Oil prices sank 4 percent to a five-week low on Tuesday along with a drop in Wall Street stocks on worries about a US bond default, weak economic data from China, and expectations the US and Europe will raise interest rates again this week. Brent futures fell $3.16, or 4.0 …
Read More »Apple results hit by supply chain woes
Supply chain woes cost Apple Inc $6 billion in sales during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, which missed Wall Street expectations, and Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the impact will be even worse during the current holiday sales quarter. Cook told Reuters on Thursday the quarter ended Sept. 25 …
Read More »Wall St inches higher ahead of $1 trln infrastructure bill vote
Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a rebound in oil stocks, while investors awaited a Senate vote on a much-anticipated $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Six of the 11 major S&P sectors rose in early trading. The energy sector (.SPNY) tracked a recovery in oil prices from …
Read More »Wall Street drops on inflation jitters, led by tech stocks
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Tuesday, led by tech-related stocks, as investors feared that rising inflation could push the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy faster than expected. The outperformers of 2020, Apple, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Google-parent Alphabet Inc, and Tesla Inc fell between 0.8% and 2.4%, weighed …
Read More »Wall St drops on Trump’s China trade comments, economic worries
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Thursday, extending declines for the third straight session, as comments from President Donald Trump renewed worries over Sino-U.S. trade relations and added to concerns of a prolonged economic downturn. Trump said he was very disappointed with China over its failure to contain the novel …
Read More »Wall Street jumps as oil recovers, coronavirus-lockdown eases
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened higher on Tuesday as oil prices staged a recovery and a slew of countries eased coronavirus-led restrictions in an attempt to revive economic activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 209.12 points, or 0.88%, at the open to 23,958.88. The S&P 500 .SPX …
Read More »Wall Street slides at open as Trump warns of new tariffs on China
U.S. stocks fell at open on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on China over the coronavirus crisis, while Apple and Amazon became the latest companies to warn of more pain in the future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 224.94 points, or 0.92%, at …
Read More »Futures jump after Gilead’s COVID-19 drug meets main goal
Wall Street looked set to jump at open on Wednesday after Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) reported an encouraging update on a potential COVID-19 treatment, while upbeat earnings reports from Google-parent Alphabet and Boeing boosted the mood. Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) jumped 9.3% in premarket trading after the drugmaker said its experimental …
Read More »Wall Street nears record high on trade, earnings optimism
U.S. stock indexes rose to a near all-time high on Monday on optimism about the imminent signing of a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal as well as the start of the fourth-quarter corporate earnings season. Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Facebook Inc (FB.O), Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) were the top …
Read More »Tesla is now the most valuable US automaker ever
Wall Street’s current love for Tesla has lifted its shares to a level never before achieved by a US automaker. Tesla shares, which are up more than 160% since hitting a 52-week low last June, now have a market value of $86.5 billion. That gives the electric car-maker the distinction …
Read More »Bernie Sanders to unveil plan to cancel all $1.6 trillion of student loan debt.
US Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil a policy proposal that would eliminate all $1.6 trillion worth of American student debt. The 2020 hopeful is set to announce the bill in the House on Monday together with Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, …
Read More »Oil surges on Gulf tanker attacks.
Oil futures jumped on Thursday after suspected attacks on two tankers off the coast of Iran, while U.S. Treasury yields edged lower as economic data seemed to strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. Wall Street’s major stock indexes climbed after falling for two …
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