Dow soars over 500 points, sending Wall Street to new highs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to hit record highs on Tuesday, buoyed by strong results from UnitedHealth and growing confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September. The blue-chip index Jones built on Monday’s momentum and rose 566 points, or 1.4 percent, to 40,782 in morning trading. The Nasdaq was flat, […]
Trump, Vance, stocks, Dow, S&P, record highs
Jason Katz, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS, explains what would happen to the markets if a Republican is elected US president. Former President Trump has officially secured the Republican nomination, with Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. The Republican senator from Ohio, a former Marine, private equity veteran and best-selling author […]
New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages | New Zealand
Ocean temperatures in New Zealand have reached record highs, more than three times the global average in some areas, raising concerns about the health of the country’s marine life and ecosystems. new Statistics Bureau data Since 1982, ocean surface temperatures have increased on average by 0.16 to 0.26°C per decade, and coastal waters by 0.19 […]
S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch record highs as Nvidia gains – Yahoo Finance
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Tuesday, helped by gains in Nvidia shares, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers that further “favorable” economic data would strengthen the case for cutting interest rates. AI chipmaker Nvidia rose 2.5%, offsetting declines in other chip stocks. Microsoft fell 1.4%, while […]
Apple and Oracle Helped Propel These 3 Vanguard ETFs to All-Time Highs. Here's My Favorite to Buy Now. – The Motley Fool
Low-cost Vanguard ETFs are an effective way to invest in a specific sector or theme. apple (AAPL -0.82%) and Oracle (ORCL -1.23%) It soared to an all-time high on Wednesday. Apple is up more than 14% in the past month. This recent rally is largely due to the positive response to its annual Worldwide Developers […]
Indian stocks hit record highs as exit polls suggest big Modi win – CNN
New Delhi CNN — Indian stock markets hit a record high on Monday after experts predicted a landslide victory for incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi in general elections. India’s main stock index, the Sensex index (tracking the 30 largest companies), and the broader Nifty 50 index both rose more than 3% to close at record […]
Why Bitcoin Could Reach Historic Highs: A Glassnode Analysis – Cointribune EN
8:30 p.m. 3 Takes a few minutes to read ▪ Luc Jose A. Bitcoin is on the brink of a historic milestone that will propel it to unprecedented heights. The co-founder of Glassnode, a company that specializes in blockchain analytics, recently expressed unprecedented optimism about the future of the flagship cryptocurrency. With technical resistance to […]
Traders say Bitcoin price fights “last resistance” at $69K before new all-time highs – Cointelegraph
Bitcoin is on the verge of entering a price discovery phase if it breaks through the key resistance at $69,000, its all-time high, according to crypto analysts. Bitcoin (BTC) peaked at around $69,000 during the bull run of 2021. This level was tested again on March 5 after a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was […]
Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq close at record highs after consumer price index shows inflation slowing down
Each of the major U.S. stock indexes closed at record highs Wednesday after new federal data showed inflation slowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 fell after the Labor Department reported that inflation fell to an annual rate of 3.4% in April after a 0.3% monthly price increase, according to the Consumer Price Index […]
MTA payroll, overtime payments hit record highs
The MTA’s labor costs reached an all-time high of $7.8 billion last year, according to the agency. fiscal watchdog organization Empire Public Policy Center; State agency payrolls jumped by $663 million, or 9%, in 2023, and overtime expenditures increased by $75 million, or 6%, to a total of $1.37 billion. The previous record was $1.35 […]