Tag: stocks

July 2, 2020

BEIJING — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Thursday on hopes for the development of a coronavirus vaccine and ahead of the release of monthly U.S. jobs data. Investors were encouraged after Pfizer and BioNtech announced preliminary data […]

June 30, 2020

Stocks are wobbling on the last trading day of the quarter, as the World Health Organization warns “the worst has yet to come” with COVID-19. But up around 16% and 18% respectively, the Dow DJIA, +2.32% and S&P 500 SPX, […]

June 22, 2020

BANGKOK — World stock markets mostly traded lower Monday as reports of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. and worldwide surged, with the global total approaching 9 million. European markets opened lower after a mixed session in Asia, though Wall […]

June 9, 2020

One 26-year-old Robinhood trader made $1,500 in less than 24 hours betting on a beaten-down airline stock, while many so-called experts on Wall Street warned about buying into an overvalued stock market that was bound to tumble again amid the […]

May 28, 2020

Stocks opened mostly higher Thursday, as traders looked past another dismal U.S. weekly jobless claims report, a day after optimism over ending lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 pushed stocks to their highest levels since early March. Still, traders […]

May 18, 2020

Moderna — Moderna soared 23% after the drug maker reported “positive data” for its coronavirus vaccine. The early-stage human trial showed the vaccine produced Covid-19 antibodies in all 45 participants, the biotech company announced Monday. At day 43, about two […]

May 13, 2020

BANGKOK — Global shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street fell to its biggest loss since the start of the month on worries about the downside of reopening the economy from coronavirus shutdowns too soon. Stocks retreated Wednesday in London, […]

May 11, 2020

Stock-index futures pointed to a softer start for Wall Street Monday after equities ended last week on a strong note, with investors looking past a surge in unemployment that pushed the unemployment rate soaring. What are major indexes doing? Futures […]

May 1, 2020

Shares dropped in Europe and Asia on Friday after the latest data drove home the extent of economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic. Many world markets were closed for May Day holidays. Britain’s FTSE 100 sagged 2% to 5,781.91 while […]

April 27, 2020

U.S. stock-index futures pointed higher Monday, buoyed as coronavirus lockdowns began to ease in several countries, while investors also braced for a deluge of first-quarter earnings reports and tracked continued weakness in crude oil. What are major indexes doing? Futures […]