That didn't take long. The stock market turned higher in the first fifteen minutes of trading on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 40 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.
-- Australian consumer price index inflation grew more than expected in May amid heady housing and food costs, with the data brewing more concerns that the Reserve...
U.S. stock futures were mixed early Monday after falling back at the end of last week. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 were up less than 0.1%, while futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite were falling 0.2%. On Friday, both the S&P and Nasdaq fell about 0.2%, while the Dow finished little changed.
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U.S. stock futures were mixed Thursday, putting major indexes on track to move even higher after reaching new record finishes earlier in the week. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 gained 0.2%, and futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.3%. Investors appear optimistic as markets reopen after the Juneteenth holiday.
- U.K. inflation fell back to the Bank of England’s target for the first time in nearly three years, data showed earlier Wednesday, raising hopes that the central...
Stocks opened higher to start the day on Tuesday after the latest retail sales data came in a touch cooler than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 21 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was up 0.
Consumer spending trends have investors recalculating when the Fed may start cutting interest rates.
Stocks could test more record highs this week as markets look to the extend their solid second quarter performance.