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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

* Apple, Microsoft and Google set to report results * GE rises on strong cash flow position * Chinese stocks extend declines * Indexes down: Dow 0.63%, S&P 1.00%, Nasdaq 2.07% (Updates comment, prices) By Ambar Warrick July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq tumbling as much as 2.1% as caution kicked in ahead of earnings reports from some of the most valuable technology companies on Wall Street. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google-parent… Source link

Facebook app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo July 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street expects Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) to report a surge in digital ad sales this week after smaller rivals showed soaring demand, bolstering expectations that the impact of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) privacy changes has not yet been felt. Together, Google and Facebook generated about $70 billion in revenue last quarter through… Source link

NEW YORK, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Moderna Inc. (NASD:MRNA) will replace Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD:ALXN) in the S&P 500 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 21. AstraZeneca Plc (LSE:AZN; NASD:AZN) is acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final closing conditions. Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date: Effective Date Index Name Action Company… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Moderna Inc. climbed more than 6% in extended trading Thursday after the vaccine maker was named to the S&P 500 Index in one of the most noteworthy additions to the index since Tesla Inc. joined late last year. The company, whose messenger-RNA vaccine has helped to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, will replace Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the benchmark U.S. index before the opening of trading on July 21. Alexion is set to be acquired by U.K. drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc. Shares of… Source link

U.S. stock futures hugged the flat line Monday evening after a record-setting session, with the prospect of strong earnings results helping fuel a rise to all-time highs for the major equity indexes. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq ended the session at record closing levels. The financial sector outperformed with big banks poised to be the first major companies out the gate to report second-quarter results, with JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) reports on deck Tuesday morning…. 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

The price of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency declined again on Friday. Photo: Liu Junfeng/Costfoto/Sipa USA Bitcoin (BTC-USD) looked set to register a weekly price decline, as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency lost value yet again on Friday morning. Bitcoin was down 1.4% against the dollar in early trade to reach $33,067 (£24,042). The early weakness raised the prospect of a third straight day of price declines for bitcoin, which is now below the $34,294 mark it started the week at. Other… Source link

Google today is launching a new suite of resources for people struggling with food insecurity across the U.S. The project includes the launch of a new website, “Find Food Support,” that connects people to food support resources, including hotlines, SNAP information, and a Google Maps locator tool that points people to their local food banks, food pantries and school meal program pickup locations, among other things. In an announcement, Google explains how the Covid-19 pandemic… Source link

The latest installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise is widely expected to rev up the domestic box office in ways “Cruella” and “In the Heights” could not. Lukewarm receptions for the latter films puts “F9” in the hot seat — especially with Hollywood desperately searching for evidence that fans are ready to come back to the movies after COVID-linked lockdowns forced them to shut down. “This is the first big movie that we are seeing in this post-pandemic world, which has this huge… Source link