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Nasdaq futures are slightly lower ahead of Big Tech earnings
Nasdaq 100 futures fell slightly Monday evening after stocks bounced in the afternoon and ahead of Big Tech earnings. Futures tied to the tech focused index fell 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were little changed. In regular trading Monday, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3%. The Dow advanced 0.7%, after cutting […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Cadence Design, Packaging Corp of America, SBA Communications and more
Pankaj Nangia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Cadence Design Systems – Shares of computer software company gained 5% after hours following the company’s quarterly earnings reports. Earnings and revenue for the first quarter both came in above consensus forecasts, according to FactSet. The company also issued […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, AMD, Deere, Verizon and more
The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 14, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Shares of the social media company rose 4% on news that it may want to finalize a takeover deal with Tesla founder Elon Musk ahead […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, Coca-Cola, Warner Bros. Discovery and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Coca-Cola — Shares of Coca-Cola rose about 1% after the company beat analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom lines in the recent quarter. The beverage giant reported adjusted earnings of 64 cents per share on revenues of $10.5 billion, while analysts expected 58 cents per share […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks set to open lower after Wall Street sell-off
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific are expected to open lower on Monday following a sell-off on Wall Street on Friday. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 26,705 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 26,710. That compared against the Nikkei 225’s last close at 27,105.26. Australia and New Zealand markets are closed on […]
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Stock futures fall on Sunday as Wall Street braces for a busy earnings week
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 14, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night as investors looked ahead to a stacked week of earnings, including reports from major tech companies such as Amazon and Apple. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid by 80 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq […]
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Top Wall Street analysts like these stocks for long-term upside
Earnings season is yet again upon us, with prominent names reporting this week. Volatility remains a focus for investors, and inflation has been continuing to compound pressure across all industries. The near-term uncertainty remains blurred, although long-term investing can often cut through the daily noise. Let’s take a look at five stocks that analysts see […]
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As market slides, does the Federal Reserve want or need stocks much lower?
Driving down the market is not a direct goal of the Fed, yet declining stocks fit with the broader project of raising the cost of capital across the economy. Source
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Fed’s Mester casts doubt on the need for ‘shock’ interest rate hikes ahead
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Friday she’s in favor of raising interest rates quickly to bring down inflation, but not so quickly as to disrupt the economic recovery. That means a strong likelihood of backing a 50 basis point rate hike at the next Fed meeting and perhaps a few more after, but […]
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5-year Treasury yield hits 3% following Powell’s comments on rate hikes
The 5-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 3% on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s suggestion that a 50-basis-point rate hike could be in the cards in May. The yield on the 5-year Treasury note was last down 4 basis points at 2.937%. Earlier in the day it climbed as high as 3.05% and was […]
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