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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.)    * Ford, Qualcomm rise after strong earnings    * Didi Global jumps on report it could go private    * Banks, industrials, mining stocks gain after dovish Fed    * Futures: Dow up 0.41%, S&P adds 0.17%, Nasdaq down 0.17% (Adds comments; updates prices)    By Sagarika Jaisinghani    July 29 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow indexes were set to rise on Thursday as a… Source link

Stock futures dipped Thursday morning as investors digested a host of mixed corporate earnings results and reassurances from monetary policymakers that the latest spike in inflation would likely prove temporary. Global data was also in focus, with a weaker-than-expected GDP report out of China pointing to a marked growth slowdown. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined after the index eked out a record intraday high during Wednesday’s regular session. The Dow looked to open nearly 200 points… Source link

Stock futures drifted sideways on Tuesday to hold near record levels, as traders prepared to return to a relatively sanguine session following a holiday weekend in the U.S.  Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq hugged the flat line. Each of the major indexes jumped to fresh record highs on Friday, propelled by a June jobs report that reflected a healthy pace of recovery in the labor market but that did not suggest an overheating economy.  Oil prices climbed amid a breakdown in… Source link

Stock futures rose Friday morning to add to gains from a record-setting session, with traders hoping that a bipartisan infrastructure deal would help further stoke economic activity. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained after both indexes set record intraday and closing highs during the regular trading day on Thursday. Dow component Nike (NKE) jumped 12.5% in early trading after posting quarterly sales growth that rebounding across all major regions. Meanwhile, FedEx (FDX) shares sank… Source link

Stocks rose on Monday, with the three major indexes looking to recover some of last week’s steep losses as an initial jolt following the Federal Reserve’s updated outlook for rates subsided.  The Dow added more than 200 points, or 0.7%. Last week, the index logged a weekly loss of more than 3% in its worst showing since October. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also each higher to extend gains from the overnight session.  Treasury yields on the long end of the curve ticked up to recover after a… Source link

Stock futures ticked up Thursday evening after a mixed session earlier, when the Nasdaq ended within striking distance of a record high while the Dow posted a fourth straight session of losses. Technology stocks rallied during Thursday’s regular session as Treasury yields fell. Traders piled back into bonds after selling immediately following the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision and updated projections on Wednesday, which suggested two interest rate hikes could take place by… Source link

Stocks traded mixed on Monday, with technology stocks under more pressure as investors weighed the risks that higher inflation during the pandemic recovery might weigh on high-growth names.  The Dow added more than 150 points, or 0.5%, to reach a new all-time high shortly after the opening bell. The Nasdaq dipped, reversing some of Friday’s gains. The S&P 500 was little changed. Treasury yields were roughly unchanged across the long end of the curve, with the benchmark 10-year yield hovering… Source link

Stock futures traded flat Wednesday evening following a mixed session on Wall Street, with performance between the Dow and Nasdaq diverging as investors weighed concerns over inflation and higher rates that might drag on growth stocks.  Contracts on the Dow opened little changed after the index hit record intraday and closing highs during the regular session. Contracts on the Nasdaq also drifted, after the index fell 0.4% for its fourth straight day of losses – its longest losing streak… Source link

Stocks were mixed Wednesday, with each of the three major indexes trading close to the flat line as investors digested an onslaught of corporate earnings results and looked ahead to a monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve.  The S&P 500 ticked higher, after the index ended just short of a record high during the regular trading day on Tuesday. Shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) gained after the company posted first-quarter sales and profit that easily exceeded estimates, fueled by a… Source link

Bloomberg As Sanjeev Gupta Rose From Trader to Tycoon, Several Banks Backed Away (Bloomberg) — British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta’s companies seemed to be prospering until his main lender, Greensill Capital, imploded last month. But long before Greensill collapsed, several banks had cut off the commodity trading business of Gupta’s Liberty House Group.Four banks stopped working with Gupta’s commodity trading business, starting in 2016, after they became concerned about what they… Source link