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☆ Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Futures Edge Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures edged higher as investors looked ahead to inflation data that are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the next stretch of monetary policy. Investors eyed gains in overseas stock markets Tuesday, which came after Beijing announced new loan-relief measures for China’s troubled property sector. European indexes also rose, with the exception of the U.K.’s benchmark stock index, which fell after data showed wage growth remained strong there. Stock futures edged higher. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 both gained 0.2%, while those tied to the Dow industrials edged up 0.1%.

Persons: Loretta Mester, Mary Daly, ’, Hong, Seng, Brent Organizations: Labor Department, Investors, Traders, Beijing, Dow, Treasury, Shanghai, Nikkei Locations: Europe

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Falls More Than 450 Points; Meta Stock Gains After Threads Launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Bond yields rose and stocks fell after fresh economic data showed the labor market is still running hot. U.S. stocks fell. The S&P 500, Dow industrials and Nasdaq Composite each dropped more than 1%. The communications services sector was off more than 1%; it includes Meta Platforms, which wavered in morning trading after launching Threads, a Twitter competitor. Oil prices fell.

Persons: Dow, Hong, Hang Seng Organizations: Institute for Supply Management, Labor Department, Dow industrials, Nasdaq, Brent, Energy, Overseas, Nikkei Locations: U.S, Europe, Iran

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall; Meta Stock Rises Premarket
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Government-bond yields rose in the U.S. and Europe, reflecting recent statements by major central banks that they will keep raising interest rates to curtail inflation. Weakening activity in the services sector is a big reason for the pressure on global markets today, said Samy Chaar, chief economist at Lombard Odier. U.S. stock futures fell. Government-bond yields rose. Yields rose in Germany, the U.K. and France, too.

Persons: Samy Chaar, ”, Dow, Hang Seng Organizations: Services, Lombard, Nasdaq, Overseas, Nikkei Locations: Government, U.S, Europe, Shanghai, Germany, France, Brent, Iran

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Slips, Tesla Jumps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

That will be followed Friday with the June jobs report, which economists expect to show continued resilience in the labor market. The Nasdaq Composite was up, the S&P 500 was around flat and the Dow industrials were edging lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped to 3.811%, from 3.818% Friday. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.3%, its largest gain in nearly two months. The international benchmark for oil climbed after Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said his country would cut oil exports in August.

Persons: Tesla, Nio, Janet Yellen’s, Hang Seng, Alexander Novak, Bitcoin Organizations: Federal, Nasdaq, Dow, EV, Nikkei, Brent, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: U.S, China, Shanghai, Saudi Arabia

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Hover, Tesla Jumps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures edged higher to kick off the second half of 2023, with shares of growth companies—and particularly Tesla—leading premarket. Tesla’s stock jumped over 6% in premarket trading after the electric-vehicle maker posted a record quarter for sales . The stock market ended last week on solid footing after the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the personal-consumption expenditures price index, notched its lowest reading in two years. Stock futures mostly ticked up. Futures tied to the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 rose 0.3%, while those tied to the S&P 500 added 0.1%.

Persons: Tesla, Janet Yellen’s, Hong, Hang Seng, Alexander Novak, Bitcoin Organizations: Federal, Stock, Futures, Dow, Nikkei, Brent, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: . U.S, U.S, China, Shanghai, Saudi Arabia

☆ Dow Futures, Bank Stock Rise: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures edged higher as investors awaited data on inflation and economic growth and digested comments by central-bank chiefs. Meanwhile, bank stocks rose in premarket trading Thursday after the Fed said the biggest U.S. lenders remained healthy . Stock futures were up. The yield on the 10-year bund advanced to 2.357% ahead of German inflation data due at 8 a.m. U.S. bank stocks climbed premarket.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde, Andrew Bailey, ”, Jason Da Silva, Arbuthnot Latham Organizations: European Central Bank’s, Bank of England Gov, Fed, U.S, Stock, Futures, Nasdaq, Dow, Treasury, bund, Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America, UniCredit, Nikkei Locations: European, Spain, U.S, China, Europe

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Waver, Lordstown Files for Bankruptcy- Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stock futures and bond yields edged higher ahead of a relatively busy day of data that will be scrutinized for signals about the health of the economy. However, Lordstown Motors stock tumbled more than 60% premarket after the electric-truck startup filed for bankruptcy and sued its investment partner Foxconn Technology. ECB President Christine Lagarde said the central bank would likely raise rates in July , and was committed to returning inflation to 2% “come what may.”U.S. stock futures gained. Futures tied to the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 rose 0.4%, while those linked to the S&P 500 gained 0.2%. Bond yields rose.

