US stock index futures on Monday signaled a slightly higher open even as data over the weekend highlighted the persistence of the coronavirus at hotspots, including Florida, Texas and California, fueling concerns about economic prospects. Financial markets in the US will be closed on Friday in compliance with the July …
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Shares fell in Asia on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some US states to backtrack on pandemic reopens. Nikkei 225 NIK from Japan, -2.29% sank 1.8% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng HSI Index, -1.23% fell 1.2%. The SHCOMP composed of Shanghai, -0.60% fell …
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The Federal Reserve on Sunday released more details of an emergency loan program that buys corporate debt, showing which US companies have benefited from its unprecedented measures to support the flow of credit into the economy. Through its loan facilities, the Fed is buying individual corporate bonds on the market …
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The US economy may not fully return to normal until 2022, and the stock market is at risk of a correction later in the summer, a leading economic forecaster said on Friday. Christophe Barraud, chief economist and strategist at Market Securities in Paris, said the best case for the US …
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The journey from here could get much more bumpy after the Dow recorded its worst one-day loss since June 11 on Friday, lowering the blue chip index to its lowest point since May 26 and at least momentarily leaving I encourage equity investors. who may be gradually losing their bullish …
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