Text size Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images After a few shaky days, oil prices rose on Wednesday after a surprising result at an OPEC meeting and better-than-expected government data from the US. Brent crude, the global benchmark, set 2.1% higher at $ 43.79 on Tuesday, while West …
Read More »Goldman Sachs earnings report: Shares soar after bank crushed estimates
Text size The Goldman Sachs building is seen in lower Manhattan Photograph by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Goldman Sachs Group has just reported an explosive quarter, thanks to an increase in trade and subscription, but Wall Street wonders how long the good times will last. The investment bank’s shares …
Read More »Wells Fargo Stocks Updated Despite Negative Results
Text size Spencer Platt / Getty Images Wells Fargo shares sank after the bank reported worse-than-expected results this week, but they are rising on Wednesday after Evercore ISI upgraded the lender. Analyst John Pancari raised his rating on Wells Fargo (WFC) to outperform In Line, saying the bad news has …
Read More »Dow Jones Industrial Average Soars After Goldman Sachs Earnings
Text size It is good to be the Dow. The stock market continues to rise on Wednesday, but some indices are rising more than others. S&P 500 futures are up 1.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 566 points, or 2.1%, and Nasdaq Composite is up just 0.5%. …
Read More »Vaccine Hopes Boost Earnings for European Stocks and US Stock Futures
Tourists stroll through the center of Rovinj on the Istrian peninsula in the Adriatic Sea on July 4, 2020. Denis Lovrovic / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose Wednesday, and US equity futures also rose as investors accepted positive news about a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine. The …
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