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Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.While the headline figure jumped, the core reading that excludes energy prices that have surged due to war in the Middle East, held steady at 2.9 percent.
US equity indexes fell after the annual inflation rate jumped to the highest in three years and Pres
US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) tick lower in Wednesday's pre-market trading after consumer prices rose 0.5% month over month and 4.2% year over year in May, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the market reaction to the inflation data, especially in the bond market (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) and various commidites. Additionally, core CPI — which excludes food and energy costs — rose 0.3% monthly and 2.9% yearly. All numbers met economists' estimates.
Blue-chip stocks looked set to fall on Monday as the cease-fire in the Middle East appeared to fray, with the market still reeling from Friday’s brutal artificial intelligence selloff. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 169 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3%, while contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 added 0.7%.
Stocks were headed for the red on Friday as investors ditched tech ahead of the May jobs report, which will give the market a better idea of whether there will be scope for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates later this year. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.3%.
US stock futures slipped as doubts about President Trump's ability to end the war with Iran rattled Wall Street.
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking the 160 yen barrier as fresh hostilities flared in the
June 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday after hitting a series of record highs, while blowout results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a funding commitment from
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Global stocks clung to record highs on Monday as strong corporate results, fueled in part by artificial intelligence optimism, outweighed investor
US stocks slipped early Monday as investors eyed US-Iran peace talks and Nvidia's (NVDA) new laptop chip as markets faltered after reaching record highs in May.
Investors are in a holding pattern ahead of the market opening for June with Iran and tech stocks in focus.
Core PCE, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, which strips out energy and food, rose just 0.2% in April, under the 0.3% consensus.
The new Fed chair intends to shake up the central bank -- but that comes with consequences for Wall Street and the bond market.
By Twesha Dikshit and Utkarsh Hathi May 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were muted on Wednesday in choppy trading, as investors remained cautious while awaiting progress in Middle East talks
Dycom reports adjusted earnings per share of $4.42 from sales of $2 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $2.72 from sales of $1.7 billion.
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a record high on Wednesday, as gains in index heavyweight chip-related equities outweighed losses in financials and other
With earnings season done, the stock market moves into digestion and distraction territory as investors integrate the whole of corporate data with extracurricular corporate news, economic releases, the bond market’s not-so-subtle signals, and whatever distractions, surprises, and unknown unknowns emerge.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average punched through to a fresh record this week, its first since February, while the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index sat at 49.8 in April, a reading the survey treats as recessionary. That gap, between Wall Street running and Main Street flinching at the checkout, was the through-line of Fox ... Move Over Stubborn Inflation, Trump’s Bull Market Hits Record Highs Again
May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday with the Dow hitting an intraday record high as investors watched for progress in talks to end the nearly three-month Middle East
May 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged following a Reuters report that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the country's near
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