The recent downgrade of the United States’ credit rating has brought to mind the mistakes of Dr. Chocholouk in the film “Jchyme, ho ho do stroje.” From Washington’s perspective, this is a regrettable oversight that occurs at most once every fifteen years. Or maybe twice? Now, it seems it might even be three times. A … Read more
NEW YORK The leading index Dow Jones Industrial shook off initial losses and recently rose by 0.21 percent to 31,940.38 points. The other indices presented themselves even stronger: The market-wide S&P 500 rose by 0.70 percent to 3919.10 points and the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 by 1.31 percent to 12,411.57 points. Shortly before the start of … Read more
NEW YORK Higher surcharges had prevented in the course of the week, above all, the increased interest rates on the capital markets. They threaten to erode corporate profits while making stocks less attractive relative to bonds. On Friday, however, the yield on ten-year US Treasury bonds fell below the four percent mark again, which it … Read more
Die Wall Street in New York The tech companies Snap and Twitter had to accept price losses. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt, New York The prospect of further extensive rate hikes by the Fed is weighing on Wall Street. The leading indices Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell by up to … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street Wall Street got off to a stable start to a packed week. Investors are eagerly awaiting various quarterly figures from American companies and the Fed’s interest rate decision. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt, New York Optimistic prospects from the two technology groups Amazon and … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street Wall Street got off to a stable start to a packed week. Investors are eagerly awaiting various quarterly figures from American companies and the Fed’s interest rate decision. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt, New York Despite disappointing economic data and weak corporate balance sheets, … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street Wall Street got off to a stable start to a packed week. Investors are eagerly awaiting various quarterly figures from American companies and the Fed’s interest rate decision. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt, New York A potential setback for the US economy from a … Read more
Die Wall Street in New York The tech companies Snap and Twitter had to accept price losses. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt, New York Disappointing company numbers from the tech sector dampened sentiment on Wall Street on Friday. The Dow Jones index of standard values closed 0.4 percent lower at 31,899 points. … Read more
View of Wall Street The American flag on the New York Stock Exchange. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Frankfurt/New York After the price gains of the past few days, US investors are temporarily out of breath. The leading indices Dow Jones and S&P 500 were hardly changed on Wednesday compared to the previous … Read more
The American flag on the NYSE Prices in the US recovered on Monday. – (Photo: AP) – – – – New York The US stock exchanges closed on Monday after a roller coaster ride with price reductions. The US standard value index Dow Jones went 0.7 percent lower with 31,072 points from trading. The technology-heavy … Read more