© Reuters. Investing.com – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record highs as consumer discretionaries helped offset losses in energy and tech stocks on the back of disappointing earnings. The gained 0.46%, the rose 0.34% and the gained 0.31%. Tech and energy proved an exception to the broader rally inRead More →
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the stock market has delivered all-time highs around 100 times since he took office — a reference to records hit by the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index a day earlier. ‘The stock market and our country, from an economic standpoint, is doingRead More →
Wikipedia A streetscape in Erie, Pa. Rates for home loans rose as economic indicators strengthened, mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.17% in the April 18 week, up from 4.12%. That was the third straight weekly increase for the popular product, a feat it hadn’tRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Facebook logo in this picture illustration (Reuters) – Facebook (NASDAQ:) Inc’s social networking site, photo-sharing social network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp were inaccessible to some users on Sunday, downdetector.com, which monitors outages,Read More →
© Reuters. Australian wealth manager IOOF hit with class-action lawsuit SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s embattled second-largest wealth manager, IOOF Holdings Ltd, was sued on Friday by shareholders who alleged the company engaged in deceptive conduct and breached sharemarket disclosure obligations. The class-action lawsuit is the ninth against a major financialRead More →
In MarketWatch’s new series “The Cost of Things,” our editors break down the hidden pricing structure behind everything from chewing gum to disinfectant wipes. We’re paying a lot to perk up. The number of Americans downing at least one cup of coffee a day is the highest it’s been inRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, listens to a question at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston (Reuters) – The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executiveRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: United States one dollar bills seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington NEW YORK (Reuters) – The negative effect of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ results in the third quarter of 2018 was the most in 10 quarters,Read More →
© Reuters. A woman walks past a Prezzo restaurant in London LONDON (Reuters) – The number of British restaurant insolvencies hit a record high in 2018 and have doubled since 2010, a study by accountants Price Bailey showed on Wednesday as the sector struggles with market saturation and competition fromRead More →
© Reuters. Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York (Reuters) – The and S&P futures turned negative on Thursday after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the United States and China were “miles and miles” from resolving their trade dispute. Ross told CNBC that it wasRead More →
© Reuters. Investing.com – U.S. futures fell on Friday as revenue forecast cuts from a number of companies and weak retail sales over the holidays threatened to derail Wall Street’s five-day rally as investors fear a possible recession. The fell 2 points or 0.11% as of 6:40 AM ET (11:40Read More →
