Category: Market News
Raymond James on Wednesday downgraded three bank stocks and upgraded one ahead of the first-quarter earnings season. Bright spots for banks include improving loan growth, potential expansion in net interest income as interest rates rise, and benign credit trends. Challenges include tough comparisons in fee income businesses from mortgages and capital markets; also wage inflation […]
Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN, -9.33% rallied 2.9% in premarket trading Wednesday, to buck the weakness in the broader market, after the electric vehicle maker reported first-quarter production and deliveries data that the company said were in line with its expectations. The rally comes as futures ES00, -0.72% for the S&P 500 SPX, -1.26% […]
Shares of Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE, +22.42% jumped more than 22% before being halted near the close Tuesday after The New York Times reported that JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, -7.08% has made a $3.6 billion bid for the ultra-low cost carrier. The report cited three people with knowledge about the offer. Spirit and also ultra […]
Stocks fell sharply Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading the way among major indexes after remarks by Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard sparked a jump in Treasury yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.80% fell around 280 points, or 0.8%, to close near 34,642, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 SPX, […]
The U.S., in coordination with other G-7 nations and the European Union, will announce new sanctions on Russia on Wednesday over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. “This will include a ban on all new investment in Russia and increase sanctions on financial institutions and state-owned enterprises in Russia, and sanctions on Russian […]
Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE, +22.42% said late Tuesday it has received an “unsolicited” bid from JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, -7.08% to acquire the ultra low-cost air carrier in an all-cash deal for $33 a share. Spirit’s board “will work with its financial and legal advisors to evaluate JetBlue’s proposal and pursue the course of action […]
The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that U.S. crude supplies rose by 1.1 million barrels for the week ended April 1, according to sources. The API also reportedly showed a weekly inventory decline of 543,000 barrels for gasoline, but distillate stockpiles rose by 593,000 barrels. Cushing, Okla., delivery hub were up by 1.8 million […]
Natural-gas prices rallied Tuesday, buoyed by the recent rise in coal prices amid a proposed European ban on Russian energy. The long-term focus for the energy market will be how quickly the European Union can move away from Russian coal, oil and natural gas, said Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at The Price Futures Group. […]
Gold futures finished lower on Tuesday, pressured by a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. The yellow metal saw a modest decline “while lacking any real longer-term direction,” said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA. This is “perhaps a sign of the limbo investors find themselves in: recession risks but a hot economy, peace talks […]
The Dow Jones Transportation Average DJT, -2.41% dove 2.2% in morning trading Tuesday, putting it on track for a fifth-straight decline, as the transportation sector tracker (DJT) continues to underperform its sister index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.26%, and the broader stock market by a wide margin. The index has now tumbled 9.3% […]