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☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for over 5 years. Here are 11 of my go-to meals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( George Arkley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've been following the Mediterranean diet for years, and I've learned a lot of simple recipes. I take a minimalist approach to my diet and often only use a few ingredients in my meals. I've discovered a love for orange, avocado, and shrimp saladI wasn't initially convinced that orange, mustard, and shrimp went together. I've concocted a Mediterranean version of a make-your-own pizzaIf you have an at-home dinner date coming up, make some puff-pastry pizza together. I've only recently discovered tofu, and I've been enjoying adding it to salads and grain bowls for a protein boost.

Persons: I've, Lamb, —, Nigel O'Neil, Cook, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Service

☆ Morning Bid: Small caps pick up baton, China rating hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2023. The likes of Microsoft (MSFT.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) fell back over 1%, pressured by a modest bounceback in U.S. Treasury yields. China's blue-chip stocks slumped to their lowest since February 2019 amid fears of a possible cut to China's sovereign credit rating cut after Moody's outlook reduction. By Mike Dolan, Editing by Bernadette Baum; <a href="mailto:mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com" target="_blank">mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com</a>Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, Russell, that's, Moody's, Isabel Schnabel, Michael Gibson, Christine Laggard, Mongo, Zero Fox, Bernadette Baum Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reserve, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Treasury, Reserve Bank of Australia, Central Bank, Reuters, ECB, Barclays, Qatar, P Global, Federal, Division, Supervision, Financial Innovation, Descartes Systems, Health, Powell Industries, Dave, Buster's Entertainment, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Global, York, Treasuries, Europe

☆ Lots of governors think that Biden needs to be attending way more groundbreakings on infrastructure law projects to push back on the idea he's too old to govern
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As the 2024 election heats up, President Biden remains weighed down by low approval ratings. But Democratic governors think Biden can raise his numbers by boosting his visibility, per The NYT. The governors believe the president should attend more ribbon-cuttings to further sell the infrastructure law. AdvertisementWhile a swath of Democratic governors across the country enjoy positive approval ratings in their states, President Joe Biden remains in a political rut. Advertisement"The problem is going to be, it's going to take us 20 years to build all this infrastructure out," Walz said.

Persons: Biden, —, Joe Biden, Phil Murphy, Biden's, Laura Kelly, Tim Walz, " Walz Organizations: Service, Biden, Democratic, The New York Times, New, New Jersey Gov, The, Kansas Gov, Times, Minnesota Gov Locations: Arizona, New Jersey, Kansas

☆ Clean energy stocks have fallen out of favor. They face more challenges ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Plug Power shares have slipped 63% this year, Enphase Energy shares have plunged 60%, SolarEdge Technologies shares have declined 71% and NextEra Energy shares have slid 29%. Yet clean energy stocks haven’t recovered, despite hopes that an influx of US government spending on climate solutions would help revive the sector. The culprit behind clean energy stocks’ poor returns? Krull sees the current rut in clean energy stocks as a buying opportunity for investors. Clean energy stocks also aren’t the only way investors are putting their cash to work with a sustainability mindset.

Persons: Biden, Todd Jones, Jean Rosenbaum, Andrew Poreda, That’s, Peter Krull, Krull, ” Krull Organizations: New, New York CNN, Clean Energy, Enphase Energy, SolarEdge Technologies, NextEra Energy, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Gratus Capital, Sage Advisory, Earth Equity Advisors, Nvidia Locations: New York, Paris

☆ Analysis: The 2023 stock rally is back on track
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The US stock market has rebounded from its months-long rut. Stocks finished out their best month of the year on Thursday, breaking a three-month streak of declines for all the major indexes. “The only way I see a rally continuing is if the bond market behaves itself,” said Richard Steinberg, chief market strategist at The Colony Group. While those stocks have remained at the top of Wall Street’s scoreboard, the recent rally has encompassed a wider range of stocks. Long-neglected pockets of the stock market, from beaten-down financials to small-caps to cyclical stocks, have climbed higher in recent weeks.

