Tag: trading

September 28, 2020

U.S. stock indexes on Monday looked poised to advance sharply to start the week as investors brace for a period in which the race for the White House and the state of the economy may come into greater clarity. How […]

September 25, 2020

Stock futures lost ground Friday, with major benchmarks in danger of logging a fourth consecutive weekly loss as worries grow over the economic outlook in the absence of renewed aid from Washington, jitters over the November presidential election and rising […]

September 25, 2020

Traders should temper their fears that a delayed U.S. election result could upend markets, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. While a delayed outcome is a “tail risk,” a combination of early results, voter turnout, county-level data and the high […]

September 24, 2020

U.S. stocks are swinging between losses and gains in Thursday morning trading, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street’s tumultuous September. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher, as of 10:25 a.m. Eastern time, after earlier yo-yoing […]

September 23, 2020

Dow and S&P 500 mostly traded higher on Wednesday, with bulls looking to build on a bounce a day after the broad-market index snapped a four-day losing streak. What are major benchmarks doing? Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

September 18, 2020

TOKYO — Global shares were mixed on Friday as investors weighed the uncertainties around global economic outlook and a new rise in coronavirus cases in many countries. Wall Street appeared set for a subdued start to trading, with Dow futures […]

September 11, 2020

TOKYO — Wall Street appeared set to open higher on Friday, with U.S. futures and global stock markets mostly edging up following days of heavy volatility for tech stocks. Dow futures were up 0.7%, while those for the S&P 500 […]

September 10, 2020

Futures pointed to a lower start for U.S. stocks Thursday, but declines were limited, as investors digested a policy update from the European Central Bank and weighed its implications for U.S. assets. Technology shares rebounded on Wednesday after the Nasdaq […]

September 4, 2020

NEW YORK — Stocks are falling again on Wall Street in early trading Friday, adding to the market’s losses after its biggest sell-off since June. The S&P 500 was down 1.2% after initially climbing 0.7% shortly after trading opened. Another […]

August 26, 2020

Stock-index futures traded near unchanged early Wednesday, with investors looking a day ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell absent other market-driving catalysts after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite scored another round of records on Tuesday. […]