Tag: NYSE:WMT
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Crypto This Tuesday: Axelar Joins Forces With Microsoft, Algofi Ends DeFi Protocol, and More
Axelar joins forces with Microsoft to connect public and private blockchains Axelar, a cross-chain protocol, has partnered with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to connect public and private blockchains. Axelar will be listed on Microsoft’s Azure marketplace, allowing it to reach thousands of companies using the Azure cloud service. The collaboration aims to integrate established Internet technologies with public blockchains,…
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Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: Goldman Sachs, IBM, Tesla, Lucid and more
US Index Futures start the week with a hedging bias, with stock markets and bond yields lower on Monday morning. The most recent economic data showed weakness in developed economies and the aggressive posture of central banks in relation to controlling inflation increases the risks of recession. This drives the week’s early flow into hard currency, fixed…
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Friday’s Wall Street Highlights: Microsoft, Intel, Virgin Galactic, Disney, and more
US Index Futures traded little changed in premarket trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 on course to close the week at a 16-month high. By 7:02 AM, Dow Jones Futures ( DOWI:DJI ) was down 4 points, or 0.01%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.04%, while Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.15%. The 10-year Treasury yield was at 3.732%. The Bank…
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Friday’s Wall Street Highlights: GM, UBS, Planet Labs, DocuSign and more
US Index Futures trade lower as the S&P 500 consolidates in a bull market – more than 20% above the last technical bottom after US jobless claims data showed some market normalization of work. At around 7:27 AM, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures were down 72 points, or 0.21%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.03%, while Nasdaq-100 futures…
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Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: UBS, Tesla, Palo Alto Networks, Novo Nordisk and more
US Index Futures open the week with no clear direction close to flat after a rally last week gave the S&P 500 its best weekly performance since March. At around 7:20 AM, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures were up 29 points, or 0.09%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were down 0.10%. The yield on the…
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Friday’s Wall Street Highlights: JPMorgan, Tesla, PDS Biotechnology, Costco and more
US Index Futures rose on the possibility of the US government reaching a deal to resolve the US debt ceiling problem prevailing in markets on Friday morning. Investors also await the release of the inflation indicator monitored by the Federal Reserve, after mixed signals from US central bank officials regarding the direction of interest rates. By…
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Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: PacWest, Yelp, Oracle, Lowe’s and more
US Index Futures had a flat open, with indexes hovering just below the flat line as the market focused on budget disputes in Washington. By 6:40 AM, Dow Jones futures were down 21 points, or 0.06%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.02%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were down 0.02%. The 10-year Treasury yield was at 3.746%. West Texas Intermediate…
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Semiconductors Shift to Japan, Walmart Exceeds Earnings Expectations, Alibaba Begins Breakup with IPOs
Optimism Surrounds Greek Stocks Investors are optimistic about Greek stocks, expecting the country to regain its investment-grade status and demonstrate fiscal discipline and economic resilience. Greek stocks have been among the best performers globally this year, with the Athens Stock Exchange General Index (EXAE:AT) up 22%. Semiconductors Shift to Japan Ahead of the G7 summit,…
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Thursday’s Wall Street Highlights: Walmart, Alibaba, Deutsche Bank, Snowflake and more
US Index Futures were mixed on Thursday, on optimism that talks to raise the country’s debt ceiling are progressing, and traders digesting gains from Walmart and Alibaba, as well as reports of weekly unemployment claims numbers, the Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing survey numbers for May, and awaiting existing home sales data for April. By 08:45 AM,…
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Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Retail Sales, Amgen, Activision Blizzard, Capital One and More
Tuesday’s pre-market was marked by a climate of uncertainty in financial markets, with US Index Futures falling. All eyes on Wall Street were focused on an important meeting between Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden, at which the central issue was the US debt ceiling. By 08:30 AM, Dow Jones futures were down 94 points, or…