EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Friday as investors braced for potential damage from Hurricane Irma as it drove toward Florida, while a decline in big tech names like Apple and Facebook pushed the Nasdaq down more sharply.
EghtesadOnline: China’s small-caps share gauge, cowed by the nation’s battle against speculators, is on the verge of becoming cheaper than the Nasdaq Composite Index for the first time on record.
EghtesadOnline: A crack has finally formed in the foundation of the U.S. bull market. Now investors must decide if any structural damage has been done.
EghtesadOnline: Nasdaq Inc on Tuesday launched a service to help fund managers and quantitative traders better use data from social media, central bank announcements, retail sentiment and other sources to improve trading profits.
EghtesadOnline: The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high on Tuesday, while the Dow and S&P 500 brushed against recent peaks as strong earnings underscored the health of corporate America.
EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed out their sixth straight week of gains with a flat session after Janet Yellen signaled the Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates this month if employment and other economic data hold up.
EghtesadOnline: An increase in Facebook pushed the Nasdaq to a record high on Friday and the S&P 500 also rose after major U.S. banks kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season with strong results.
EghtesadOnline: The Dow came within one point of 20,000 for the first time on Friday and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 reached record highs, boosted by Apple, extending a two-month rally fueled by optimism about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
EghtesadOnline: Earlier this month, Boeing signed a deal with Iran Air for 80 jetliners valued at $16.6 billion. However, on December 25, Iran Air revealed that it has negotiated to pay only half the announced price.
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks were little changed in muted pre-holiday trading on Wednesday as investors paused, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs.