[ad_1] US stock indices opened mixed on Friday, a day after Walmart’s dour forecast hit sentiment, while UnitedHealth slid after a report that the US Justice Department is investigating the healthcare conglomerate. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.5 points, or 0.81%, to 43820.13. The S&P 500 fell 3.4 points, or…
[ad_1] US stock indices opened higher on Tuesday, as investors focused on potential tariff developments and the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37.8 points, or 0.08%, to 44583.91. The S&P 500 rose 7.0 points, or 0.11%, to 6121.6​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 63.8…
[ad_1] In a holiday-shortened week ahead, Wall Street investors will be focusing on home sales data and the Federal Reserve minutes of January monetary policy meeting. The markets will remain closed on Monday to mark Presidents’ Day. The week will also see other economic data including preliminary PMIs by S&P Global for services and manufacturing,…
[ad_1] US stock indices were muted on Friday after mixed economic data and as investors awaited more clarity on President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plans. On Thursday, Trump said his economics team will devise plans for reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing US imports, though the directive stopped short of imposing fresh tariffs. At 9:40…
[ad_1] US stocks opened lower on Tuesday, as investors awaited a testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for insight on interest rates and trade tariffs. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 69.0 points, or 0.16%, to 44,401.38. The S&P 500 fell 17.1 points, or 0.28%, to 6,049.32​, while the Nasdaq…
[ad_1] US stocks edged higher on Monday as steelmakers surged after US President Donald Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Trump also said he would announce reciprocal tariffs on all countries on Tuesday or Wednesday. As of 10:15 am Eastern time, the S&P 500 was up 0.6%. The Dow…
[ad_1] The interest charged on loans is the most important price in an economy. And its rate is nudged up and down by the lender of last resort—the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in our case—for good reason. It helps keep the economy’s growth path stable. Inflation held on a tight rein, RBI’s explicit mandate…
[ad_1] Wall Street investors will have a plenty of economic data to watch for in the week ahead. The major spotlight would be on jobs data for January, the University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment report, and manufacturing data for January. Besides economic data, the markets are likely to show some reactions to Donald Trump’s…
[ad_1] Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday, led by gains in Apple following its upbeat results and on an in-line Federal Reserve-preferred inflation. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 172.2 points, or 0.38%, to 45054.36. The S&P 500 rose 25.6 points, or 0.42%, to 6096.79​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose…
[ad_1] US stock indices opened higher on Tuesday after previous session’s sharp losses. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.8 points, or 0.10%, to 44,756.36. The S&P 500 rose 14.7 points, or 0.24%, to 6,026.97​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 76.4 points, or 0.39%, to 19,418.219. Nvidia and other tech stocks…