Persons: Stocks, ”, Richard Steinberg, “, Santa Claus, Ned Davis, Anna Cooban, Elisabeth Buchwald, Nelson Peltz, Nelson Peltz’s, Bob Iger, ” Trian, Trian, Trian’s, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Sky Jeremy Darroch, ” Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Treasury, The Colony, Wall Street, Ned Davis Research, Organization of, Petroleum, Saudi Press Agency, Ministry of Energy, Saudi, United Emirates, Reuters, Disney, Management, Peltz, Sky Locations: New York, Santa, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Vienna, Russia, Iraq, United, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Oman, Brazil, Brazil’s

☆ Disney's 'Wish' disappoints during Thanksgiving, extending an animation box office rut
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Its latest animated feature "Wish," billed as a celebration of 100 years of storytelling, fumbled at the box office during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It tallied just $31.6 million over the five-day period, far below box office analysts' expectations of between $45 million and $55 million. It's historically rare for Disney to lag at the Thanksgiving box office. The company has for more than a decade released top-grossing animated films during the Wednesday-to-Sunday frame and even set records for highest-grossing openings for films released on Thanksgiving. The underperformance of "Wish" extends an unfortunate pattern for the company, which operates two animation studios — Walt Disney Animation and Pixar.

Persons: Napoleon, Ridley Scott, it's, Paul Dergarabedian Organizations: Apple, Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Signs the U.S. stock market rally is broadening from the so-called Magnificent Seven of mega-cap growth and technology companies is bolstering investor hopes for a rally through year-end. In one encouraging sign, about 55% of the S&P 500 were trading above their 200-day moving averages as of Monday. Among other signs, the equal-weight S&P 500 (.SPXEW) -- a proxy for the average stock in the index -- rose 3.24% last week. The equal-weight S&P 500 is trading at a 5% discount to its 10-year average forward price-to-earnings ratio, according to Edward Jones. Still, there are reasons to think that the market rally is not on the verge of a sustained broadening.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Adam Turnquist, Meta, Russell, Mona Mahajan, Edward Jones, ” Mahajan, Steve Sosnick, Jason Draho, David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Megan Davies, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Federal, LPL, Microsoft, Nasdaq, Interactive Brokers, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Treasuries

[1/5] Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement, in London, Britain, November 22, 2023. "After a global pandemic and energy crisis, we have taken difficult decisions to put our economy back on track," Hunt told parliament on Wednesday in his Autumn Statement fiscal update. Hunt pointed to OBR forecasts showing the government would meet its targets for the public finances, leaving open the possibility of further pre-election giveaways to voters in his full budget statement expected in early 2024. Sunak this week promised "responsible" tax cuts, mindful of last year's "mini-budget" turmoil in financial markets triggered by his predecessor Liz Truss's plans for much bigger tax cuts. This time last year, the newly installed Sunak and Hunt raised taxes sharply to quell the bond market mayhem.

Persons: Jeremy Hunt, Stefan Rousseau, Hunt, Rishi Sunak's, Paul Johnson, we've, giveaways, Johnson, BoE, Philip Shaw, Liz Truss's, Muvija M, Paul Sandle, Sarah Young, William James, Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout, Andrew MacAskill, James Davey, Suban Abdulla, Farouq Suleiman, Kate Holton, Sumanta Sen, William Schomberg, Catherine Evans Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Labour, Labour Party, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Gross, Reuters Graphics, Bank of England, Graphics, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British

The S&P 500 (.SPX), the Nasdaq (.IXIC) and the Dow (.DJI) registered their third straight week of gains. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2.2% while the Nasdaq composite rose 2.4% and the Dow climbed 1.9%. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsEnergy, finishing up 2.1%, was the biggest percentage gainer among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors as oil prices settled up more than 4%. The S&P 500 posted 18 new 52-week highs and 1 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 97 new lows.

Persons: Michael Barr, Mary Daly, Susan Collins, Robert Phipps, Per Stirling's Phipps, Dow, Jack McIntyre, Brendan McDermid, Russell, Rick Wilmer, Sinéad Carew, Shristi, Maju Samuel, Pooja Desai, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, San Francisco Fed, Boston Fed, Applied Materials, U.S . Justice, Stirling, Dow Jones, Brandywine Global, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights Energy, Technology, Microsoft, Ross Stores, Old Navy, ChargePoint Holdings, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, China, Austin Texas, Philadelphia, New York City, New York, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2023. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose for the third straight session on Thursday as Treasury yields fell after higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims underscored market expectations that interest rates have peaked. The communication services index (.SPLRCL) led declines among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while energy shares (.SPNY) rose 1.1% as oil prices gained. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.72-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.88-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Michael Barr, Mary Daly, Daly, Thomas Hayes, Russell, Rick Wilmer, Shristi Achar, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Microsoft, Materials, San Francisco Fed, Great, Capital, Dow, Dow Jones, Old Navy, ChargePoint Holdings, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

Target's bright outlook lifted shares of other retailers including Macy's (M.N), which rose 7.5%, and Kohl's (KSS.N), which closed up almost 9%. The S&P 500 consumer staples index (.SPLRCS), which includes Target, was the top sector gainer, adding 0.7%. "Those two data points reaffirmed the message from Tuesday that the Fed seems to be navigating the soft landing quite well," said Ronald Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard. Among individual stocks, retailer TJX's (TJX.N) shares fell 3.3% after it forecast current-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations, signaling spiraling costs weighing on margins. The S&P 500 posted 42 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 106 new highs and 89 new lows.

