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U.S. new-home sales decreased 8.6% to an annual rate of 763,000 in March, the government said Tuesday. That figure represents the quantity of homes that would be sold over a yearlong period of time if the same number of properties were bought each month based on the rate of sales in March. Compared to a […]
William Watts is MarketWatch’s senior markets writer. Based in New York, Watts writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil. He also writes about global macro issues and trading strategies. Before moving to New York, he reported for MarketWatch from Frankfurt, London and Washington, D.C. Source: Marketwatch
Archer Daniels Midland Co. ADM, -1.32% shares rose nearly 4% in Tuesday premarket trading after it reported first-quarter earnings that beat the Street. The nutrition company, which produces ingredients like sweeteners and flavors, posted net income of $1.054 billion, or $1.86 per share, up from $689 million, or $1.22 per share, last year. Adjusted EPS […]
Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk’s MAERSK.B, +5.87% shares rallied 6% in mid-morning trade in Copenhagen, as the company lifted its earnings guidance for the year. A.P. Moeller-Maersk said it now expects underlying EBITDA of $30 billion, versus $24 billion previously, and free cash flow above $19 billion, versus prior guidance of above $15 billion. It gave […]
Oil futures finished sharply lower on Monday, with U.S. benchmark prices marking their lowest finish since two weeks. Oil sold off amid the ongoing lockdowns in Shanghai and other parts of China, “seriously denting petroleum demand there,” said Marshall Steeves, energy markets analyst at S&P Global Commodity Insights. “This really illustrates the supremacy of the […]
A stock-market selloff took a breather Monday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track for its biggest intraday bounce-back from negative territory since February. The blue-chip gauge tumbled sharply in early trade, falling 487.7 points, or 1.44%, at its session low, before turning higher in afternoon action. The Dow DJIA, +0.70% was up […]
Tesla Inc. shares TSLA, -0.70% dipped slightly in afternoon trade, after Chief Executive Elon Musk reached an agreement to acquire Twitter Inc. TWTR, +5.66%, raising concerns about how much he will be distracted in running the electric car company. The stock, which opened at $978.97 and touched an intraday high of $1,008.62, was last down […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Monday it’s tapping a mostly unused legal provision to examine nonbank financial companies that pose risks to consumers. “The CFPB believes that utilizing this dormant authority will help protect consumers and level the playing field between banks and nonbanks,” it said in a prepared statement. The CFPB is […]
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday said President Joe Biden has concerns about social-media companies’ power after Twitter’s TWTR, +5.66% board agreed to a sale to billionaire Elon Musk. “No matter who owns or runs Twitter, the president has long been concerned about the power of large social-media platforms — with the power […]
All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed higher Monday, recovering from losses earlier in the trading session, as Treasury yields fell and investors appeared to shrug off concerns over China’s Covid-19 lockdown. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.29% led the way higher with a 1.3% gain, followed by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which finished up […]