U.S. stock index futures were trading higher on Tuesday morning. Around 5:15 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a positive open of more than 90 points. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also higher. Wall Street ended higher on Monday on the back of renewed optimism in U.S.-China trade talks. A spokeswoman for the … Read more
Stocks were lower Friday after news that the White House is considering restrictions on investment in China. But today stocks were higher after a Peter Navarro, a trade advisor, said that Friday’s report was mostly false. And over the weekend a spokeswoman for the Treasury said that the White House is NOT looking to remove … Read more
Stocks pulled back today with trade being the focus. There was positive data to digest, but it didn’t really help stocks. Final GDP came in at 2.0% (as expected) and Weekly Jobless Claims came in at 213,000 (essentially in-line with expectations). But Pending Home Sales showed a surprise increase of 1.6% in August, rebounding from … Read more
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Thursday, boost by optimism around trade talks with China. At around 7:15 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of more than 60 points at the open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 also traded higher. Wall Street ended Wednesday on a higher note after President … Read more
A Presidential impeachment? Who cares!!! At least that’s what stocks are telling us. Yesterday, stocks dropped on concerns of a possible impeachment inquiry by Democrats. And as expected, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry against the President last night. But after a small dip in early trading, stocks shook off impeachment concerns … Read more
Trading was pretty quiet this morning. The major indices were slightly higher at the open. And 30 minutes into trading stocks were at session highs. But then the day turned into a bit of a roller coaster ride after that. Stocks began to pull back late morning, with selling really kicking in around lunchtime. Why … Read more
U.S. stock index futures were higher Tuesday morning as hope around U.S.-China trade talks increased. Around 7:25 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of 122 points. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 also pointed to solid gains. Bloomberg News reported China granted new waivers to several companies exempting them from tariffs on at … Read more
Stocks opened the day with losses after weak economic data in Europe. In Germany, flash Manufacturing PMI data came in at the lowest levels since the financial crisis. With weak manufacturing indicating contraction instead of expansion, European markets were down more than 1.0%. But after the rocky start, stocks clawed their way higher. And after … Read more
U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower Monday morning. Around 6:45 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a negative open of more than 50 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both higher. — RECOMMENDED — [OFFICIAL REPLAY] Teeka Tiwari’s “5 Coins to $5 Million” NOTE: This exclusive replay link will expire in less than … Read more
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Friday morning, pushing Wall Street closer to record highs set earlier this year. At around 7:10 a.m. ET, Dow Jones industrial Average futures rose 53 points, indicating a gain of 40 points. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were both marginally higher. The Dow came into Friday’s session 1.1% … Read more