Data from China, a Twitter hack, geopolitical tensions and worries about viruses are scaring investors out of stocks on Thursday, with more earnings and weekly unemployment claims ahead. Markets encouraged positive news about vaccines just a day earlier. The week has also seen the Nasdaq Composite COMP, + 0.59% wobble, …
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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 …
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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%. …
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The discussion about whether the markets were at the top lasted an entire day, after Tuesday’s recovery put the bears back in their dens. Positive news about the vaccine could broadcast Wednesday’s session. Looking a little further are the strategists at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin. They estimate that …
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Text size Cindy Ord / Getty Images Citigroup reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter, but the news failed to raise the stock. Earnings for Citigroup (ticker: C) totaled $ 1.3 billion, or 50 cents a share, better than the 35 cents stock analysts expected, but 73% below earnings of …
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