(CNN Money) — U.S. stock futures edged up Friday as investors awaited the government’s revised reading on second-quarter economic growth, and the key speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economic outlook and monetary policy. Read More…
(Smart Money) — GOOD MORNING. Asian markets closed mixed and European shares are falling. U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower open. After four straight days of stock market declines, should investors brace for another rough week this week? The market is likely to remain range-bound and volatile for the foreseeable future, torn between bears’ […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Stocks jumped broadly across the markets, helped by better-than-expected measures of the U.S. housing market and euro-zone economic activity and another encouraging set of corporate earnings from bellwether companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 209 points, or 2.1%, to 10330, in recent trading. Read More…
(Wall Street Journal) — U.S. stock futures rose on confidence that recent market weakness will dissipate in the face of a wave of earnings as well as merger-and-acquisition speculation. Less than an hour before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 32 points higher at 10091.0 Standard & Poor’s 500-stock futures advanced 3.2 […]
(Wall Street Journal) —Disappointment over the U.S. nonmanufacturing Institute of Supply Management survey continued to ripple through financial markets Wednesday, knocking the euro lower but helping the dollar and the yen. The euro slipped back to $1.2567 from $1.2619 late Tuesday in New York, according to EBS. The single currency also fell to ¥109.44 from […]
(CNN Money) —Stocks were set to open higher Thursday as investors prepared for new readings on the labor market and inflation. At 7 a.m. ET, Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), Nasdaq (COMP) and S&P 500 (SPX) futures were all about 0.3% higher. Futures measure current index values against perceived future performance. Read More…
(CNN) — U.S. stocks were set for a positive start Friday as investors looked to extend the previous session’s big rally. Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were slightly higher. Futures measure current index values against perceived future performance. Stocks soared Thursday after China said it will remain invested […]
(CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks were set to pause Wednesday after volatile trade in the previous session, as investors digested debt issues in Europe and pondered whether a $1 trillion bailout package would be enough to fix the zone’s problems. Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were all little changed. […]