December 23, 2024
Financial Assets

Stock market news Aug. 26, 2024

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 23, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Monday as investors tried to move on from a steep sell-off earlier this month. The 30-stock index closed up

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Financial Assets

Treasury yields in focus as investors await inflation data

The U.S. 10-year Treasury dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due later in the week. At 5:00 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped under a basis point to 3.8273%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was flat at 3.865%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.

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Stock futures inch up with all eyes on Powell’s key Jackson Hole speech: Live updates

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading Thursday as traders await an all-important policy speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for any guidance on future rate cuts. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 47 points. S&P 500

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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Aug. 21 1. Wall Street was looking at a slightly positive open after modest losses Tuesday broke an eight-session winning streak for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq . Investors are waiting to see the minutes from the Fed’s latest policy meeting Wednesday afternoon. They are hoping

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China loan prime rates and RBA minutes in focus

Melbourne city centre skyline alongside the Yarra River. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed across the region on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally and ahead of key economic data from China. China’s central bank will announce its one-year and five-year loan prime rates, with a poll of economists from

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Stocks are little changed as S&P 500 heads for big winning week

U.S. stocks hovered near the flatline Friday morning as investors looked toward the end of a week that has ushered in a recovery rally, with all three major indexes on pace to end the five-day stretch with gains. The S&P 500 ticked down 0.03%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.01%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Gold Investing

Gold ticks up, traders eye US retail sales data

Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. January 9, 2003 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gold prices inched up on Thursday after a 1% decline in the previous session following inflation data that dampened hopes for a larger September U.S. rate cut, while the focus

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Financial Assets

Our top 5 stocks of the topsy-turvey market since July’s Monthly Meeting

It’s been a Jekyll and Hyde stock market since the Club’s last Monthly Meeting. The S & P 500 closed at a record on July 16 — the day before our July livestream — and then started to struggle. Stocks whipsawed after July’s weaker-than-expected jobs report on Aug. 2, sending the market plummeting on recession

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Financial Assets

Stock futures are little changed ahead of key inflation data: Live updates

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE U.S. equity futures fell on Sunday evening as investors braced for key inflation data, after almost completely reversing its violent market rout last week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.08%

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Stock market today: Live updates

2 Hours Ago Europe stocks higher as investors weigh earnings See Chart… Stoxx 600 index. European stock markets were slightly higher Tuesday morning, as corporate earnings continued to roll in. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.08% at 9:15 a.m. in London, with most sectors in the green. While most major bourses gained, London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.68%

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