Persons: ValueAct, Stocks, Ronald Temple, Wall, Temple, Brendan McDermid, Walt Disney, Russell, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, decliners, Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Amruta, Shinjini Ganguli, Maju Samuel, Pooja Desai, Richard Chang Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Target, Reuters, Lazard, Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Walt, ValueAct Capital, Money, U.S . House, Senate, Republican, TJX's, Sirius XM, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer on 20 stocks in everything from tech to industrials to drugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

(Anthony) Jim Cramer: There were some China statistics that showed that the consumer was doing slightly better. (David) Jim Cramer: The roadblock is that the money is at the state level. (Narayan) Jim Cramer: " Own, don't trade" is about trying to keep us in a stock that otherwise we would trade out of. (Jim) Jim Cramer: First, I think we have to remember Ford actually has a lot of money on its balance sheet — a lot of cash. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jeff Marks, Estee Lauder, Anthony, Jim Cramer, Wynn, It's, David, I'm, Narayan, it's, Steve Jobs, John, Tom Jorden, That's, Capex, Paul, Procter, Jim Farley, Jim, Ford, Shawn Fain, Farley, Donald, Larry Culp, He's, GEHC, Eli Lily, Louis, Lilly, Zepbound, We've, Alzheimer's, tirzepatide, hasn't, Edmundo, we've, haven't, Linde, Theresa, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Investing Club, Club, Caterpillar, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple, Web Services, Natural Resources, Exxon, Procter, Gamble, United Auto Workers, GE Healthcare, Electric, GE, General, Merck, Drug Administration, Novo Nordisk, Linde, LIN, Trust, Barrick, CNBC Locations: China, reaccelerate, GEHC

[1/3] Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2023. The bright outlook lifted shares of other retailers including Macy's (M.N) and Kohl's (KSS.N), while the S&P 500 consumer staples index (.SPLRCS), which includes Target, was among the top sector gainers. "Those two data points reaffirmed the message from Tuesday that the Fed seems to be navigating the soft landing quite well," said Ronald Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) had posted their biggest daily percentage gains in more than six months on Tuesday, after the consumer prices data. The S&P 500 posted 42 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 104 new highs and 69 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, ValueAct, Stocks, Ronald Temple, Temple, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Walt Disney, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, decliners, Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Amruta, Shinjini Ganguli, Maju Samuel, Pooja Desai, Richard Chang Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Reuters, Lazard, Dow Jones, U.S . House, Senate, Republican, ValueAct Capital, Sirius XM, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ World stocks scale 2-month high boosted by rate cuts bets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Danilo Masoni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 20, 2023. The British consumer price index rose by 4.6% in the 12 months to October, slowing from September's 6.7% increase, the Office for National Statistics said. He sees a "more complicated" process ahead, where stock market exuberance eventually collides with bond market expectations that an economic slowdown will drive rate cuts. The dollar index , which measures the currency against a basket of peers, stood at 104.17, not far from Tuesday's two-month low of 103.98. Interest rate futures swung to price in an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve as early as May, with a 30% chance it could come even sooner, in March.

Persons: May MILAN, Carlo Franchini, Naka, Russell, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Sterling, Danilo Masoni, Tom Westbrook, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, Bank of England, Banca Ifigest, National Statistics, CPI, Nasdaq, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bloomberg News, Golden, HSBC, Brent, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, United States, Europe, Asia, China, Milan, Ukraine, Italy, France, Tokyo, San Francisco, London, CHINA, Pacific, Japan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore

