Category: Trading

June 24, 2022

Shares were higher in Europe and Asia on Friday despite data suggesting some economies are slowing. U.S. futures also advanced after a rally Thursday on Wall Street, where the market is headed for its first weekly gain after three weeks […]

June 14, 2022

Global stocks drifted lower Tuesday in the wake of Wall Street’s tumble into a bear market, as investors anxiously contemplated a new and uncertain world of higher interest rates, international conflict and recession fears. Shares traded down in Europe, erasing […]

June 10, 2022

U.S. futures edged lower Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. consumer inflation data, while global shares mostly declined. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials inched down less than 0.2% while futures for the S&P 500 are essentially flat. […]

June 9, 2022

Global shares were mostly lower Thursday as investors watched for fresh signs of inflation, including soaring crude oil prices. European shares declined in early trading. France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.7% in early trading to 6,404.59, while Germany’s DAX dropped 0.9% […]

June 7, 2022

U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade after closing slightly higher in the previous session. Investors are awaiting earnings results from United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI), The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) and Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY). […]

June 3, 2022

European stocks rose in thin trade on Friday, with the U.K. market closed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Sentiment was underpinned by encouraging German retail sales data released earlier in the day. German exports advanced 4.4 percent on a […]

May 26, 2022

Global stocks flatlined on Thursday, showing some stability after the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting confirmed the market’s view that bigger rate rises are coming in order to cool down inflationary pressures. Futures on the S&P 500 […]

May 26, 2022

Only 0.014% of the solar energy reaching Earth is converted into usable power. That leaves plenty of room for improvement, and companies are rushing to meet the challenge. Let’s examine the solar energy stocks of five of those firms from […]

May 25, 2022

Stocks shook off some early weakness and turned tentatively higher Wednesday, led by gains in store operators and other retailers. Retailers had been beaten down in recent days over concerns that soaring inflation was eating into their profits. Some of […]

May 23, 2022

Global stocks rose on Monday and the yuan surged after US President Joe Biden said he’s considering cutting tariffs on China. S&P 500 futures were up 0.46% as of 5.27 a.m. ET, suggesting stocks will open higher when trading begins. […]