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(Bloomberg) — Oil switched to a decline to extend a run of choppy sessions, as traders weighed smaller US inventories and the wider risks of more attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. Most Read from Bloomberg Brent edged down to near $77 a barrel, reversing an earlier gain and following Tuesday’s advance of almost 2%. The American Petroleum Institute said nationwide inventories fell 5.2 million barrels last week, with levels at Cushing also down. The Energy Information Administration,… Source link

U.S. stocks lost their footing Wednesday after economic data showed higher-than-expected job openings and a contraction in manufacturing activity. Investors also await minutes from the central bank’s December policy meeting for clues on its next rate decision. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) hovered around the flatline as of 10:35 a.m. ET, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.3%. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, Source link

(Bloomberg) — US stocks swung between gains and losses as investors parsed fresh economic data and disappointing earnings while mulling the Federal Reserve’s path after the Bank of Canada announced a smaller-than-expected rate hike. Most Read from Bloomberg The S&P 500 struggled for direction. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 pared losses that topped 2%. Treasuries rallied after data showed the US merchandise-trade deficit widening. Sales of new US homes fell in September, another indication that… Source link

U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday to cap a turbulent session after the Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement and subsequent remarks from Chair Jerome Powell sent markets into disarray. The benchmark S&P 500 slid 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 100 points, or 0.4%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.4%. The moves extend a Fed-induced sell-off Wednesday that saw the S&P 500 and Dow each erase around 1.7% and the Nasdaq plummet 1.8%, and mark a third… Source link

Disney (DIS) reported second quarter financial results after the bell on Wednesday that missed on both the top and bottom lines, although net additions for its fledging streaming platform Disney+ came in at 7.9 million, well above estimates of 4.5 million. The surprise upswing caused shares to climb as much as 5% in after-hours trading; however, Disney quickly erased those gains during the company’s earnings call in which CFO Christine McCarthy warned on both a tough economic environment as… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Wednesday evening to hold near record highs, with investors contemplating the the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin paring back some of its monetary policy support as the economic recovery progresses further. Earlier during the regular session, each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq set record intraday and closing highs yet again, with the Fed’s latest monetary policy decision compounding with optimism over a slew of stronger-than-expected quarterly… Source link

Bitcoin’s hasty retreat from $50,000 in the wake of El Salvador’s widely publicized move to allow the digital coin to be used as legal tender left many in the marketplace scratching their heads. In whipsaw trading on Wednesday, Bitcoin (BTC) was down by nearly 2% on the day, though off its steepest declines of the day. Since hitting its Mid-July low of $29,000, Bitcoin has rallied, hitting nearly $53,000 early Tuesday morning before plummeting to a low of $45,000. As investors mulled a “flash… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks were steady Monday and Treasuries held an advance as traders weighed Jerome Powell’s signal that pandemic-era Federal Reserve policy support will be withdrawn cautiously and gradually. Shares gained in Japan, slipped in Hong Kong and fluctuated in China, where Beijing’s regulatory broadside remains in focus. U.S. futures were steady after a record Wall Street close in the wake of Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. Powell said the Fed may start paring bond… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures climbed and stocks in Asia dropped Monday as investors assessed inflation risks amid improving economic activity. The dollar held onto gains. Hong Kong led losses amid low volumes with Japan and China, as well as the U.K., among markets closed for holidays. U.S. and European futures edged higher after the S&P 500 dropped from a record Friday, amid data pointing to price pressures and talk of a possible pullback in central bank support. Still, the U.S. gauge… Source link