☆ Morning Bid: Inflation on the ropes, shutdown averted
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2023. Much like then, the sheer scale of the yield swoon has stoked bond volatility gauges (.MOVE) too. What's more, a quarter point rate cut by May is now 80% priced and 100bps of easing through 2024 is now baked in. U.S. corporate news stays on retail later as Target reports earnings, following a beat by Home Depot on Tuesday. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, Xi Jinping's, Joe Biden, Russell, Austan Goolsbee, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Michael Barr, Thomas Barkin, Jonathan Haskel, Xi Jinping, Bernadette Baum Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Wall, Chicago Fed, Bank of America, Home Depot, Berkshire, General Motors, Procter, Gamble, Richmond Fed, Bank of England, APEC, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Reuters, NFIB, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wall, UK's, York, San Francisco

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. "This is what the Fed was looking for, slowing inflation, slowing labor market and the economy's holding up at the same time." Following the data, traders erased bets the Fed will raise borrowing costs any further and piled into bets on rate cuts starting by May. U.S. Treasury yields dropped, with the two-year yield , which best reflects short-term interest rate expectations, sliding to two-week lows. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 13.89-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 5.44-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Thomas Hayes, Russell, Jerome Powell, Michael Barr, Loretta Mester, Austan Goolsbee, Mike Johnson, Sruthi Shankar, Amruta, Ankika Biswas, Shinjini Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Reuters, May, U.S, Treasury, Nvidia, Banking Committee, Cleveland Fed, Chicago Fed, U.S . House, Dow Jones, Inc, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, United States, Bengaluru

☆ As Target shutters some stores, retailer looks to prove it can grow and avoid new setbacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Melissa Repko | CNBCIn the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Target 's first store to open in Manhattan has permanently shut its doors. This week, Target for the first time since the surprise store closures will update investors on its sales trends and efforts to overcome a string of challenges. Some other retailers, such as Nordstrom and Walmart , have also shut stores in major cities — though they have not specifically blamed theft. A bumpy ride for TargetFor more than a year, Target has endured rocky sales and stock performance. Target cut its full-year forecast in August, after already warning investors it expected lower sales than a year ago.

Persons: Melissa Repko, John Mulligan, Paul, Target's Mulligan, Greg Melich, They've Organizations: CNBC, NRF, Target, Nordstrom, Walmart, Evercore ISI Locations: Harlem, New York City, Manhattan, New York, Minneapolis, St, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland

☆ A Native American woman experiencing homelessness said a Denver basic income program allowed her to pay her bills and attend college
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Denver Basic Income Project examines the impact of guaranteed income on wealth disparity. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast October, Palafox was entered into the lottery for the Denver Basic Income Project, along with the others at the shelter. AdvertisementAdvertisementBasic income to fight racial and economic inequalityThe Denver Basic Income Project was founded in 2021 to examine the impact of guaranteed income on wealth disparity in the US. The project's participant pool was "designed to mirror the demographics of those that experience homelessness in Denver," Donovan said, emphasizing the project's mission of equity. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Denver Basic Income Project has received a $2 million commitment from the City of Denver in its 2024 budget, and is in talks to determine next steps, according to Donovan.

Persons: —, Rosemarie Palafox, Palafox, Mark Donovan, Donovan Organizations: Service, Denver, Income, National Alliance, Homelessness Locations: Denver, Colorado, who's, Alaska, City of Denver

For the week, the S&P 500 gained 5.9%, for its biggest gain since November 2022 and Nasdaq added 6.6%, also showing its biggest gain since Nov. 2022. The Dow showed a weekly gain of 5.1%, its biggest since late October 2022. The jobs data also helped push U.S. Treasury yields lower for the fourth consecutive session. Most of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced, led by rate-sensitive real estate (.SPLRCR), which finished up 2.4%, after hitting its highest since late September. The S&P 500 posted 20 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 53 new highs and 77 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, nonfarm, Matt Palazzolo, Palazzolo, Dow, Tony Welch, Russell, SignatureFD's Welch, Welch, Sinéad Carew, Amruta, Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Apple, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Labor, Big, Bernstein Private Wealth Management, Fed, Dow Jones, Treasury, SignatureFD, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Atlanta Georgia, New York

