The holiday weekend has done nothing to stem the positive momentum in US stocks. Strong US employment data boosted investors on Thursday and futures are higher early Monday, implying a gain of 350 points for the DIA Jones Industrial Average DJIA, + 0.35% out in the open. But coronavirus cases …
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European stocks rose on Monday as signs of economic progress offset concerns about growing cases of coronavirus in the US and India. Up to 2% last week, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, + 1.39% up 1.6%. Shares of HSBC Holdings HSBA listed in London, + 5.31% and STAN standard chartered, …
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Asian stock markets rose on Monday as investors looked for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Nikkei 225 NIK from Japan, + 1.82% up 1.4% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng HSI Index, + 4.10% gained 3%. The SHCOMP composed of Shanghai, + 5.71% increased …
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Text size Photograph by Michael Nagle / Bloomberg On Sunday night, the stock market is doing what it seems to do best these days: go sideways. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 90 points, while S&P 500 futures are up 8 points, and Nasdaq compound futures are up 0.4%. …
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Investors will return from a long holiday weekend in the United States on Monday to what could be calm before the storm – a relatively quiet week before a deluge of second-quarter corporate earnings reports is released from July 13. However, most observers are looking at second-quarter earnings as they …
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