Stock Market Today: Dow futures pause near record levels ahead of looming CPI report – MarketWatch
Citigroup strategists say in a report on the outlook for commodity markets in 2025 that the backdrop for “at-risk” commodities such as oil and base metals is relatively bearish, but the outlook for gold is said the company is “relatively bullish” due in part to the deteriorating economy. US job market. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump […]
Stock Market Today: Dow futures jump 700 points as Trump nears election victory – MarketWatch
Bob Elliott, a co-founder of ETF provider Unlimited Funds and a former Bridgewater Associates executive, told MarketWatch on Tuesday night that traditional markets believe a victory for former President Donald Trump would be positive for stocks. He said there are two points that go against conventional wisdom. First, stocks are already seeing strong gains on […]
Stock Market Today: Dow futures climb after another strong retail-sales report – MarketWatch
Investors withdrew about $6.5 billion from money market funds in the week ending last Wednesday, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. It could be a long weekend, or it could just be a “calendar anomaly'' in which institutional money market fund assets tend to drop around the 15th of each month. But that's […]
Stock Market Today: Dow gains over 100 points, Nasdaq rises 1.3% as stocks rebound from Monday's selloff – MarketWatch
Recent market volatility due to escalating tensions in the Middle East has once again put inflation at the center of the U.S. stock market this week as investors await the release of the September Consumer Price Index report on Thursday morning. Stocks should be able to withstand a small upside surprise in inflation given improving […]
Stock Market Today: Dow drops over 200 points during early trading, Nasdaq and S&P slip – MarketWatch
The past three months have been a tumultuous one for investors, as volatility returns to the U.S. stock market, with the CBOE Volatility Index hitting a new intraday high on August 5th, its highest level since March 2020. It was a period. “The S&P 500 is currently posting its strongest year-to-date performance so far in […]
Stock Market Today: Dow futures eye new record as bourses boosted by China stimulus – MarketWatch
The stock market has been extremely volatile in recent months, and investors have felt the effects. Wells Fargo Investment Institute believes the volatility has to do with investors considering both hard and soft landing scenarios as the Federal Reserve continues to battle inflation. But WFII said fears of a recession may be overblown, predicting a […]
Stock Market Today: Dow in record territory, S&P 500 falls as expectations grow for jumbo rate cut – MarketWatch
September has historically been the worst month for returns for U.S. stocks, but the second half of the month was particularly tough for investors. In a report shared with MarketWatch on Monday, Ed Clissold of Ned Davis Research noted that since 1950, the last two weeks of September have been consistently the worst period for […]
U.S. stocks end down after jobs report, S&P 500 logs worst week since March 2023 – MarketWatch
This was the week investors were supposed to get some clarity on how much the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing costs later this month. But heading into market close on Friday, the central bank's plans appeared as unclear as ever. With the blackout period before the Fed's meeting about to begin, investors still don't have […]
Plug Power’s stock pares losses after 2023 results missed expectations but ‘going concern’ issues resolved – MarketWatch
Last updated: March 1, 2024 at 7:12 a.m. ET First Published: March 1, 2024 at 6:21am ET Plug Power Inc.’s stock fell 7.9% in pre-market trading Friday after the hydrogen fuel cell technology company reported 2023 results that were lower than expected but said it had resolved its “going concern” issues. Prior to that, the […]
This biotech ETF sees ‘breakout’ while U.S. small-cap technology stocks lag – MarketWatch
Hello! This week’s ETF Wrap delves into the surge in biotech funds and the “unusual” trends in U.S. small-cap and small-cap tech stocks. Send your feedback and tips to christine.idzelis@marketwatch.com or isabel.wang@marketwatch.com. You can also follow me on X. @cidzelis and find me linkedin.Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang. sign up here About the weekly ETF wrap. Some […]