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  • Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: CVS Health, Starbucks, Freshworks, EA, AMD and more

    Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: CVS Health, Starbucks, Freshworks, EA, AMD and more

    US index futures are down in premarket trading on Wednesday, as the downgrade of US credit ratings by Fitch Ratings ended up weighing on investor sentiment. By 7:17 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) were down 110 points, or 0.31%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.49%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were down -0.73%. The 10-year Treasury yield was at…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Slide on Fitch Downgrade

    North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Slide on Fitch Downgrade

    Market Wraps Watch For: ADP Employment Report; EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; earnings from Carlyle Group, CVS Health, DuPont, Humana, Kraft Heinz, PayPal, Qualcomm, Shopify Today’s Headlines/Must Reads – Oil Prices Perk Up as Recession Worries Ebb and Supply Tightens – Hong Kong’s Property Market Is a Mess-and the Fed Is Partly to Blame –…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Down as Fitch Downgrades US Credit Rating

    US Futures, European Stocks Down as Fitch Downgrades US Credit Rating

    In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.6% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.4%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.1% in morning trading. Uniper added 7.9% and ConvaTec Group rose 5.4%. On the other…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Country Garden Services, Haleon, Toyota, Starbucks

    Top Company News of the Day: Country Garden Services, Haleon, Toyota, Starbucks

    Country Garden Services Shares Jump After Stock Buyback Plan Shares of Country Garden Services Holdings jumped after the company said it plans to buy back shares from the open market, signaling confidence in its growth prospects. Haleon Lifts Forecasts After First-Half Profit Beat Haleon posted an adjusted operating profit of GBP1.3 billion in the first…

  • Nasdaq, S&P 500 Move To The Downside But Dow Reaches Best Closing Level In Over A Year

    Nasdaq, S&P 500 Move To The Downside But Dow Reaches Best Closing Level In Over A Year

    Following a strong July, U.S. stocks saw modest weakness to kick off the month of August. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 moved to the downside, although the narrower Dow managed to finish the day in positive territory. The Nasdaq slid 62.11 points or 0.4 percent to 14,283.91 and the S&P 500 fell 12.23 points or…

  • Traders May Cash In On Strong July Gains In Early Trading

    Traders May Cash In On Strong July Gains In Early Trading

    US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower open on Tuesday, with stocks likely to move back to the downside after ending yesterday’s lackluster session modestly higher. Profit taking may contribute to initial weakness on Wall Street, as some traders look to cash in on the strong gains posted in…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Latest China Data Drags on Mood

    North American Morning Briefing: Latest China Data Drags on Mood

    Market Wraps Watch For: ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI; Construction Spending; Canada Manufacturing PMI; earnings from Caterpillar, Merck, Pfizer, Starbucks, Uber Today’s Headlines/Must Reads – Earnings Season Threatens Lofty Stocks – BlackRock, MSCI Face Congressional Probes for Facilitating China Investments – Carbon Offset Market Opens to Small Southern Timberland Owners – DeSantis Super PAC…

  • US Futures Fall, European Stocks Mixed as Economic Data, Corporate Earnings in Focus

    US Futures Fall, European Stocks Mixed as Economic Data, Corporate Earnings in Focus

    In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.1% in morning trading. Atos added 7.9% and TeamViewer rose 5.2%. On the other hand,…

  • Top Company News of the Day: X, BP, HSBC, Diageo

    Top Company News of the Day: X, BP, HSBC, Diageo

    Elon Musk’s X Sues Nonprofit That Accused It of Allowing Hate Speech Elon Musk’s social-media company is suing a nonprofit that has accused the platform of allowing the proliferation of hate speech. BP Misses Forecasts But Starts Buyback BP posted a sharply lower replacement-cost profit of $2.6 billion in the second quarter, hit by weaker…

  • U.S. Stocks Finish Lackluster Session Modestly Higher

    U.S. Stocks Finish Lackluster Session Modestly Higher

    Stocks showed a lack of direction throughout the trading session on Monday, with the major averages spending the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line after last Friday’s trading firmly in positive territory. The major averages moved to the upside going into the close, ending the day modestly higher. The Dow rose 100.24…