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Stocks Steady Before Inflation; Oil Halts Climb: Markets Wrap

Stocks Steady Before Inflation; Oil Halts Climb: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks and bonds steadied with many investors clinging to sidelines ahead of a key US inflation report. Oil erased gains. Most Read from Bloomberg Mining shares and travel stocks led a small decline in Europe’s Stoxx 600 index, while US equity futures were little changed. Brent gained halted a climb at $78 a barrel following more attacks on vessels in the Red Sea raised the risk that Middle East supply could be disrupted. Investor focus is on Thursday’s US inflation figures… Source link

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GameStop is ‘digging a hole they’ll never climb out of’: Analyst

GameStop (GME) shares fell 7% Thursday after the video game retailer reported lackluster fiscal fourth quarter earnings results. The company reported an adjusted operating loss of $160.7 million, compared to a profit of $28.9 million a year ago. The quarter was supposed to be a strong one since it includes the busy holiday shopping season when GameStop has historically made money. But instead the earnings results shed light on aggressive spending for strategic initiatives, such as plans for… Source link

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European stocks climb as Fed to raise rates for first time since 2018

European stocks rose as all eyes are firmly focused on the Federal Reserve meeting later today – the first in four years, where an interest rate hike is expected. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty European stocks pushed higher on Wednesday as investors awaited a widely anticipated decision by the US Federal Reserve on interest rate policy. In London, the FTSE 100 (^FTSE) rose 1.3% after opening, while the CAC (^FCHI) gained 2.1% in Paris, and the Frankfurt DAX (^GDAXI) was 2%… Source link

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Stocks will rally, ‘markets climb a wall of worry’: Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd

Economic challenges abound, and equities will rally. It’s a seemingly paradoxical view, but one espoused by one of the biggest players in the market. Scott Minerd thinks stocks have bottomed, and will rally from here. Minerd is chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, helping oversee the firm’s $255 billion in assets. He told Yahoo Finance Live that stocks can rise at least 10% from current levels going into next year. “There’s an old saying that markets climb a wall of worry…. Source link

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Stock futures drop, Nasdaq sinks as Treasury yields climb

Stock futures sank Tuesday morning, with technology stocks leading the way lower as investors nervously eyed a swift rise in U.S. Treasury yields.  Futures on the Nasdaq, a proxy for technology and growth stocks, underperformed against the other two major stock indexes, dropping 1.5% ahead of the opening bell.  The rapid rotation away from growth and technology stocks came as Treasury yields added to recent gains. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note jumped more than 5 basis points to top… Source link

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Down Sharply as Investors Climb the ‘Wall of Worry’

The major U.S. stock index futures are trading sharply lower early Monday following last week’s dismal performance. The sell-off looks like investor liquidation with a slew of reasons likely fueling the move. Investors are definitely climbing the wall of worry ahead of the two-day Fed meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, there are other factors weighing on the trade including China, supply chain issues, debt ceiling negotiations and the infrastructure/tax bill to name a few. Investors… Source link

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