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By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the most important shopping period of the year approaches, some investors are betting shares of beaten-down consumer stocks will benefit if inflation keeps falling and retail sales stay strong. Consumer discretionary stocks, a group whose members run the gamut from Amazon.com Inc and automaker Tesla Inc to retailer Target Corp, have been walloped by surging prices, with the S&P 500’s consumer discretionary sector falling nearly 33% for the year to… Source link

U.S. stocks advanced Friday after a shaky trading week marked by mixed retail earnings and a chorus of hawkish Fedspeak. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) bounced 200 points, or 0.6%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was flat. Treasury yields continued their ascent, with the benchmark 10-year note back above 3.8% and the rate-sensitive 2-year yield inching toward 4.5%. An assembly of Fed officials on Thursday pushed back against… Source link

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has been urging the Federal Reserve to get serious on inflation since late last year. Now, he has doubts about the U.S. central bank’s ability to bring price stability down to its target. And thinks stock prices could remain under pressure as rates stay high amid this new environment. The Pershing Square Capital founder and CEO said Thursday in a quarterly call with investors that interest rates are “meaningfully below where they are going to… Source link

Fresh geopolitical tension put a halt to a significant stock rally on Wall Street Tuesday, as investors assessed reports that Russian missiles crossed into Poland. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) pared early morning gains, ticking slightly higher by 0.2% during midday trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slipped by 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also lost some early gains but remained up 0.7% in the afternoon. Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieck convened a… Source link

U.S. stocks posted outsized gains Thursday, logging their biggest one-day climb in two years, as Wall Street cheered lighter-than-expected inflation data and monitored midterm election tallies. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October reflected a 7.7% increase over last year and 0.4% increase over the prior month, better than Wall Street expected. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 7.9% annual rise and 0.5% monthly gain. Moderations in the data again fueled bets that the Federal… Source link

U.S. stocks charged higher Friday morning as traders assessed monthly employment figures and weighed talks that China may ease COVID restrictions. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) bounced 1.4% at the start of trading but was poised for a weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped 330 points, or 1%, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced 1.5%. The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, while September’s reading was upwardly revised to 315,000 from 263,000… Source link

U.S. stocks fell lower Thursday as Wall Street reeled from assertions by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that hopes for a policy pivot were “premature” after the central bank delivered a fourth consecutive interest rate hike of 75 basis points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) sank 1.1% after the index plunged 2.5% in the previous session, its worst loss on a Fed day since January 2021, per Bloomberg data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 150 points, or 0.5%, and the technology-focused… Source link

U.S. stocks were firmly higher Wednesday afternoon following a move by the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark policy rate by 75 basis points for a fourth straight time — on par with market expectations — while hinting at a potential slower pace of monetary tightening ahead. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped 280 points, or 0.9%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was up 0.3%. “In determining the pace of future increases in… Source link

Stocks lost ground Tuesday, as another batch of earnings rolled in and investors awaited the Federal Reserve policy meeting and jobs data later this week. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) turned lower by about 0.1% in midday trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked lower nearly 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell by 0.4%. All three indices had risen to start the session. Investors digested economic releases on Tuesday, including the Job Openings and Labor Turnover… Source link

Stocks lost ground Tuesday, as another batch of earnings rolled in and investors awaited the Federal Reserve policy meeting and jobs data later this week. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) turned down by about 0.1% in midday trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked lower nearly 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell by 0.4% during. All three indices had risen to start the session. Investors digested economic releases on Tuesday, including the Job Openings and Labor… Source link