* ECB’s governing council to hold call this afternoon * Aetna falls after Humana deal * All 30 Dow components in the red * Energy index leads losses as oil prices fall * Indexes down: Dow 0.72 pct, S&P 0.67 pct, Nasdaq 0.69 pct (Updates to open) By Tanya Agrawal July 6 (Reuters) – U.S….
By Sweta Singh Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signaled he was prepared to accept creditors’ bailout offer with some conditions. Greece on Tuesday on a 1.6 billion euro repayment to the International Monetary Fund. Tsipras has sent a letter to the creditors outlining conditions for…
FindLeadingStocks.com Single Stock Ideas… Starting at Only $19/month Advanced Report…. Starting at Only $97/Month By Evelyn Cheng 9:35am EST U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, attempting to bounce from the worst trading day of the year, as investors turned more optimistic on the Greece crisis. “I think it’s an oversold bounce. … We also had…
Markets | Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:49am EDT U.S. stock index futures fell around 1 percent in heavy trading on Monday after Greek bailout talks broke down, intensifying fears that it could be the first country to exit the eurozone. Markets around the world fell on fears the problem could spread to other European countries….
U.S. stocks were mixed in late morning trading on Friday as better-than-expected consumer confidence data brought some relief to investors concerned about a possible debt default by Greece. University of Michigan’s final reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment for June was 96.1, higher than its preliminary reading of 94.6. “Investors are really craving…
U.S. stocks traded lower on Thursday, giving back their initial gains, as investors eyed ongoing negotiations between Greece and its creditors. “We’re going to be held hostage with our perception of what’s going on in Greece,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities. The major averages struggled to hold gains amid reports that…
* First-qtr GDP contracted 0.2 pct vs earlier estimate of 0.7 pct * Weekly mortgage applications rise * Lennar rises after quarterly profit beats expectations * Futures down: Dow 81 pts, S&P 6 pts, Nasdaq 26 pts (Adds details, comment, updates prices) By Tanya Agrawal June 24 (Reuters) – Wall Street was set to open…
By Evelyn Cheng U.S. stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday as investors digested mixed economic reports for indications on the timing of a rate hike and remained optimistic on a Greece deal. The Nasdaq Composite touched a fresh intraday high after a record close on Monday. However, the index struggled to hold slight…
FindLeadingStocks.com Single Stock Ideas… Starting at Only $19/month Advanced Report…. Starting at Only $97/Month Evelyn Cheng | @chengevelyn U.S. stocks traded more than 1 percent higher on Thursday as the prior day’s dovish Fed statement boosted investor sentiment amid lack of developments on the Greece debt talks. The Nasdaq Composite gained more than 1 percent…
Benzinga June 18, 2015 10:20am The Federal Open Market Commission released its updated economic projections for the next two years on Wednesday, slashing GDP forecasts for 2015, while showing a mildly hawkish medium-to-long-term outlook on the economy. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve announced that it would keep interest rates near zero for the time being, although it…