ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Amazon Unveils Innovative Services, Okta Discloses Data Breach, Textron Plans 2% Global Workforce Reduction, and More
U.S. index futures are trending upwards in Wednesday’s pre-market, with investors awaiting the release of the second estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Beige Book in the United States to calibrate bets on monetary policy direction. As of 05:52 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) rose by 105 points, or 0.30%. S&P 500…
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US Futures Rise, European Stocks Mostly Up
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Orpea added 13.2% and Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget climbed 6.7%. On the other hand, Kindred Group…
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Top Company News of the Day: Brookfield, Meituan, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Alipay, Apple
China’s Latest EV Stocks Face Uncertain Reception in New York Fast-growing startups Zeekr and Lotus will need to persuade investors they can handle brutal competition at home and geopolitical tensions abroad. Brookfield’s Origin Saga Shows It’s Hard to Price Polluters – Analysis At the heart of a nearly US$11 billion takeover tussle for the owner…
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Optimism About Interest Rates Contributes To Uptick On Wall Street
Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Tuesday before eventually ending the day modestly higher. With the uptick on the day, the Dow reached its best closing level in well over three months. The major averages finished the day well off their highs of the session but still in positive territory. The…
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Crypto This Tuesday: Binance Delists Tornado Cash, Animoca Becomes Top TON Validator, and More
Volatile expectations with the approval of the Bitcoin ETF in the US Joshua Lim from Genesis Trading warns of potential volatility in the price of Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) in 2024, coinciding with the possible approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US. He notes that traders are already positioning themselves for this event, which…
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We Will Need to Raise Interest Rates to Maintain Restrictive Policy and Reduce Inflation, Says Bowman
Federal Reserve director Michelle Bowman said today that the United States central bank will likely need to raise borrowing costs further to bring inflation back to its 2% target in a reasonable time frame. “My basic economic outlook continues to expect that we will need to raise the federal funds rate to keep policy tight…
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Wall Street Radar: Amazon, Blackrock, General Motors, Eli Lilly, Novavax..
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announces record sales during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and introduces a new data center chip to intensify competition with Microsoft. Boeing (NYSE:BA) joins the business coalition for net-zero emissions. BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK) shares are on an upward streak, potentially marking the longest winning streak since August 2014. US Thanksgiving weekend sees over 200 million shoppers…
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Oil Rises Over 2% Amid OPEC+ Impasse
Oil prices are up more than 2% this afternoon after Reuters reported, citing sources, that OPEC+ members fail to reach an agreement for the upcoming meeting on Thursday. Around 2:00 PM, the WTI (CCOM:OILCRUDE) barrel for January was up by 2.52% at $76.75. Meanwhile, the Brent (CCOM:OILBRENT) barrel for February saw an increase of 2.38%…
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Fed’s Waller: Interest Rates Are Likely High Enough To Bring Inflation Back To 2% Target
A key Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he is “increasingly confident” that the Fed’s interest rate policies will succeed in bringing inflation back to the central bank’s 2% target level. The official, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, cautioned that inflation is still too high and that it’s not yet…
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American Consumers More Confident in November
As the crucial holiday shopping season gains momentum, American consumers are displaying a slightly improved sense of confidence. On Tuesday, The Conference Board, a business research group, announced that its consumer confidence index increased to 102, up from October’s 99.1. Analysts had anticipated a reading of 101. It’s worth noting that the October reading was…