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U.S. stocks wavered Wednesday morning after reactions to weak earnings from Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), raising concerns that slowing output could dent corporate profits in the coming months. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) plummeted by as much as 2% in early trading. Both the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) inched higher by 0.4% and 0.9%. Stocks have rallied of late, posting three straight days of gains. The Nasdaq jumped 2.3% in Tuesday… Source link

With a brutal year for the stock market getting closer to a close, investors may be showing renewed interest in their investments as they look to take action into 2023. Google searches for “Dow Jones” have picked up over the last month (chart below), according to findings compiled by DataTrek Research. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is often seen as the most commonly used metric for stocks by the average U.S. household. The return of interest in the stock market. (DataTrek) DataTrek noted… Source link

U.S. stocks tumbled early Friday as the government’s key employment reading showed the labor market grew at a slower pace in September. The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. Economists expected a payroll gain of 255,000 and for unemployment to hold at 3.7%. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 0.7%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed more than 100 points, or 0.4%. Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) futures led the way… Source link

U.S. stocks were mixed at the start of trading Thursday after a dramatic two-day rally that kicked off the quarter fizzled. The S&P 500 edged down 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 90 points, or 0.3%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was an outlier — up a modest 0.2%. The moves early Thursday came after fresh data from the Labor Department showed a jump in the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment insurance last week. Initial jobless claims rose sharply… Source link

U.S. stocks turned lower Tuesday, extending a rout spurred by fears of sustained monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. The S&P 500 tumbled 0.7% after climbing at the start of trading, deepening its losses after the benchmark index plunged roughly 4% across back-to-back losing days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 175 points, or about 0.6%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7%. The moves came after a batch of upbeat economic data on the labor… Source link

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday said the central bank’s job on lowering inflation is not done, suggesting that the Fed will continue to aggressively raise interest rates to cool the economy. “We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done,” Powell said in remarks delivered at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “While the lower inflation readings for July are welcome, a single month’s improvement falls far short of what the Committee… Source link

U.S. stocks opened higher Monday as investors approached the final stretch of earnings season and braced for a busy week of inflation data. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% after the benchmark index logged three straight weeks of gains despite modest losses on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 180 points, or 0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3%. The moves come after stocks finished mixed in Friday’s session after a blowout employment report showed the U.S. economy added… Source link

Best Buy has become the latest big-name retailer to badly overestimate consumer demand as recession fears mount and shoppers pullback on discretionary purchases. The electronics retailer slashed both its second-quarter and full-year financial forecasts late Wednesday, sending shares lower by 4% in after-hours trading. Best Buy’s downward revisions are tough on the eye to say the very least: 2Q Same-Store Sales: -13% (previous: about -8%) 2Q Operating Margin: 3.7% (vs. 6.9% in second quarter of… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. gave an upbeat sales forecast for the fiscal year that just began, easing investor concerns about growth that had flared up following a lackluster fourth-quarter earnings report. Shares jumped more than 5% in late trading, reversing earlier declines. Most Read from Bloomberg On a conference call Tuesday, the software giant said it expects revenue and operating income to increase at a double-digit pace for fiscal 2023, which ends next June. Currency fluctuations… Source link

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex reported on Tuesday a jump in second-quarter revenue and profit, saying efforts to save cash had helped it weather external challenges and that investments may accelerate in the coming quarters. Like all Russian companies, Yandex has had to contend with the fallout from Moscow’s decision to send troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, and although Yandex itself has not been targeted with Western sanctions, it has faced problems as… Source link