^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,745.73 |
| Open | 2,760.24 |
| Volume | 2,385,153,253 |
| Day's Range | 2,760.24 - 2,775.66 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,937,333,666 |
- Investing.com•4 days ago
Stocks - Wall Street Slumps After Retail Sales Fall in December
The S&P; 500 slipped 14 points, or 0.53%, as of 9:30 AM ET (14:30 GMT), while the Dow lost 82 points, or 0.32%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite decreased 27 points, or 0.38%.
- Investor's Business Daily•16 minutes ago
Dow Jones Futures: Current Stock Market Rally Show Fiber, And So Do These 6 Top Stocks
The stock market rally is shrugging off resistance. Fiber-optic stocks are looking good. Ciena is just below a buy, Viavi, Inphi are in buy zones. Fabrinet, Acacia, Finisar are acting well.
- MarketWatch•35 minutes ago
Presidents Day: Everything you need to know about market closures on Washington’s Birthday
MARKET EXTRA U.S. financial markets will pause Monday in observance of Presidents Day — which, technically, is not the name of the holiday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shutter on Feb.
- MarketWatch•35 minutes ago
Berkshire’s Charlie Munger has a very blunt response to those ‘driving rich people away’ as Amazon scraps HQ2
Munger’s comments come after Amazon announced on Thursday that it was canceling plans to build its New York City headquarters in Long Island City, and wouldn’t be seeking a replacement venue.
Bloomberg•56 minutes agoStocks, Commodities Climb as Trade Optimism Builds: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Europe edged higher after a rally in Asia drove the region’s shares to their highest level since October amid optimism over China’s economy and trade talks. Commodities from oil to copper jumped. The Stoxx Europe 600 edged up following a choppy morning as gains by telecommunications companies offset declines in carmakers, after President Donald Trump received a report that may be a preliminary step to raising tariffs on auto imports.
- Investing.com•4 days ago
Stocks - Wall Street Ends Mixed as Techs Show Strength
Investing.com - Stocks finished mixed on Thursday as tech stocks gained and the broader market was pushed and pulled by weak economic data and the prospect of the U.S. government avoiding another shutdown.
- Investing.com•3 days ago
Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday
Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Friday, Feb. 15:
- Investing.com•3 days ago
PepsiCo Falls on Disappointing 2019 Forecasts
Investing.com - PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) fell 0.5% in premarket trading on Friday, after saying its underlying profit this year would fall slightly this year, before rebounding in 2020.
- Investing.com•3 days ago
Stocks - Wall Street Rises as Trade Talks Progress
The S&P; 500 rose 19 points, or 0.71%, as of 9:30 AM ET (14:30 GMT), while the Dow gained 125 points, or 0.49%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite increased 41 points, or 0.56%.
- Investing.com•yesterday
Economic Calendar - Top 5 Things to Watch This Week
Investing.com - Markets will be keeping abreast of the next round of trade discussions between the U.S. and China in Washington this week, as the two sides race to reach a deal that would avert a tariff increase on Chinese goods by March 1.
- Investing.com•3 days ago
Stocks - Dow Wraps up Eighth Weekly Gain on US-China Trade Hopes
Investing.com - The Dow wrapped up the week in strong form Friday, notching an eighth-straight week of gains as optimism that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal triggered a sea of green across Wall Street.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
Global Markets: World stocks lifted to 2-1/2 month highs by trade optimism
Hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and expectations of policy stimulus from central banks lifted world stocks to 2-1/2 month highs on Monday, though European gains were dampened by concerns over the car sector's outlook. MSCI's All-Country World Index rose 0.3 percent after Japan's Nikkei closed up 1.8 percent at its highest level of the year and MSCI's index of Asian equities rose almost 1 percent. Wall Street futures suggested that U.S. stocks would hold onto last week's gains when trading starts.
Associated Press•3 hours agoWorld stocks mostly rise ahead of more China-US trade talks
SINGAPORE (AP) — World stocks mostly rose on Monday ahead of more trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.
Reuters•3 hours agoWorld stocks lifted to 2-1/2 month highs by trade optimism
Hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and expectations of policy stimulus from central banks lifted world stocks to 2-1/2 month highs on Monday, though European gains were dampened by concerns over the car sector's outlook. MSCI's All-Country World Index rose 0.3 percent after Japan's Nikkei closed up 1.8 percent at its highest level of the year and MSCI's index of Asian equities rose almost 1 percent. Wall Street futures suggested that U.S. stocks would hold onto last week's gains when trading starts.
- Barrons.com•5 hours ago
Walmart Reports Earnings Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect.
Walmart is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday before the market’s open. Here’s a snapshot of Wall Street’s expectations and some recent history.
- Bloomberg•9 hours ago
Goldman Sees Opportunity in U.S. Earnings' Apple-JPMorgan `Gap'
The aggregate estimates for S&P 500 Index earnings growth mask a wide dispersion that obscures the potential for some good results, strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a note Friday. “The gap between the median and aggregate EPS growth underscores the opportunity for fundamental investors,” the strategists said. Micron Technology Inc. and Apple Inc. alone represent a drag of 20 percent on the S&P 500’s annual profit growth forecast, Kostin said.
- Reuters•10 hours ago
Asia shares bounce on trade talk, stimulus wagers
Asian share markets bounced broadly on Monday as investors dared to hope for both progress at Sino-U.S. trade talks in Washington this week and more policy stimulus from major central banks. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9 percent, largely recovering from a sharp fall last Friday. Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.8 percent to its highest level of the year so far, while Shanghai blue chips rallied 2.1 percent.
- FX Empire•10 hours ago
Asian Investors Optimistic as Trade Talks Move to Washington
President Trump said at a White House news conference that Washington was closer than ever before to “having a real trade deal” with Beijing and that he would be “honored” to remove tariffs if an agreement can be reached. He added, however, that the talks were “very complicated.”
Bloomberg•15 hours agoOil Rally Finally Pulls Hedge Fund Optimists Off the Sidelines
For the first time this year, a jump in bets that Brent crude prices will rise far surpassed the move by short-sellers, helping set the tone for money managers’ positioning on the global benchmark. “Many of the worries we’ve had about demand have dissipated," said Bart Melek, head commodities strategist at TD Securities in Toronto, said in an interview.
Motley Fool•20 hours ago3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Domino's, Wayfair, and Garmin shareholders are in for a volatile trading week ahead.
- CNBC•22 hours ago
As Wall Street rallies on US-China trade hopes, bond investors may be worried about a recession
The stock market is euphoric over the idea that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will fix the economy and boost earnings, but the bond market still sees uncertainty and a possible recession lurking.
- Motley Fool•22 hours ago
3 Great Reasons to Buy Enterprise Products Partners
The midstream giant holds appeal to almost any type of investor.
- Motley Fool•yesterday
The Subtle Signal That the Bull Market Could Soon End
The current bull market is near the end of its 10th year. But this indicator could mean that it's near the end -- period.
- Barrons.com•yesterday
Between Fed Minutes and Company Earnings, Expect Markets to Move This Week.
46 S&P 500 companies report earnings this week, including Walmart, CVS Health and Kraft Heinz. Plus, the Fed releases minutes from its January meeting.
- GuruFocus.com•yesterday
Is Private Information the Only Way to Beat the Market?
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