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(Bloomberg) — U.S. equities slipped from all-time highs as technology shares faltered ahead of a batch of earnings reports from industry heavyweights. The S&P 500 fell for the first time in three sessions, with Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc. the biggest contributors to the decline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell the most among the major U.S. indexes. 3M Co. weighed down the Dow Jones Industrial Average after it warned that rising costs for raw materials and transportation is a worsening… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury yields rose amid confidence the Federal Reserve will remain accommodative even as robust growth takes the world’s largest economy back to pre-pandemic levels. Stock-index futures were mixed. Havens including the dollar and government bonds were under pressure while copper, seen as a barometer of growth, surged to the highest in a decade. The U.S. 10-year rate bounced back from its 50-day moving average, underscoring the reflation trade is still alive, but… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. futures were steady, while stocks advanced, as traders turned their attention to earnings reports from companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Treasury yields rose. European equities got a boost from positive updates by LVMH and SAP SE, while some of the biggest U.S. banks are due to release results later on Wednesday. Most Asian stocks climbed, although shares dipped in Japan amid concerns about the slow vaccine rollout. Discovery Inc…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — Futures followed stocks lower Monday as investors braced for a flood of earnings amid doubts about an uneven economic recovery. U.S. equity futures slipped across the board following a third straight week of gains and fresh records for the S&P 500 Index. In Europe, retailers and travel companies led declines on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. The yield on 10-year Treasuries steadied before a round of auctions that will be widely watched for their potential to extend the rate surge… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Stocks dropped in the slowest trading day of 2021 after a rally that drove the equity market to all-time highs. Treasuries climbed. Volume on U.S. exchanges slipped below 10 billion shares for the first time this year. Tech companies led losses in the S&P 500 on Tuesday, offsetting gains in retailers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 also retreated. Stocks tied to the Archegos Capital Management blowup ended the session higher as investors brushed news that… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures rose ahead of data expected to show the biggest increase in jobs in five months. Most other markets were closed for Good Friday. The labor report for March has the potential to roil the bond market when trading will be thin during a holiday-shortened session. Treasuries will be open for a half-day session, while the New York Stock Exchange is closed today. The median economist estimate points to 650,000 gain in non-farm payrolls, which would indicate that the… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Bets on These 3 Stocks; Sees Over 50% Upside Potential What goes up must come down, as we all know. This fact of physics is the underlying worry of the stock market, that fuels our suspicions of bubbles. But investment firm Goldman Sachs doesn’t believe we should worry; the firm’s chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer gives several reasons to expect that the market’s current upward trend is real. His key points include the equity risk premium, the real… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Technology shares rose and Treasury yields retreated from the highest levels of the day as investors weighed the risk of inflation with economic growth accelerating. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury had spiked earlier after the Federal Reserve let a capital break for big banks expire. Crude oil rebounded after tumbling Thursday. The S&P 500 edged higher, led by the energy and communication services sectors. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other banks weighed on the Dow Jones… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. futures edged lower and Treasury yields extended gains ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting at which officials will deliver their outlook for the economy amid a budding recovery that risks stoking inflation. Contracts on the S&P 500 traded modestly down, while those on the Nasdaq dropped 0.8%. Fuel-cell firm Plug Power Inc. plunged more than 20% in pre-market trading after it disclosed accounting errors. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell, and South Korean stocks retreated… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks closed at a record high for a third consecutive trading session amid growing optimism over the budding economic recovery and progress on vaccines. Long-term Treasury yields edged lower. The benchmark S&P 500 Index gained for a fifth straight trading session, led by the utilities and real estate sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed at a record and finished up for a seventh session in a row. Apple Inc., Tesla Inc. and Facebook Inc. led the tech-heavy… Source link