Category: Market News

Jul 05
Stocks stage dramatic comeback Tuesday to end mostly higher

U.S. stocks booked a dramatic turnaround on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both ending a choppy session higher, even as investors kept an eye on signs that the U.S. could slip into a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.42% shed 0.4%, or about 130 points, to finish near 30,967. At […]

Jul 05
Banks stocks hit hard as continued fall in Treasury yields fuel recession fears

Financial stocks traded broadly lower Tuesday, as longer-term Treasury yields continued to fall amid growing concerns that a recession was on the horizon. Lower longer-term yields can weigh on banking profits, as they narrow the spread between what banks earn on longer-term assets, such as loans, that are funded by shorter-term liabilities. The SPDR Financial […]

Jul 05
Arms Index shows stock market’s selloff is relatively calm

The Arms Indexes for both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq exchange are showing that investors are behaving in a relatively calm fashion despite the steep declines in the market indexes. The Arms is a volume-weighted breadth measure that is used to depict the intensity of selling and buying in declining and advancing […]

Jul 05
Spread between 2- and 10-year Treasury yields briefly falls below zero for first time since June 14

A widely followed indicator of the economic outlook briefly flashed a recession warning on Tuesday as fears of a downturn continued to grip markets. The spread between 2- TMUBMUSD02Y, 2.812% and 10-year yields TMUBMUSD10Y, 2.828% briefly fell below zero Tuesday morning for the first time since June 14, driven by a bigger decline in the […]

Jul 05
Dow’s early selloff is unanimous, as all 30 component stocks fall

The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +1.05% early selloff Tuesday is unanimous, as the stocks of all 30 of the blue-chip barometer’s components are trading lower in the premarket. Dow futures YM00, -1.06% sank 327 points, or 1.1%, ahead of the open. Among the biggest early decliners, shares of Caterpillar Inc. CAT, -0.26% slid 1.8%, […]

Jul 05
Coronavirus tally: Daily hospitalizations dip for first time since mid-April, but deaths reach 2 1/2-month high

Amid growing optimism of easing COVID-19 restrictions in Asia, which have been particularly strict given China’s zero-COVID policy, the seven-day average of hospitalizations slipped for the first time since mid-April and new cases also dipped. The daily average of new COVID-19 cases fell to 105,754 on Monday from 113,235 on Sunday, but was still up […]

Jul 05
U.S. stock futures turn lower as dollar rallies

Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch’s coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch’s economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein. Source: Marketwatch

Jul 03
Kohl’s shares plunge on report deal talks have ended

Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch’s coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch’s economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein. Source: Marketwatch

Jul 03
Li Auto stock rallies after June EV deliveries rise nearly 70%

The U.S.-listed shares of Li Auto Inc. LI, -1.59% rose 1.5% in premarket trading Friday, after the China-based electric vehicle maker reported a more than 63% jump in second-quarter deliveries. The company said it delivered 13,024 Li ONEs in June, up 68.9% from a year ago, after delivering 11,496 Li ONEs in May. The company […]

Jul 03
NIO stock jumps after June EV deliveries rise sharply from a last month and from last year

The U.S.-listed shares of NIO Inc. NIO, -1.66% jumped 2.4% in premarket trading Friday, after the China-based electric vehicle maker reported June deliveries that rose sharply from last month and from a last year. The company said it delivered 12,961 vehicles in June, up 84.5% from May and 60.3% more than the same period a […]