Hope for the COVID-19 vaccine and optimism ahead of employment data are boosting stocks as a long holiday weekend of July 4 awaits US investors. But as cities and businesses roll back reopens, some suggest caution with June payrolls (weekly jobless figures are coming, too). Christopher Dembik, head of macroeconomic …
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Stocks falter on the last trading day of the quarter, as the World Health Organization warns that “the worst is yet to come” with COVID-19. But up to 16% and 18% respectively, the Dow DJIA, + 2.32% and S&P 500 SPX, + 1.46% They are poised for the best three-month …
Read More »Dow futures are on the rise to start the week shortened by holidays, even as global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
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 …
Read More »European stocks rise, but gains are tempered by concerns about the US coronavirus.
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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