Tag: stocks

October 21, 2021

Stocks wobbled in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday, a day after approaching record highs set this summer. The S&P 500 index fell 0.2% as of 11:35 a.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is sitting just below the all-time high it […]

October 18, 2021

After an initial move to the downside, stocks have regained ground over the course of morning trading on Monday. The major averages have bounced well off their lows of the session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reaching positive […]

October 8, 2021

U.S. stocks are mixed in jumbled trading on Friday after a weak jobs report raised questions about the Federal Reserve’s timeline to pare back its immense support for markets. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in afternoon trading after earlier […]

October 1, 2021

Global shares remained under pressure on Friday with debate over the timing of future interest rate rises on both sides of the Atlantic intensified by euro zone inflation jumping to a 13-year high. Earlier in the week, global shares suffered […]

September 27, 2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged two individuals for a fraudulent trading scheme involving so-called “meme stocks” in early 2021. The securities regulator said it has charged a Florida resident and his friend who used wash trading […]

September 24, 2021

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 68 cents to $73.98 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 84 cents to $78.09 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose 2 cents to $2.19 a gallon. […]

September 24, 2021

According to a notice published on the central bank’s website, it will be illegal for Chinese residents to purchase cryptocurrencies from overseas and even be involved in marketing or technical support relating to crypto businesses. The authenticity of the announcement […]

September 23, 2021

We’ve been ambivalent about rallies in gold prices for the past several weeks. Just two days ago it was noted that “what’s happening in gold prices is nothing more than a ‘dead cat bounce’…in recent Fed meetings and moreover, minutes […]

September 23, 2021

Silver prices wiped out to their August low at the start of the week, in line with the forecast discussed less than a week ago. Bolstered by declining US Treasury yields and fears of financial contagion emanating from China’s Evergrande, […]

September 22, 2021

Stocks are starting higher on Wall Street Wednesday, potentially setting up the S&P 500 to break a four-day losing streak. The benchmark index was up 0.3% in the early going, led by gains in banks and industrial companies. Facebook was […]