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. Such hopes, coupled with upbeat earnings reports, have put all three major Wall Street indexes on course for their biggest weekly percentage gain in about a year. Apple (AAPL.O) was an outlier, down 1.3% after its sales forecast for the holiday quarter fell short of Wall Street expectations. Most major S&P 500 sectors traded in the green, led by real estate (.SPLRCR), which jumped 3.3% to an over one-month high. The S&P index recorded 17 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 51 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, nonfarm, Paul Nolte, Murphy, Russell, Amruta Khandekar, Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Apple, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Labor, Big, Fed, Sylvest Wealth Management, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Nvidia, Dow Jones, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Morning Bid: Stocks clocking best week of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. The U.S. October employment report out later on Friday caps a hectic two weeks of central bank decisions, company updates and unnerving geopolitics. As the first major marker of U.S. economic strength in the final quarter of the year, the payrolls report packs a punch despite expected strike-related distortions. The interest rate relief this week is pervasive, however, as the Fed, ECB and BoE all paused tightening and U.S. Treasury debt sales worries ebbed somewhat. U.S. Treasury (.MOVE) and equity market (.BIX) volatility gauges have subsided to their lowest levels since early last month.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, BoE, ebbed, Antony Blinken, Sam Bankman, Fried, Michael Barr, Neel Kashkari, Huw Pill, Emelia Sithole Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Mike, U.S, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England, Apple, Fed, ECB, Treasury, U.S . Treasury, Labor Department, Eversource Energy, Cardinal Health, Dominion Energy, Gartner, Church, Dwight, AMC, Liberty Media, Icahn Enterprises, Federal, Bank of England, Israel Productivity, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Isreal, Gaza, Gaza City, Canada, Minneapolis, Israel

☆ Morning Bid: Market bounce sets up Fed-dominated week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. A worrying late-year stock market unwind is starkest in small-cap indexes (.RUT) now tracking year-to-date losses of some 7% - even as the benchmark S&P500 (.SPX) remains up 7% and Big Tech leaders of the Nasdaq 100 are still 30% (.NDX) higher. Annual earnings growth for S&P500 companies is now expected to have picked up to a 4.3% annual growth rate, according to LSEG estimates, from as low as 1.6% before the reporting season began. But beyond Fed policy rates, it's the restive bond market and near 16-year-high long-term borrowing costs that are starting to hurt most. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields held steady at 4.85% - well below the 5% threshold they breached last week.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, keener, Russell, China Evergrande, Simon Property, Louis, Nick Macfie Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Tech, Federal Reserve, Detroit's Big, Apple, HSBC HSBA.L, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, Bank of Japan, China, HK, Dallas Fed, Western Digital, FMC, Arista Networks, Arch, Semiconductor, Treasury, Reuters, Louis Fed, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, London, Europe, Hong Kong, Loews, St

On top of that, several hostages were gravely wounded by gunshots and grenades during the terrorist attack. Family members and international organizations are beseeching Hamas to show mercy and release the old, the young, the sick and the wounded first. The International Committee of the Red Cross is one of the groups trying to help. Within two days of the attack, Red Cross officials said, they had approached Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar. The Red Cross is also asking Hamas to allow in medicine and to immediately release the hostages with urgent health needs, like Rut.

Persons: “, ”, Fabrizio Carboni, ” Mr, Carboni Organizations: Hamas, International Committee, Red Cross, Cross Locations: Doha, Qatar, Gaza

☆ Wall Street ends up on earnings optimism; eyes remain on Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. Consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) led gains among S&P 500 sectors, although all of the sectors were higher on the day. Third-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are estimated to have increased 2.2% year-over-year, up from an estimated increase of 1.3% a week earlier, according to LSEG data Friday. At the same time, global leaders are trying to make sure that the Middle East conflict "remains contained," she said. The S&P 500 posted 11 new 52-week highs and 6 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 206 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Charles Schwab, Russell, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Johnson, Quincy Krosby, Patrick Harker, Lululemon, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Arun Koyyur, Vinay Dwivedi, Aurora Ellis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Major U.S, Bank of America, Johnson, Netflix, Dow Jones, York, Philadelphia Fed, Activision Blizzard, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Major, Gaza, Charlotte , North Carolina, Bengaluru

☆ A disabled Israeli teenager with muscular dystrophy is a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza after she was abducted from the Supernova music festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas militants took a disabled 17-year-old hostage who attended the Supernova music festival. AdvertisementAdvertisementA disabled 17-year-old girl, Rut Perez, is among the 150 hostages abducted by Hamas militants, The Times of London reports. The vulnerable teenager, who has muscular dystrophy, was attending the Supernova festival near the Gaza border when Hamas militants massacred over 260 attendees. Rut attended the electronic music festival with her sister, Yamit, and her father. "I want to believe there are good people in this world and they will help us get our family back," Yamit told The Times.

Persons: Perez, —, Yamit, Israel Organizations: Supernova, Service, Times, Palestinian, UN Locations: Gaza, London, Tel Aviv

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