Thursday 11.12.15 12:04pm U.S. stocks traded lower Thursday as oil weighed while investors kept an eye on employment data points as well as several speeches from Federal Reserve officials. U.S. oil futures fell over 2.5 percent, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average down 186.87 points at its lows. The blue chips index is also on track…
Thursday 11.12.15 9:09am EST Wall Street was set to open flat on Thursday after data showed weekly U.S. jobless claims held steady at levels consistent with sustained labor market strength that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month. U.S. jobless claims benefits were unchanged at 276,000 last week, compared with the…
11.9.15 12:00pm EST U.S. equities traded sharply lower Monday as investors weighed a possible Federal Reserve rate hike in December. “It’s a pretty light week [in terms of data],” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab. “Aside from that, it’s going to be a continuation of this conversation about a…
U.S. stocks traded mostly higher Thursday, resuming the upward trend for the month so far, ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. The major averages struggled to hold opening gains, briefly dipping into negative territory soon after the open. Shares of Facebook gained more than 6 percent. The social media giant reported earnings after Wednesday’s close…
* US Oct factory activity slows less than expected * Visa drops after offer to buy Visa Europe, top drag on Dow * Dyax soars after Shire offers to buy company * Indexes up: Dow 0.55 pct, S&P 0.70 pct, Nasdaq 0.96 pct (Updates to early afternoon) By Abhiram Nandakumar Nov 2 (Reuters) – Wall…
U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, but mostly held the prior day’s rally, as investors continued to consider the possibility of a December rate hike and eyed earnings. The S&P 500 ended about 1 point lower after trying to hold in positive territory as the close approached. The Dow Jones industrial average also failed an attempt…
Markets | Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:40pm EDT The S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped in choppy trading late Wednesday afternoon as insurers and other big healthcare names dropped and Yahoo (YHOO.O) shares fell following disappointing results. Valeant Pharmaceutical’s (VRX.N) U.S.-listed shares dropped sharply, hitting a low of $88.50, after short-seller Citron Research released a report…
Wednesday October 21, 2015 4:00 pm EST U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday, as investors took in fresh corporate earnings. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 traded in a range before closing near their session lows of 4,836.46 and 2,017.22. S&P 500 intradaySource: FactSet The Dow Jones industrial average was also in a range, and…
U.S. stocks traded in a narrow range Monday, as investors prepare for a deluge of earnings while digesting Chinese economic data. “I think it’s earnings-driven,” said J.J. Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade. Over a fifth of S&P 500 companies are scheduled release quarterly results this week. Banking giant Morgan Stanley posted earnings per share…
* Wal-Mart sinks on weak forecast, drags down Dow * JPMorgan falls, Bank of America rises after results * U.S. retail sales barely rise in September * Dow down 1.0 pct, S&P down 0.6 pct, Nasdaq down 0.4 pct (Updates to late afternoon) By Caroline Valetkevitch Oct 14 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell in late…