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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index started off the week with three days of gains, as earnings appeared ready to lift stocks out of their doldrums. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 102.80 points, or 0.4%, to 24,462.94, while the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, to 2670.14. The quickest time it took the S&P 500 to regain its high was 157 days in 2012, according to BTIG data.
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The potential for an intensifying trade dispute to undercut the U.S. stock market could become clearer next week when a host of multinational companies reports quarterly results that may provide a glimpse into the impact of those global tensions. A broad trade war scaled up a list of worries for Corporate America and equity investors after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs last month on imports of steel and aluminum. China has responded with tariffs of its own, leading to fears about a full-blown trade war and injecting fresh volatility into a stock market that has been more jittery over the past two months.
The Dow fell 201.95 points, or 0.8%, to 24,462.94, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.9% to 2670.14, and the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.3% to 7146.13. "Investors rode one big wave this week, with the S&P 500 opening higher on Monday and rallying through midday on Wednesday, then selling off from midday Wednesday through the close on Friday," writes Bespoke Investment Group's Justin Walters. The Dow advanced 102.80 points, or 0.4%, to 24,462.94 this week, while the S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 2670.14.
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Rising interest rates and inflation worries could hang over the stock market in the coming week, as investors look to a big flood of earnings news to lift some of their anxiety.
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A U.S. bond sell-off continued for a second day on Friday, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level in more than four years and steepening the yield curve after two weeks of flattening. World stock markets dipped as worries about a global slowdown in smartphone demand dented the technology sector, while oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a tweet criticizing OPEC and then mostly recovered. The higher yields seemed to reflect a technical shift in the market, rather than a jump in investor confidence in the U.S. economy or rising inflation, so analysts are regarding the steeper curve as temporary.
A U.S. bond sell-off continued for a second day on Friday, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level in more than four years and steepening the yield curve after two weeks of flattening. World stock markets dipped as worries about a global slowdown in smartphone demand dented the technology sector, while oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a tweet criticizing OPEC and then mostly recovered. The higher yields seemed to reflect a technical shift in the market, rather than a jump in investor confidence in the U.S. economy or rising inflation, so analysts are regarding the steeper curve as temporary.
Rising interest rates are changing the game on Wall Street.
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On a down day for the market, General Electric rose after reporting earnings, while Skechers' weak forecast sent investors running.
Losses among retailers, packaged food and beverage makers and other consumer goods companies also helped weigh down the market. Banks rose as bond yields continued to climb, reflecting increasing investor concerns of higher inflation in the wake of rising oil and other commodity prices. "Higher commodity prices, a little bit more inflation pressure and higher interest rates, that sort of takes some wind out of the sails for equity markets, at least short-term," said Edward Campbell, senior portfolio manager at QMA, a business unit of PGIM.
U.S. stocks extend losses in late trade to end lower on Friday, as weakness in technology and consumer staples shares offset the latest batch of corporate earnings, which largely continued to beat expectations....
The technology index (.SPLRCT) was the biggest drag on the S&P 500 with a 1.5 percent drop after registering three straight days of losses ahead of a key earnings week for the sector. "There continues to be some concern over interest rates and their potential impact on equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 202.09 points, or 0.82 percent, to 24,462.8, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 22.98 points, or 0.85 percent, to 2,670.15 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 91.93 points, or 1.27 percent, to 7,146.13.
While beleaguered General Electric (GE) was the biggest dog of the Dow in the first quarter, it shot to the top of the S&P 500 on Friday, helped by an upbeat earnings report. GE gained 69 cents, or 4.9%, to $14.68. The S&P 500 fell 22.99 points, or 0.85%, to end at 2670.14.
Stocks closed broadly lower Friday, extending the market's modest losses from a day earlier. A slump in big technology stocks, consumer goods and health care companies weighed on the market. Banks eked ...
The technology index (.SPLRCT) was the biggest drag on the S&P 500 with a 1.5 percent drop after registering three straight days of losses ahead of a key earnings week for the sector. "There continues to be some concern over interest rates and their potential impact on equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 202.09 points, or 0.82 percent, to 24,462.8, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 22.98 points, or 0.85 percent, to 2,670.15 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 91.93 points, or 1.27 percent, to 7,146.13.
Now that President Trump has turned down the heat on a China trade war, investor concern about rising inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve may be taking center stage.
Stocks rallied early in the week on rising oil prices and Netflix earnings. But they erased almost of their gains on chip warnings and Apple iPhone fears.
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