ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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US Futures Rise Slightly, European Stocks Mixed
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.1% in morning trading. MorphoSys rose 7.4% and Tryg added 6.5%. On the other hand, Sartorius Stedim…
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Top Company News of the Day: Microsoft, Ligado, Party City, Exxon
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Gets Green Light From U.K. Regulator The decision clears a path for the companies to close the $75 billion deal after a lengthy struggle with regulators. Ligado Sues U.S. Seeking $39 Billion in Spectrum Fight The debt-laden satellite company alleges the Pentagon improperly denied its use of spectrum for 5G networks. Party…
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Rebound By Treasury Yields Contributes To Pullback On Wall Street
Stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Thursday, giving back ground after trending higher over the past several sessions. The major averages showed a lack of direction early in the session before coming under pressure in the early afternoon. The major averages climbed off their worst levels going into the…
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US Futures, European Stocks Rise ahead of US CPI data
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5% in morning trading. Addtech Series B added 4.3% and Publicis Groupe rose 3.4%. On the other…
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Top Company News of the Day: Hollywood, Ford, Albemarle, Publicis
Facing Exclusion From U.S., Chinese EV Suppliers Map a Circuitous Route Back In Battery makers’ path around legal barriers runs through South Korea and Morocco. Hollywood Studios Suspend Talks With Actors The breakdown of negotiations after less than two weeks dampens hopes that the industry could soon return to work. UAW Strikes at Ford Pickup-Truck…
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U.S. Stocks Extend Upward Move As Treasury Yields See Further Downside
Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Wednesday but managed to end the day mostly higher. With the upward move, the major averages all closed higher for the fourth consecutive session. The major averages moved to the upside going into the close, ending the session near their best levels of the day.…
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Crypto This Wednesday: JPMorgan’s Historic TCN Transaction, Monopoly Embraces ETH, and More
JPMorgan activates Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) with historic transaction between BlackRock and Barclays JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has successfully launched Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN), its blockchain-based collateral settlement application, in a groundbreaking transaction involving BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS). TCN enables near-instant conversion and transfer of tokenized assets, revolutionizing collateral settlement and signaling a challenge to traditional systems. The bank…
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Futures Pointing To Continued Strength On Wall Street
US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a modestly higher open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to extend the upward trend seen over the past few sessions. A continued decline by treasury yields may contribute to strength on Wall Street, with yields pulling back further off their highest levels in over…
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Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Recommendations
Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today: Don’t Trade Without Seeing The Orderbook Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) stock rose 1.9% after oil major Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), down 2.4%, confirmed plans to acquire its rival in an all-stock deal with just under $60 billion, in what would be the most significant corporate…
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Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: HP, Walgreens, Fresenius Medical, Silk Road, and More
US index futures are trading higher in Wednesday’s pre-market, reflecting a perceived easing of concerns about interest rates following comments from Federal Reserve members the previous day, as well as substantial stimulus measures announced by China. Investors are keeping an eye on the release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes and developments in the…