Tag: market

April 6, 2021

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street took a breather, with major indexes edging lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei fell 0.5% to 29,544.93 and the Shanghai Composite index sank 0.7% to 3,459.25. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to […]

April 5, 2021

Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla delivered nearly 185,000 vehicles during the first quarter, a record for the company and more than 10,000 about consensus forecasts. The stock jumped 7.6% in the premarket. GameStop (GME) – The video game retailer announced plans […]

April 5, 2021

President Joe Biden said Monday he is not worried that a plan to increase corporate America’s tax bill would dampen the U.S. economy as it emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked whether he is concerned that the White House plan […]

April 2, 2021

Stock futures extended gains and Treasury yields rose Friday after a larger-than-expected addition of 916,000 US jobs in March underscored expectations the world’s largest economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The moves in futures and government bonds took […]

March 26, 2021

After turning higher over the course of the previous session, stocks may move in opposite directions in early trading on Friday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open for the markets, with the Dow futures up […]

March 12, 2021

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) – Ulta Beauty announced that CEO Mary Dillon will step down in June to be replaced by company President David Kimbell. Dillon will move to the role of executive chairman. Separately, the cosmetics retailer beat estimates on […]

March 12, 2021

Nasdaq futures fell about 200 points or 1.5% on Friday, one day after the tech-heavy index soared 329 points, or 2.5%, on gains in the likes of Apple, Facebook and Google-parent Alphabet. However, as bond yields ticked back up Friday, […]

March 11, 2021

Broad gains in stocks pushed several major indexes to all-time highs on Wall Street. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a measure of small-company stocks all closed at record levels on Thursday. The S&P 500 added 1%. […]

March 8, 2021

Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increase output. Brent crude, the international standard, surpassed $70 per […]

March 8, 2021

Shares of GameStop jumped more than 35% after the company announced Monday that it has tapped Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen to lead its shift to e-commerce. Cohen is serving as chairman of a special committee formed by GameStop’s board to […]