US Futures, European Stocks Slip

    In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 (STOXX:SSXP) declined 0.4% in morning trading. Wartsila rose 6.3% and Kuehne + Nagel Intl added 5.5%.…

  • First Republic Lost $100B in Deposits, Coca-Cola posts higher sales

    First Republic Lost $100B in Deposits, Coca-Cola posts higher sales

    First Republic Lost $100 Billion in Deposits in Banking Panic The bank said it will cut head count by as much as 25% and slash executive pay as it restructures its balance sheet. Apple Wins Appeal in App Store Case Brought by Epic Games A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that mostly sided with…

  • Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: Coca-Cola, Philips, Credit Suisse, C3.ai and more

    Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: Coca-Cola, Philips, Credit Suisse, C3.ai and more

    Main subjects of the day By 8:18 AM, Dow Jones futures were down 43 points, or 0.13%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.12% and 0.14%, respectively. The main indices fell last week, with the Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) down 0.23% and ending a four-week streak of gains. The Nasdaq (NASDAQI:NDX) shed 0.42%, while the S&P (SPI:SP500) shed 0.1%. This week,…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Slip, With Earnings in Focus

    US Futures, European Stocks Slip, With Earnings in Focus

    In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.2% in morning trading. Koninklijke Philips rose 9.3% and THG climbed 6.4%. On the other…

  • Lyft to cut jobs, HCA Smashes Earnings Expectations

    Lyft to cut jobs, HCA Smashes Earnings Expectations

    Lyft to Cut at Least 1,200 Jobs in New Round of Layoffs The latest cuts could impact 30% or more of the ride-sharing company’s more than 4,000 employees. P&G Earnings Powered by Higher Prices, Again The maker of Tide and Gillette increased product prices by 10% in the quarter that ended in March. Tesla raises…