Persons: Christine Lagarde, Dow industrials, Brent, Hang Seng Organizations: Nasdaq, Lordstown Motors, Foxconn Technology, Central, Futures, Treasury, Nikkei Locations: Russia, Europe, Asia, Hong, Shanghai

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures, Ruble Edge Lower
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures and bond yields are edging lower as global investors brush off this weekend’s events in Russia . Global central bankers will be meeting in Portugal this week for the European Central Bank’s annual forum. Stocks came under pressure last week as policymakers including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that their policy-tightening cycles weren’t yet finished. Stock futures slipped. The benchmark MOEX stock index was down 1.4%.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Stocks, Jerome Powell, Dow, Brent Organizations: Global, Central, Nasdaq, Treasury, U.S, Benchmark, ’ Locations: Russia, Portugal, Europe, Asia, Hong, Shanghai

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures, Bond Yields Fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Bonds rallied , stocks were poised to slip and oil dropped on concern that global interest-rate hikes could push the world economy into recession. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%. Dow industrials futures slipped 0.3% and Nasdaq-100 contracts ticked down 0.6%. Ten-year U.K. gilt yields slipped to 4.241% from 4.371%, a day after the Bank of England raised rates by half a percentage point. The cryptocurrency has rallied in recent days after BlackRock filed for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

Persons: Bonds, bunds, Germany’s Dax Organizations: Federal Reserve, Dow, Nasdaq, Bank of, Siemens Energy, Nikkei, Brent, BlackRock Locations: Bank of England, Europe, Asia, Shanghai, Saudi Arabia

☆ These elite dividend stocks generate big income for investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( John Melloy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Organizations: CNBC PRO, Pfizer, Dow, Bank

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Slip with Powell Speech, Bank of England in Focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stocks moved between small gains and losses around midday, with global central banks in focus. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is delivering a second day of testimony before Congress on Thursday. Doubts over how high the Fed will ultimately raise rates have helped lift stocks in the U.S. this year. The Dow industrials were in the red, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 ticked higher. Government bond yields were higher.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Stocks, Dow industrials, Bitcoin Organizations: Federal, Nasdaq, Amazon.com, Federal Trade Commission, Amazon Prime, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Treasury, Bank of England's Locations: U.S, Government, Europe

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Rallies 400 Points After Fed Pauses Rate Hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. stocks finished higher Thursday, lifted by gains across everything from shares of manufacturers to oil producers. The three main U.S. indexes were in the green, each rising more than 1% apiece, with the blue-chip Dow industrials up more than 400 points. The benchmark 10-year yield settled at 3.727%, from 3.796% late Wednesday, while the two-year yield was at 4.648%, from 4.707%. The market for IPOs has been slow lately, but shares of Mediterranean-style restaurant company Cava Group jumped on their first day of trading Thursday. Japan's currency fell against the dollar, trading at its weakest level since November, as traders cited concerns over Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy.

Persons: Dow, Estee Lauder, Kroger Organizations: Investors, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Analysts, Target, European Central Bank Locations: U.S, IPOs, Beijing, Europe

☆ Fed Meeting Today: Dow Futures Hover Ahead of Interest-Rate Decision
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures and Treasury bonds rose ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy decision, as investors weighed the latest inflation data and what this could mean for interest rates. The central bank is set to put out its decision and statement at 2 p.m. Most stock futures edged up. Treasury bonds recovered some ground. The most actively traded contract for Brent futures rose 1.5% to $75.40 a barrel, extending Tuesday’s jump.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Shorter, Hong, Hang Seng, DAX Organizations: Federal, Futures, Nasdaq, Dow, Treasury, Bank of England, Brent, Japan’s Nikkei Locations: Europe

☆ S&P 500 futures are little changed as traders look ahead to key inflation data, Fed meeting: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

S&P 500 futures were little changed Sunday night as traders looked ahead to the latest inflation data and the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week. S&P 500 futures added 0.14%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 19 points, or 0.06%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.27%. Investors are coming off a positive week for markets, with the S&P 500 posting its fourth straight week of gains, and brushing its highest point since August. Investors will also be watching for Tuesday's consumer price index, as well as monitoring the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Persons: Dow, there's, Tom Lee Organizations: Federal Reserve, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Investors

☆ Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Closes in Bull Market as Tech Stocks Lift Indexes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stocks rose, with the S&P entering a new bull market , as shares of big technology and consumer-discretionary companies led Thursday's rally. Major indexes have powered higher over the past few months, in large part due to a handful of megacap technology companies posting outsized gains. Many of the S&P 500 stocks up the most this year rose further Thursday. The S&P 500 added 0.6%, just above the level it needed to close at to mark the start of a bull market. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.3% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 retreated 0.9%.

Persons: Tesla Organizations: Nvidia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Dow, GameStop, Treasury, Nikkei Locations: Iran, Islamic Republic, Europe

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Hover, Oil Prices Fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures are flitting between small gains and losses, while oil prices are slipping, unwinding gains that followed the OPEC+ meeting. A modest gain in regular trading would be enough to pull the S&P 500 out of its longest bear market since the 1940s. U.S. stock futures ebbed. Prices for bitcoin and other digital tokens had fallen Monday, after the SEC sued Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped 0.2% while the Shanghai Composite index fell 1.2%.

