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  • North American Morning Briefing: Disappointing China Data Dents Sentiment

    North American Morning Briefing: Disappointing China Data Dents Sentiment

    Market Wraps Watch For: Canada Wholesale Trade for May Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – Markets Appear Convinced the Fed Can Pull Off a Soft Landing – Economists Are Cutting Back Their Recession Expectations – Venture Firms Scale Back Megafunds in Strategy Shift – China PBOC Adds Liquidity at Unchanged Policy Rates Opening Call: Stock futures…

  • US Futures Flat, European Stocks Fall After Weak China Data

    US Futures Flat, European Stocks Fall After Weak China Data

    In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.4% in morning trading. MorphoSys added 4.5% and Bank of Ireland Group climbed 1.8%. On the…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Whitehaven Coal, Microsoft, Activision, Allbirds

    Top Company News of the Day: Whitehaven Coal, Microsoft, Activision, Allbirds

    Investors Are Bailing on Cathie Wood’s ARK Fund Once the largest actively managed ETF, the fund has shrunk to roughly $9 billion. Venture Firms Scale Back Megafunds The prolonged startup bear market is forcing some venture firms to unwind investments and scale down expansion plans. Whitehaven Coal Output Rebounds, Net Cash Position Strengthens Whitehaven Coal’s…

  • U.S. Stocks Close Narrowly Mixed Following Recent Rally

    U.S. Stocks Close Narrowly Mixed Following Recent Rally

    Stocks extended their recent rally in early trading on Friday but gave back ground over the course of the session. The major averages pulled back off their highs of the session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 dipping into negative territory. The major averages eventually ended the session narrowly mixed. While the Dow rose…

  • Crypto This Friday: XRP Jumps After Victory Against SEC, Multichain Shuts Down Trades, and More

    Crypto This Friday: XRP Jumps After Victory Against SEC, Multichain Shuts Down Trades, and More

    Ripple’s XRP rises over 60% after partial victory against SEC, reclaiming fourth place in market cap Ripple’s cryptocurrency XRP (COIN:XRPUSD) has seen a surge of over 60% after a partial victory against the SEC, ending a three-year lawsuit. This led to a $73.5 billion increase in the total cryptocurrency market cap, with XRP overtaking BNB (COIN:BNBUSD)…

  • Upbeat Earnings News May Lead To Extended Rally On Wall Street

    Upbeat Earnings News May Lead To Extended Rally On Wall Street

    US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Friday, with stocks likely to extend the rally seen over the past several sessions. Ongoing optimism about the Federal Reserve being close to ending its monetary policy tightening may contribute to continued strength on Wall Street following recent encouraging inflation…

  • Friday’s Wall Street Highlights: JPMorgan Chase, Coinbase, UPS, Theseus Pharmaceuticals, and more

    Friday’s Wall Street Highlights: JPMorgan Chase, Coinbase, UPS, Theseus Pharmaceuticals, and more

    US Index Futures are mixed in premarket trading on Friday, with some correction from recent gains as investors await the start of earnings season in the United States. By 6:47 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) rose 109 points, or 0.32%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.04%, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell -0.09%. The 10-year Treasury yield is at…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Bank Results in Focus

    North American Morning Briefing: Bank Results in Focus

    Market Wraps Watch For: University of Michigan Preliminary Consumer Survey for July; Earnings From JPMorgan Chase; Citigroup; Wells Fargo; BlackRock; UnitedHealth Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – The Real Fed Debate This Month: What Would Prompt a Rate Hike This Fall – If You Find the Economy Confusing, Don’t Worry: It Is – Bob Iger Isn’t…

  • US Futures Fall, European Stocks Mixed as Markets Await Earnings Season

    US Futures Fall, European Stocks Mixed as Markets Await Earnings Season

    In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Orkla added 4.4% and Dr. Martens climbed 3.7%. On the other…

  • Top Company News of the Day: Roivant, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Ripple

    Top Company News of the Day: Roivant, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Ripple

    Roivant in Talks to Sell Stomach Drug to Roche in Deal Valued at More Than $7 Billion Roivant, started by presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, could seal a deal in coming days. FTC Continues Fight to Block Microsoft’s $75 Billion Deal for Activision The agency is asking for a stay that could keep the deal from…