U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday after the S&P 500 suffered a three-day losing streak. Dow futures rose 6 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.07% and 0.05%, respectively. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 200 points, despite a 2.9% jump in Apple’s stock. The S&P
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A monitor displays Peloton Interactive Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — The exercise equipment stock jumped more than 12% and
LONDON — European shares are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, attempting to recover from a brutal sell-off in the previous session, as investors sentiment was shaken by a new coronavirus strain in the U.K. Britain’s FTSE 100 is set to open barely above the flatline at 6,420, Germany’s DAX is expected to climb 70
CFRA’s Sam Stovall is delivering yuletide optimism to investors. The firm’s chief investment strategist believes another fiscal stimulus measure coupled with Covid-19 vaccines hitting the marketplace will help stocks stage a year-end rally. “We’re familiar with the Santa Claus rally popularized by the Stock Trader’s Almanac,” he told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “Going back to
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla‘s S&P 500 inclusion will be officially completed at the open of trading Monday. The electric car maker will have a
European markets are set to trade lower on Monday as investors monitor a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus strain that has shut down much of the U.K. Britain’s FTSE 100 was seen opening down by 75 points at 6,442, Germany’s DAX off by 190 points at 13,448 and France’s CAC falling 94 points to
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2020. Tom Brenner | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Sunday as Congress managed to seal a coronavirus stimulus deal hours before a shutdown
A Lufax flag on display during an event in Shanghai, China to launch the company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — Investor appetite for Chinese companies in U.S. stock markets rose to a six-year high in 2020 despite tensions between the two countries. China-based companies raised
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company jumped more than 1% to a new all-time high ahead of Tesla’s inclusion in the S&P 500. The stock will be added to the benchmark index before the opening bell on Monday based on Friday’s closing prices. There
People wearing face masks are seen inside a Tesla showroom at a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 30, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Shares of Tesla traded more than four times their 30-day average volume on Friday as passive funds bought the stock ahead of
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Darden Restaurants (DRI) – The restaurant operator reported quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share, beating estimates by 3 cents a share. Revenue came in below forecasts, however, as same-restaurant sales fell 20.6% compared to a FactSet estimate of an 18.3% decline. Darden
Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading. FedEx — Shares of the shipper slid more than 3% in after hours trading despite FedEx beating top and bottom line estimates during the second quarter. For the period the company earned $4.83 excluding items, on $20.56 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expected
U.S. stock index futures were flat in overnight trading on Thursday, after the major averages closed at new highs. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 5 points. S&P 500 futures were unchanged, while Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.04%. The major averages were coming off a record-setting session, which saw all three
Jamie Grill | Blend Images | Getty Images 46,000 plans Though the overall share of firms that made changes is relatively small, it amounts to tens of thousands of 401(k) plans that have reduced the benefit for employees, according to Will Hansen, the group’s executive director. There are about 572,000 401(k) plans in the U.S.,
Institutional Investor Hall of Famer Richard Bernstein sees a risky market dynamic. He’s questioning why so many investors prefer momentum names in technology when the economy is getting ready to boom. “The whole innovation disruption thing is becoming a sucker’s bet,” the Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO and CIO told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. “Fundamentals
U.S. stock futures were flat on Wednesday night as traders kept an eye on Washington, looking for clues about the prospects of additional fiscal aid. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained just 13 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also rose marginally. Earlier in the day, congressional leaders closed in on a
Source: Robinhood Massachusetts regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood on Wednesday, accusing the popular trading app of failing to act in the best interests of its users. The complaint cites Robinhood’s “aggressive tactics to attract inexperienced investors, its use of gamification strategies to manipulate customers, and its failure to prevent frequent outages and disruptions on
An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters BEIJING — Global investors are turning cautious on investing in some Chinese companies named in a U.S. government executive order. MSCI, one of the largest stock index companies in the world, announced Tuesday that it
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday as investors clung to the possibility of new fiscal stimulus before the end of the year. Market participants are also looking to the Federal Reserve’s comments on Wednesday about the future of the U.S. economy. Dow futures rose 23 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Eli Lilly (LLY) – The drugmaker announced a deal to buy Prevail Therapeutics (PRVL) for $880 million or $22.50 per share, with Prevail shareholders also receiving a “contingent value right” worth up to $4 per share subject to future regulatory approvals of Prevail