NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After some very high losses again at times, Wall Street managed to jump into positive territory at the close of trading on Friday, albeit extremely narrowly. Initially, the Chinese central bank cut an important reference interest rate for long-term loans as a support, but then things went downhill all the more … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the sell-off on the New York stock market in the middle of the week, prices are still under pressure on Thursday. Concerns that the strong price increases and rising interest rates will increasingly burden companies seem to be gaining ground in the market. Economic data released on Thursday fit into … Read more
ALBANY (dpa-AFX) – The world’s largest online mail order company Amazon is facing a discrimination lawsuit in New York State. The group discriminates against pregnant women and people with disabilities, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday. Amazon was surprised in a statement. Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said the company cooperated closely with the … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After pleasing US economic data and positive signals from Asia, the willingness to take risks on the New York stock market increased noticeably on Tuesday. If the indices had been struggling at the beginning of the week in the face of persistent growth concerns, they are now advancing. That’s how the … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After a very weak week on the stock markets so far, the US stock exchanges made another attempt to stabilize on Friday. Such attempts had always failed in the course of the week so far. The leading index Dow Jones Industrial increased by 0.93 percent to 32,024 points. On a weekly … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The renewed attempt to recover on the US stock exchanges failed miserably on Wednesday. Again, it was the prices of the tech giants that dragged markets down with them. Heavyweights like Apple Amazon and microsoft came under pressure. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 3.06 percent to 11,967.56 points and fell below … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – As won as it is gone: After a strong recovery in the middle of the week, the US stock exchanges gave way again massively on Thursday. The more than three percent increase in yields on ten-year US government bonds caused increased nervousness. In addition, productivity in the US economy fell more … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – On Wall Street, early gains on Monday evaporated again after the price slide on Friday. Economic data on the mood in industry had only briefly supported the most important indices before the significant rise in yields on the bond market once again fueled investors’ fears of interest rates. Ten-year US bonds … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Price gains on the US stock exchanges in the first few minutes of trading largely evaporated on Thursday. The leading index Dow Jones Industrial was up 0.35 percent to 34,683.93 points. Even surprisingly good economic data on consumer sentiment in the USA could not boost the stock exchanges. The broader S&P … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock markets extended their initial minus in trading on Friday. Disappointing quarterly reports from some technology groups dampened the recently brightened mood among investors. The volatility on the stock exchanges remains high, said market expert Jim Reid from Deutsche Bank and referred, among other things, to the recently strengthened … Read more