US Stock Exchanges Post Losses Amid Debt Dispute and Nervousness over Possible Fed Rate Hike

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock exchanges posted losses on Wednesday. On the one hand, there is nervousness about the hoped-for compromise in the US debt dispute. On the other hand, after robust data from the US labor market, stock market traders were again worried about a possible further rate hike by the US … Read more

US Stock Exchanges Show Signs of Stabilization Amid Positive Economic Data and Political Confidence

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the strong gains on the US stock exchanges in the middle of the week, there are signs of stabilization on Thursday. Economic data released before the start of trading was better than expected. At the same time, there is still confidence that the political dispute over the debt ceiling in … Read more

US Stocks to See a Slight Dip on Tuesday Amid Debt Dispute and Economic Data Releases

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the friendly closing trend at the start of the week, the US stock markets should go down a bit on Tuesday. The dominant topic should again be the further development of the debt dispute. In addition, some important economic data are on the agenda, which could provide fresh impetus for … Read more

Dow Jones and Nasdaq End Week on a Mixed Note Amidst Consumer Concerns and Bond Market Volatility

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – At the end of a sluggish week, the Dow Jones Industrial made up for the losses it had made over the course of Friday. Thanks to a final spurt, the leading index closed almost unchanged at minus 0.03 percent to 33,300.62 points. On a weekly basis, it lost 1.1 percent. The … Read more

US Market Roundup: Dow Jones Down in Third Consecutive Session, Nasdaq Composite Achieves Highest Close in 8 Months

The Dow Jones is down for the third consecutive sessionThe Nasdaq Composite achieved its highest close in more than 8 months The major US indices closed mixed on Wednesday’s session after inflation data for April came in better than expected. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.9% in April, compared to expectations of 5%, renewing hopes … Read more

US Markets Rise Thanks to Positive Quarterly Reports but Fed Calls for Banking Regulation Changes

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock markets rose on Friday thanks to the mostly positive quarterly reports from US companies. However, there were also some clear downward outliers in the individual values. Buying sentiment dampened concerns about inflation and the potential impact on regional banks following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Officials at … Read more

Silver Lake Targets Software AG in Takeover Bid: Roundup

ROUNDUP 2: Financial investor Silver Lake wants to take over Software AG – price jump DARMSTADT – US financial investor Silver Lake wants Software AG after investing a good year ago take over now. The Americans, who specialize in technology companies, are offering shareholders 30 euros per share, as they announced on Saturday night. Silver … Read more

US Stock Markets Show Little Movement Amid Lack of Impulses

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The US stock markets presented little movement on Friday due to a lack of impulses. The Dow Jones Industrial gained 0.05 percent to 33,802.44 points, but is heading for a narrow weekly minus. For the market-wide S&P 500 was down 0.02 percent to 4128.86 points, while the tech-heavy select index Nasdaq … Read more

Market Update: US Indices Little Changed, Spotlight on Netflix, Tesla, and Others

US indices tended to be directionless yesterday. After the leading American index had changed sign several times before, it ended trading with a mini minus of 0.03 percent. The individual topics today are Netflix, Just Eat Takeaway, Tesla, American Express and Spotify. Marco Uome knows the indications for today’s trading day. Johanna Krämer, correspondent at … Read more