Tag: market

December 30, 2019

NEW YORK — Stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street in midday trading Monday as the market gave back some of its recent gains following a record-setting run. The benchmark S&P 500 index has risen five straight weeks, notching multiple […]

December 10, 2019

U.S. stocks on Tuesday swung from positive to negative territory as Wall Street weighed U.S-China trade developments, with a Dec. 15 deadline for additional tariffs on Chinese goods looming. Investors also were digesting news of a revised North American free […]

September 20, 2019

Texas Instruments – Texas Instruments raised its quarterly dividend by 17%. The chipmaker will now pay 90 cents per share, up from the prior 77 cents a share, with the next dividend payable November 18 to stockholders of record on […]

August 19, 2019

U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher start on Monday, lifted by moves by encouraging comments from President Donald Trump and other officials on trade talks, along with a move by China over the weekend to lower borrowing costs for […]

August 7, 2019

President Donald Trump’s trade war has increasingly revolved around the role of global currencies. It’s a shift he’s ushered along by crying foul on alleged currency manipulation. And there have even been reports that he’s considered doing it with the […]

August 6, 2019

Allergan – Allergan beat estimates by 3 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly profit of $4.38 per share. The drugmaker’s revenue beat forecasts as well, driven by strong sales of products like Botox and Juvéderm. Allergan also raised its full-year […]

August 6, 2019

Agriculture has been a weapon of choice in the escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. With China officially pulling out of buying U.S. agricultural products, American farmers are losing one of their biggest customers. It could be […]

August 5, 2019

Asian stocks were hit hard as the dollar USDCNY, +1.4106% rose about the key 7 level vs. the Chinese yuan, and as protests continued in Hong Kong. “Today’s decision by China’s central bank to allow the yuan to breach the […]

August 5, 2019

Gold’s haven appeal boosted the metal Monday as an escalating U.S.-China trade fight sparked a selloff in assets perceived as risky. Gold on Friday notched its highest finish in more than six years, a day after President Donald Trump intensified […]

August 1, 2019

The IHS Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.4 in July, down from 50.6 in June, driven by a weaker demand. The firm also noted managers’ signaled slower hiring. A gauge of employment within the report fell to the […]