NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Concerns about rising new infections and dwindling hopes for further corona economic aid before the US presidential elections put a heavy burden on the US stock exchanges at the start of the week. Surprisingly weak data from the housing market also contributed to the battered mood. The Dow Jones Industrial fell … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After long queues in front of polling stations in New York for early voting in the US presidential election, Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked for improvements to the process. “The electoral board was obviously not prepared for this large turnout and must immediately make improvements to support all New Yorkers … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After severe criticism of delays in coronavirus test results, New York has opened its own municipal laboratory. The facility in Manhattan was specially designed for residents of the metropolis and should help to reduce the waiting time for a test result to a maximum of 48 hours, said Mayor Bill de … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock market lost its momentum on Tuesday after a three-day recovery rally. The Dow Jones Industrial fell 0.48 percent to 27,452.66 points. Now he only has one day left to improve his monthly balance sheet: So far, he has lost 3.4 percent in September. He is heading for the … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The ongoing scrambling about a new economic package to combat the Corona crisis has caused US investors to be cautious. The most important stock indices closed on Friday after sluggish trading with little change. The focus was also on a number of mixed corporate reports on the past quarter. The US … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The ongoing scrambling about a new economic package to combat the Corona crisis has caused US investors to be cautious. The most important stock indices closed on Friday after sluggish trading with little change. The focus was also on a number of mixed corporate reports on the past quarter. The US … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – At the end of a trading week marked by losses, the US stock exchanges should start slightly recovered on Friday. The focus is on a number of mixed corporate reports on the past quarter. Important sentiment data from US industry and the service sector for October will not be available until … Read more
London (Reuters) – The British bank Barclays did better than expected in the third quarter thanks to a sharp fall in provisions for bad loans. Before taxes, profit rose to 1.1 billion pounds (1.2 billion euros) from 246 million in the same quarter last year, as Barclays announced on Friday. That was almost twice as … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Indications of an agreement in the dispute over the Corona aid package lifted the Dow Jones Industrial into the plus on Thursday. House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi said the goal was almost there. Meanwhile, the second TV duel between US President Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate Joe Biden, which is due … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – On Wall Street, investors also acted cautiously on Thursday. At least, however, with the Dow Jones Industrial and the market-wide S&P 500, important stock indices were able to shake off slight initial losses. The upcoming presidential election and new corona infections remain in focus. Shortly before election day at the beginning … Read more