March 6, 2024
Via: Investing.comAbercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, with comparable sales and gross margin also topping expectations. ANF shares fell around 3% at the market open. The company announced its Q4 earnings per share […]
February 6, 2024
Via: The Wall Street JournalChinese shares notched their best day in years after Beijing signaled its intent to prop up the battered equities market, including by directing a trillion-dollar sovereign-wealth fund to boost holdings. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 3.2% Tuesday, snapping a […]
February 6, 2024
Via: Investing.comInfineon (OTC:IFNNY) Technologies AG (IFX) has reported a decline in revenues and adjusted its forecast for the fiscal year 2024, citing a challenging market environment and inventory adjustments. During its recent earnings call, the semiconductor manufacturer detailed a quarter-over-quarter revenue […]
February 5, 2024
Via: Investing.comEuropean shares closed lower on Monday, as government bond yields across the continent jumped on lower expectations about imminent interest rate cuts by major central banks, eclipsing gains brought by some upbeat corporate reports. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended […]
February 1, 2024
Via: DailyFXThe Federal Reserve concluded earlier this week its first meeting of 2024, voting to maintain its policy settings unchanged. The FOMC also abandoned its tightening bias, but indicated it will not rush to cut borrowing costs. Chairman Powell went a […]
January 31, 2024
Via: CNBCThe U.S. and China had a “productive” first day of talks in Beijing about the fentanyl crisis, Jennifer Daskal, a deputy homeland security advisor, told NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “We’re looking for results and […]
January 31, 2024
Via: DailyFXThe tech giant saw a staggering 194% jump in its stock price in 2023, a testament to the company’s robust performance in key areas such as user growth, engagement, and monetization—all achieved with a leaner operation. The surge in Meta’s […]
January 3, 2024
Via: Investing.comEurope’s benchmark stock index dropped to a three-week low in a broad-based sell-off on Wednesday, testing 2023’s rally spurred by hopes of major central banks pivoting to easier monetary policy this year. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended 0.9% lower, hitting […]
December 14, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe U.S. dollar, as measured by the DXY index, extended its retracement on Thursday, sinking below that 102.00 mark and reaching its lowest level since early August. This selloff was the result of the collapse in U.S. Treasury yields, triggered […]
December 1, 2023
Via: DailyFXU.S. Treasury yields bounced back on Thursday after San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said that it is premature to declare victory against inflation and that policymakers are not yet thinking about reducing borrowing costs. The rally in rates, […]
November 29, 2023
Via: DailyFXOil prices are enjoying a second successive day of gains, up around 1.5% at the time of writing. A lot of the optimism stems from the idea that OPEC+ will announce additional cut at tomorrow’s virtual meeting despite rumors that […]
November 10, 2023
Via: DailyFXFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent risk markets spinning lower, and bond yields higher after he said that the US central bank was not confident that the current monetary policy was restrictive enough to bring inflation down to target (2%). […]
November 8, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a sizable rise in US crude stocks for the week ending 3 November. The inventory build has weighed on oil prices which have already suffered amid the prospect of a continued growth slowdown in […]
November 7, 2023
Via: CNBCUBS shares climbed on Tuesday morning after the Swiss banking giant resoundingly beat expectations for underlying profit. The bank recorded an underlying operating profit before tax of $844 million, well ahead of consensus expectations. UBS shares were up 3.2% by […]
November 7, 2023
Via: CNBCChicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday a soft landing is still on the table as the central bank seeks to combat inflation without hurting the economy significantly. “Because of some of the strangeness of this moment, there is […]
October 6, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderAfter the red-hot September jobs report, markets are pricing in higher odds for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at the November meeting. The Labor Department reported Friday that the economy added 336,000 new jobs, above consensus estimates for […]
September 1, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe top 500 US stocks ranked by market capitalization have partially recovered one of the deepest pullback seen during the current bull market. Rising risk-free rates (US treasuries) at a time when inflation has declined, has resulted in higher US […]
September 1, 2023
Via: Investing.comNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Corp’s market capitalization climbed higher in August thanks to its strong profit forecasts, which defied the broader downtrend in mega-cap technology stocks during the past month as an uptick in U.S. bond yields rattled the sector. Nvidia’s shares […]
August 31, 2023
Via: Investing.comDollar General cut its annual forecasts and posted a worse-than-expected quarter, hit by weaker store traffic and a move to sell more low-margin essentials over discretionary goods, knocking its shares down 16%. The Goodlettsville-Tennessee based retailer has fallen short of […]
August 24, 2023
Via: CNBCWall Street is really suffering through the dog days of August. The S&P 500 is down more than 3% this month, on pace to snap a five-month winning streak. The broader market index is also on track to post its […]