Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on August 19, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors braced for earnings reports from major retailers and the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 37 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were also…
U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher Thursday after new U.S. data pointed to persistent wholesale inflation. The 2-year Treasury yield climbed 4 basis points to 3.73%. The benchmark 10-year note yield added nearly 5 basis points to 4.285%. One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions. The producer price…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. September cut? It’s looking more and more likely that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting rates, and investors are thrilled. After this week’s cooler-than-expected consumer inflation report, Fed funds futures now forecast a nearly 100% chance that the central…
Australia unemployment rate eases to 4.2% in July Australia’s unemployment rate eased to 4.2% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in July, in line with estimates of economists polled by Reuters. The reading was lower than the 4.3% recorded in June, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed. Meanwhile, the number of employed…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2025. NYSE Small-cap stocks jumped on Wednesday, bucking the slide in some of the market’s largest companies, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates starting in September — lowering the cost of capital and possibly boosting consumer…
Tencent Music shares jump 16% after second-quarter earnings top estimates Tencent Music Entertainment Group rose 16% Wednesday, a day after the company beat estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit on robust subscriber growth in its online music services. The company reported revenue of 8.44 billion Chinese yuan ($1.18 billion), up by about 18% from the same period last year. The…
(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro.) The stock market and retail investors are celebrating an end to inflation worries prematurely on Tuesday, and the big money is not playing along, according to Larry McDonald of “The Bear Traps Report,”…
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks open flat Chinese and Hong Kong stocks were little changed Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest developments in U.S.-China trade relations. As of 9:45 a.m. local time (9:45 p.m. ET Monday), the Hang Seng Index moved down 0.1%, while mainland’s CSI 300 was flat. — Amala Balakrishner SoftBank Group shares surge 8% Shares…
Investors looking for the Federal Reserve to provide the next catalyst for stocks could be disappointed, particularly if upcoming inflation data doesn’t cooperate. Economists have grown worried in recent days that the economy is slowing. A weak July payrolls report and massive revisions to prior months reinforced the specter of a slowdown that had started…
Japan’s Topix hits all-time high Japan’s Topix index rose for the fourth consecutive session Friday and hit a record high of 3,031.78. The broad-based index had gained 1.42% as of 10 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET Thursday), Gains were led by Nippon Chemical Industrial, which surged 23.06%, investment management firm Miyakoshi Holdings, which rose…