(Photo: 123RF) MARKET REVIEW. The Toronto Stock Exchange retreated late Tuesday morning, while the major US indices also lost their feathers. The New York Stock Exchange started the month of August essentially in the red on Tuesday at the start of a busy session in corporate results, some of which were mixed. To (re)consult market … Read more
The main US stock market index S&P 500, which measures the development of share prices of the largest US corporations, has gained approximately 20 percent since the beginning of the year. The purely technological indicator Nasdaq 100 even strengthened by more than 40 percent. Both key indexes are close to previous records from the turn … Read more
(Photo: 123RF) MARKET REVIEW. The New York Stock Exchange opened Tuesday mostly in the green at the start of a busy day in corporate results and on the eve of a monetary decision by the American central bank. To (re)consult market news Stock market indices at the opening In Toronto, the S&P/TSX increased by +6.80 … Read more
(Photo: Catherine Charron) MARKET REVIEW. The New York Stock Exchange ended higher on Monday, driven by new indicators that support the hypothesis of a controlled landing for the American economy, which allowed the Dow Jones to record an eleventh positive session in a row. The strength of the energy sector allowed the Toronto Stock Exchange … Read more
NEW YORK Things looked different on the technology-heavy Nasdaq stock exchange, where investors were disappointed by two particularly heavily weighted companies. The Nasdaq 100 selection index fell 1.46 percent to 15,595.64 points. The market-wide S&P 500 lost 0.50 percent to 4542.77 points. Johnson & Johnson (J&J), IBM and Travelers led the Dow. The pharmaceutical and … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Investors on the US stock exchanges have to be prepared for discounts in the technology sector on Thursday. Price losses at Tesla and Netflix according to numbers do not bode well for the Nasdaq 100, which had turned off near the 16,000 point mark the day before and was still just … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Business figures from companies, which were predominantly received positively, brought further profits to the US stock exchanges on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial increased by 0.26 percent to 34,484.63 points. This indicates a weekly gain of a good 2 percent for the New York leading index. The market-wide S&P 500 rose … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial continued the gains it made at the beginning of the week. Stockbrokers referred to the recent Chinese stimulus measures as a support factor. However, the mood is dampened by recession fears and warnings of rising US interest rates that will remain high for a long … Read more
Against Pfeiler’s persistent skepticism regarding investor judgment, in the first part of the series, the editors of E15 pitted the optimist and portfolio manager in one person, Michal Semotan from J&T investment company, as an opponent. The two gentlemen made a big bet for a bottle of expensive red. While Pfeiler expects the S&P 500 … Read more
Investors remained cautious on Friday, as the stock market concluded a disappointing week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.65 percent to 33,727.43 points, continuing its downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading day. This resulted in a weekly loss of 1.7 percent, marking the weakest week for the Dow since early March. The … Read more