Stock futures dipped on Thursday evening as investors geared up for the S&P 500 to potentially slide into official bear market territory. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 68 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.3%. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Dow bounced off their […]
The stock market is going through a period of uncertainty and volatility, but some sectors could benefit from that. Timothy A Clary | AFP | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A wide divergence of performance has formed in the hedge fund industry amid the stock route on Wall Street […]
US stock futures declined, pointing to a second day of turbulence in markets driven by stronger-than-expected US inflation. Futures tied to the S&P 500 fell 0.6% after the broad-market index closed down 1.7% on Wednesday. Nasdaq-100 futures retreated 1%, suggesting more losses for technology stocks after the opening bell. Stocks are coming under pressure due […]
May 12, 2022 3:40 a.m. ET US stock futures slipped ahead of producer-price figures, a day after consumer-inflation data showed signs of moderating but still came in ahead of economists’ expectations. Futures on the S&P 500 were down 0.5% and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.4%. The contracts don’t necessarily predict market […]
New York CNN Business — Electric truck maker Rivian delivered some much needed assurance to Wall Street Wednesday, even as it reported a larger than expected first quarter loss. The company said that it had 7,000 new orders for its R1 electric pickup in the last two months, bringing total net orders up to 90,000 […]
Stocks swung between gains and losses Wednesday after fresh data showed inflation eased slightly in April but not as much as economists expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% in morning trading. The index snapped a three-day losing streak Tuesday, hitting pause on a stretch of pressure that came as investors braced for the Federal Reserve […]
US stocks swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as uncertainty over inflation, interest rates and the economy continued to weigh on the market. All three major indexes opened higher, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 2.8% at one point. By late morning, stocks had mostly erased those gains and appeared on track to extend […]
Shoppers inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images April’s consumer price index report is expected to show inflation has already reached a peak — a development that some investors say could temporarily soothe markets. But economists say, even with a […]
Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Tuesday ahead of a key inflation reading. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 15 points. S&P 500 futures were marginally lower and Nasdaq 100 futures were near flat. The moves come after the Dow fell for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday in a volatile […]
US stock indexes rebounded early Tuesday, before dropping back into negative territory, following three days of punishing declines. The S&P 500 was recently down 0.5% in morning trading, a day after the broad index slumped 3.2% to its lowest level for the year. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]