Persons: Dow, Brent, Binance Organizations: Dow industrials, Nasdaq, Organization of, Petroleum, SEC, Nikkei Locations: OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Europe, Shanghai

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Edge Up After Last Week's Gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures are trading in a narrow range, pointing to a steady open on Wall Street after Friday’s big rally . In recent trading Monday:Stock futures were mixed. Dow industrials futures were also little changed, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.2%. Oil prices rose. Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production to bolster a market that had faced pressure from worries about the economy.

Persons: Brent, Treasurys Organizations: Federal, Dow, Nasdaq Locations: Saudi Arabia, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, China

☆ Stock Market Today: Saudi Cuts Boost Oil; Dow Futures Edge Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Crude prices are gaining early Monday, after Saudi Arabia said it would cut oil production by 1 million barrels a day. Stock futures are broadly treading water, with contracts tied to the Dow industrials rising slightly, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures are slipping. Friday's jobs report helped markets end last week strongly. Meanwhile, Treasury yields are rising, boosting the dollar.

Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq Locations: Saudi Arabia

☆ Next week promises any debt deal relief may prove short-lived with jobs report, Fed decision looming
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"The overhangs on the market this year [are] the debt ceiling negotiation, hawkish Fed commentary and a banking crisis. It appears we are going to get a debt ceiling deal over the weekend, which should help the market to stabilize." The problem for many on the Street is the action in the S & P 500 Tech Index, up more than 5% this week; the Nasdaq Composite , ahead about 2.5%; and the S & P 500 , with a 0.3% gain, masks so much weakness beneath the surface. The S & P 500 consumer staples, materials, health care and utilities were all down between 2.4% and 3.2% this week, and the Dow Industrials were lower 1%. Although the S & P 500 is 9.5% higher so far in 2023, only a few stocks are doing well. "

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Hover; Walmart Results Awaited
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures were little changed as investors awaited more clarity on the debt-ceiling negotiations, plus earnings from Walmart. President Biden said Wednesday that he was confident a default would be avoided , which boosted market sentiment. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Dow industrials both edged up 0.1%, while Nasdaq-100 contracts gained 0.2%. Global stock markets climbed. Coming up: Walmart and Alibaba are both due to post results ahead of the U.S. open.

☆ Wall Street closes lower after Home Depot outlook, US retail sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Commerce Department reported retail sales rose 0.4% in April, short of the estimate for an increase of 0.8%. That slowing along with recent negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling has focused attention on when the central bank will pause hiking, or cut interest rates. While the market is currently pricing in a rate cut by the end of the year, recent comments from Fed officials suggested they are not ready to cut rates soon. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said she does not think the central bank can hold interest rates steady yet. (This story has been corrected to say 'a rate cut,' instead of 'a rate hike,' in paragraph 8)Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Inch Higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures are ticking higher, suggesting major indexes could recover slightly after falling Tuesday on worries about a potential debt-ceiling default . Meanwhile, regional bank shares are jumping, on track to extend a recent stretch of high volatility. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to 3.536%, from 3.548% Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield bucked the trend, rising to 4.099%, from 4.072%. The WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.3%, on pace to finish higher for the sixth session in the last eight trading days.

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Rises 400 Points as Debt Ceiling Deal in Focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Regional-bank shares are jumping after Western Alliance—a lender investors have worried about—gave a positive update on deposit growth. Its shares gained, along with those of PacWest, Comerica and Zions. On the housing front: Housing starts for April rose 2.2% on a monthly basis, beating expectations for a decline. The WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.3%, on pace to finish higher for the sixth session in the last eight trading days. Indexes in China fell, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% to top 30000 for the first time since 2021.

☆ S&P 500, Dow fall, dragged by Home Depot outlook, US retail sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Home Depot (HD.N) shed 1.73%, the biggest drag on the Dow Industrials and among the heaviest weights on the S&P 500 after the home improvement retailer cut its annual sales forecast and projected a steeper-than-expected decline in profit. The Commerce Department reported retail sales rose 0.4% in April, short of the estimate for an increase of 0.8%. That slowing along with recent negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling has focused attention on when the central bank will pause hiking, or cut interest rates. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said she does not think the central bank can hold interest rates steady yet. The S&P 500 posted 10 new 52-week highs and 12 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 42 new highs and 163 new lows.

☆ Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Wavers With Debt Ceiling in Focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stocks were wavering Monday as investors monitored debt-ceiling negotiations, coming off two consecutive losing weeks for the S&P 500. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said over the weekend that negotiations over raising the debt ceiling were making progress and could result in a deal. The major U.S. stock indexes were mixed. Turkey’s benchmark stock index fell after results from its election suggested President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had performed better than expected, but not enough to avoid a runoff vote. Other overseas stock indexes mostly gained.

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