Daily Market Analysis Market Focus U.S. equities retreated as investors reassessed valuations in light of global economic risks including the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant and reductions in central bank stimulus. The Nasdaq 100 was headed toward its biggest …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average declined, while gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Netflix Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. pushed the Nasdaq 100 higher even as about seven out of every …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus Global stocks rose for a seventh day and U.S. equity-index futures rallied as investors bet slower hiring in the world’s largest economy may delay a tapering of Federal Reserve stimulus. Aluminum hit a decade high …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus Disappointment over the U.S. August payroll report is all but certain to push Federal Reserve policy makers to delay considering a move to scale back asset purchases at their Sept. 21-22 meeting. The addition of …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus Stocks rose ahead of a key jobs report that will shape bets on the path of interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s massive bond-buying program. The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record, with energy …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus Megacap companies rallied to an all-time high as traders turned to defensive shares after the latest round of economic data suggested a slowdown in the labor-market recovery. The NYSE FANG+ Index of pandemic darlings such …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus The stock-market euphoria abated in the last trading day of August as investors assessed whether lofty valuations could withstand the unwinding of pandemic-era stimulus. S&P 500 dropped from an all-time high, Nasdaq slid 0.04%, and …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus Stocks climbed, led by some of the world’s largest technology companies. Traders also assessed the impacts from Tropical Storm Ida, which sank insurers and energy firms, while pushing gasoline higher. The S&P 500 notched its …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus U.S. equities gained to record highs as investors took assurance from comments by Jerome Powell that the withdrawal of stimulus would be gradual. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose during the Federal Reserve chairman’s …
Daily Market Analysis Market Focus U.S. equities fell Thursday as markets turned cautious after explosions in Afghanistan and ahead of a Federal Reserve gathering that may provide more clues about its approach to paring stimulus. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq …