Dollar, Oil, & Gold Jump; Stocks & Bonds Dump As 'WW3-On'-Risk Reignites It was all looking so shiny and BTFD-y - Iran had sent some missiles towards Israeli folks; 'allies' blocked 99% of them; and Israel appeared unlikely top respond 'imminently'. Stocks were up, crypto was up, oil was down as 'WW3-off' meant risk-on. But, then the headlines just kept coming from the MidEast, reigniting fears that things were about to escalate quickly once again, sending oil, gold, and the dollar...
The stock of Ibotta, a digital marketing platform backed by Walmart Inc., soared 27% in its trading debut on Thursday, after the deal priced at $88, a full $4 above its proposed price range. The company allows consumer packaged goods companies to offer promotions to customers through a network of p
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow cementing a sixth straight session in a row of declines, as investors worried about possible next steps in the Mideast conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 248.13 points, or 0.7%, ending at 37,735.11. The S&P 500 index dropped 61.59 po
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A stock-market streak that had become emblematic of the S&P 500's blistering five-month rally is about to break. The S&P 500 is on track to close below its 50-day moving average on Monday for the first time in 110 trading days, according to Dow Jones Market Data. This would snap the index's longest
U.S. large-cap stocks just posted their largest weekly outflow since December 2022, strategists at BofA Global Research said Friday. Outflows from U.S. large-cap funds were $15.8 billion in the week ending Wednesday, the highest in 16 months, while stocks in general saw $19.6 billion of outflows fo
U.S. stocks ended sharply lower Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average booking a large weekly loss on investor anxiety over inflation and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Dow dropped 475.84 points, or 1.2%, to close at 37,983.24. The S&P 500 fell 75.65 points, or 1.5%, to fi
Big tech sold off in late hours after Meta Platforms Inc.’s disappointing outlook raised concern on whether the artificial-intelligence euphoria that has powered the bull market has run too far.
World stocks have recovered some losses and gold has fallen by the most in a year, dropping with government bond prices and oil as investors reversed some defensive positions taken going into the weekend on fears of a wider Middle East conflict. The week ahead is packed with corporate earnings, with 158 companies in the […]
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Yen Dumped, Yield-Curve Pumped, Bonds & Bitcoin Slump Quiet macro day with Durable Goods Orders looking like a beat - but only because of sizable downward revisions - as orders and shipments are actually down on a YoY basis. Source: Bloomberg But stocks were messy with an opening bid immediately squelched and post-EU-close ramp faded into the US close. Small Caps were the day's laggard as Nasdaq outperformed while The Dow and S&P desperately tried to get green Nasdaq and The...
Bitcoin & Bullion Bid As Hawkish FedSpeak Hammers Stocks & Bonds Stocks had limped higher all night after four straight days lower but into the cash open, Fed's Williams ruined the party by admitting that while rate-hikes are not 'his baseline' they are possible if the data warrants. But that dip was bought aggressively after the open. Stocks were spooked a little by the 'no landing' narrative screaming from Philly Fed's data (showing HL improvement but soaring prices-paid, and...