Stocks and Bonds
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Powell Said Stocks Are Pricey. The Market Is Still Counting.
Jerome Powell called equity prices “fairly highly valued.” Six words.
Midterm Odds Echo the Old Playbook
Midterm elections are 52 days away, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The market does not forget the pattern.
Dollar General Lifts Outlook While Dollar Tree Warns on Costs
Dollar General raised its full-year profit outlook after beating Wall Street estimates and drawing more shoppers into stores.
NYSE Opens Dallas HQ as Texas Builds Its Own Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange cut the ribbon on a new regional headquarters in Dallas this week, right as Texas finished launching its own stock exchange.
Bond Market Sells Off on a Deadly Cocktail
The bond vigilantes have come out of hibernation. They are selling government debt to punish what they see as reckless fiscal or monetary policy.
Dick's Shares Drop 30% as Foot Locker Drags Down Earnings
Dick's Sporting Goods saw its shares fall about 30% after the company missed analyst expectations and cut its full-year outlook.
Jobless Claims Drop to 203,000 as Fed Buys Time
The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits dipped to a seasonally adjusted 203,000 through Aug. 22.
U.S. Debt Tops $40 Trillion as Bond Yields Hit 19-Year High
The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion on Tuesday, just as the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds climbed to its highest level in nearly two decades.
Airbnb, DoorDash rally after new bull touts market dominance
Airbnb Inc. and DoorDash Inc. have an analyst advocating for both firms after strong trading debuts last week. Shyam Patil at Susquehanna Financial Group initiated coverage on both companies with buy-equivalent ratings and 12-month share…
Gold Price Predictions If Biden Or Trump Wins Presidency
The 2020 U.S. election is taking place on Nov. 3 with President Donald Trump and former VIce President Joe Biden battling for the lead position. Gold Price Analysis: The U.S. presidential election will play a huge role in shaping the…
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Astrazeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN) – Stocks To Watch Amid The First Trump Vs. Biden Presidential Debate
The first of three scheduled presidential debates ahead of the 2020 election will be held Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET as U.S President Donald Trump goes up against former Vice President Joe Biden. The two will debate for 90 minutes in a…
GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB) – Why GrubHub’s Stock Is Trading Higher Today
GrubHub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) shares are trading higher after Just Eat Takeaway.com, which is set to acquire the company, reported strong results for the first half of 2020. Grubhub provides an online and mobile platform for restaurant…
The market bottom is in, and 2021 could be a boom year for stocks, Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says
The stock market bottom is in, and 2021 could be a boom year for stocks. That’s according to Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel, who made those comments and more in a Friday morning interview on CNBC. While many investors are questioning why…
Tesla to recall 3,183 Model X vehicles in China: market regulator
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model X electric car is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium, January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will recall 3,183 Model X vehicles in China, because of a…
A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Tumble Over 200 Points As New Coronavirus Cases Surge
Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade after China announced over 15,000 new coronavirus cases with 254 additional deaths. The Consumer Price Index for January and data on initial jobless claims for the…
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ETF:SPY) – President Donald Trump Has Been Impeached By The U.S. House Of Representatives
President Donald Trump was impeached in the sharply divided House of Representatives Wednesday on overwhelmingly partisan votes for what Democrats say was an effort to get Ukraine to investigate one of Trump’s potential rivals in the 2020…
Pinduoduo stock rises after reports of Amazon store opening
The store will carry about 1,000 overseas products, according to Reuters, which said that the move is part of Amazon’s changing strategy in China after the e-commerce giant stopped running a Chinese marketplace for domestic merchants…
What happened to the stock market Thursday: Trump tweet sparks optimism
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 150 points The Dow climbed 150.66 points, or 0.57% to close at 26,496.67. The S&P 500 gained 0.64% to end at 2,938.13. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.60% to 7,950.78. Equities got a boost after a tweet…
Oil soars over 3% on easing U.S.-China trade tensions
Oil prices rose over 3% on Tuesday after the United States said it will delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain Chinese products, easing concerns over a global trade war that has pummelled the market in recent months. Those Chinese…
Dow drops more than 600 points as china trade war escalates
Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite having their worst day of the year, after China decided to raise tariffs on some U.S. goods as the ongoing trade war between the world’s largest economies intensifies.…