Benchmarks for US equities fell sharply lower on Friday morning, with major indices poised to end the week’s losses as investors analyzed a record surge in new coronavirus cases and the implications of Federal Reserve Bank stress test results announced Thursday night. How are the benchmarks working? The Dow Jones …
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Traders wear masks while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues New York, May 27, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:06 am: Bank shares fall when the Fed imposes restrictions …
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It is only the nature of the market that the coronavirus pandemic has forced all fund managers and analysts to become hobbyist epidemiologists. So here are some of the thoughts from COVID-19 by Christopher Wood, global head of capital strategy at Jefferies. In fact, he is encouraged by the latest …
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Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …
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European stocks rose on Friday, but gains were tempered by a record rise in coronavirus cases in the US Earnings for German business software group SAP SE boosted the index, while Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB pulled in the other direction after reporting weak sales. The Stoxx Europe 600 …
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