Category: Market Summary
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North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Helped by Retreating Bond Yields
Market Wraps Watch For: Durable Goods for August, EIA Weekly Petroleum Report; Earnings from Micron Technology Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – The Stock Market Has an Earnings Problem – Chinese Central Bank Vows to Step Up Policy Support – This Ford vs. GM Feud Could Shape the Future of EVs in America Opening Call: A…
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Worries About Interest Rates, Economy Lead To Sell-Off On Wall Street
Stocks moved sharply lower over the course of the trading day on Tuesday, more than offsetting the moderate rebound seen during Monday’s session. The major averages all showed significant moves to the downside, falling to their lowest closing levels in over three months. The major averages climbed off their worst levels going into the close…
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Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Ford Motor, Coty, JPMorgan, Merck, Tesla, AIG, and more
US index futures are down in Tuesday’s pre-market, reflecting the ongoing risk aversion observed in recent days. Investors are concerned about the prospect of higher interest rates for an extended period and are closely monitoring developments both in China and the United States. In addition to the trajectory of Treasury rates, which has been a…
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North American Morning Briefing: Yield Surge Continues to Knock Stocks
Market Wraps Watch For: S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Px Index, New Home Sales, Conference Board – Consumer Confidence, speech by Michelle Bowman Today’s Headlines/Must Reads – Google Trial Spills Details on Search Engine’s Deals With Apple, Samsung – Commercial Real Estate’s Next Big Headache: Spiraling Insurance Costs – The Big Pharma Trade: Ozempic Is In,…
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US Futures, European Stocks Slip
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.7% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.7% in morning trading. Orpea climbed 3.8% and Barclays rose 1.7%. On the other hand,…
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U.S. Stocks Finish Choppy Trading Day Mostly Higher
Following the sell-off seen last week, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Monday. The major averages spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before closing in positive territory. The major averages moved to the upside going into the close of trading. The Nasdaq…
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Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: Ford, Amazon, Paramount, Nike and more
US index futures are down in pre-market trading this Monday, amid a broad return of risk aversion sentiment, due to indications from central banks that interest rates will remain high for an extended period. At 06:55, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures dropped 15 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.05% and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.08%.…
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North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Weaker as Yields Climb Toward 4.5%
Market Wraps Watch For: Nothing major scheduled Today’s Headlines/Must Reads – U.S. Economy Could Withstand One Shock, but Four at Once? – Why Are Tech Stocks Down? Bond Yields Are Up – Amazon to Invest Up to $4 Billion in Anthropic as AI Arms Race Escalates – China Gets Tough on Insider Selling to Arrest…
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US Futures Rise, European Stocks Drop
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.2% in morning trading. Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget added 22.3% and Ubisoft Entertainment climbed 5.2%. On the other…
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U.S. Stocks Close Modestly Lower Following Late-Day Volatility
After an early move to the upside, stocks saw substantial volatility in the latter part of the trading session on Friday. The major averages showed wild swings back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually ending the day modestly lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq edged down 12.18 points or 0.1 percent 13,211.81, its lowest closing…