Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Timid trading Stock futures were timid Thursday, continuing a relatively slow week on Wall Street. Four trading days into the period, the major averages have posted modest gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1% on the week, the…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Day one Stock futures rose Tuesday in the first trading day of Donald Trump’s second term as president. Markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. U.S. stocks are coming off a strong week. The S&P 500…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Record slip Stocks moved lower Thursday, retreating from the records the major indexes hit in the previous trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 248.33 points, or 0.55%, while, the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.18% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.19%. Bitcoin, meanwhile, also traded a bit lower,…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Postelection gains Stock futures slipped Friday as the major indexes look to close out a week of postelection gains. So far this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has advanced 4%, the S&P 500 has added 4.2% and the Nasdaq…
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