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European stocks rally at the open and bund yield turns positive on report of joint European Union spending
European stocks enjoyed an unusually strong open on Tuesday after a weak Wall Street finish, after a report the European Union will consider jointly issuing bonds to finance energy and defense spending. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.81% gained over 1% in early action, as the French CAC 40 PX1, +1.75% gained 2.5%, the German …
Tesla, FLIR Systems, Bitcoin: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
Here’s what we’re watching as markets open Monday for the first trading session of 2021. —U.S. stock futures rose on hopes that continued government stimulus and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines will bode well for equities. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.4% Monday, while contracts lined to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained …
European stocks slump after SAP profit warning and new COVID-19 restrictions
Italian anti-riot policemen clash with demonstrators over measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the center of Naples, southern Italy, on October, 24, 2020. carlo hermann/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks traded lower Monday on a combination of worries, including a profit warning from business software giant SAP, new restrictions on activity in response to …
European stocks rise after worst drubbing in three months amid second COVID-19 wave concerns
People enjoy a drink outside a pub in Camden in central London on September 13, 2020. justin tallis/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks edged higher on Tuesday after their worst one-day performance in more than three months, as the Continent faces tighter economic restrictions due to rising cases of coronavirus. After a 3.2% nosedive on Monday, …
Global Stocks Fall After Trump Issues Warning on Pandemic
Global stocks fell Wednesday after President Trump issued a stark new warning on the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., reviving concerns about the potential damage to the world’s largest economy. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3%, suggesting that blue-chip stocks will decline a day after U.S. equities closed …
S&P, Nasdaq hit new records after Trump minimizes Iran strikes; Dow gains capped by Boeing
U.S. stocks recovered from overnight losses to touch new records midday Wednesday, after remarks by President Trump suggested the U.S. and Iran were refraining from further military action in the aftermath of attacks on U.S. bases overnight in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by American forces. However, the Dow’s gains …
U.S. Stocks Open Higher as Bank Earnings Reports Roll In
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as another round of earnings reports from major banks and blue-chip companies began trickling in. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.1%, shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 climbed 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite also rose 0.1%. Shares of Bank of America fell 1.7% after it …