The three major US stock indexes registered declines at the opening of trading today, Thursday, May 15. The S&P 500 index lost ground after three consecutive sessions of gains, coinciding with negative US economic data. Companies continue to report their first-quarter results. In economic data, data released by the US Census Bureau showed a rise in US retail sales in...
Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, May 13, with the exception of the Hang Seng Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which snapped an eight-session winning streak. Japan's Nikkei Index posted gains for the fourth consecutive session, supported by Wall Street's gains of more than 3%, fueled by optimism about a deal with China. The world's two largest economies...
The three major US stock indices recorded gains at the opening of trading today, Thursday, May 8, supported by positive news regarding a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. This was amid a lack of strong economic indicators from the US economy, and markets were anticipating Trump's press conference in less than an hour to clarify...
The three major US stock indexes recorded declines at the close of trading on Monday, May 5, after nine consecutive sessions of gains, ignoring positive US economic figures and optimistic statements from the US Treasury Secretary amid market anticipation of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting. Economic data in the opening session was positive, with the Supply Management Service (SMS) announcing that...
The three major US stock indices recorded mixed results at the close of trading on Monday, April 29. After fluctuations during the session, ranging from positive to negative, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with gains, while the technology sector index, the Nasdaq, closed with slight losses. Markets awaited corporate and financial results, led by tech giants. With no economic...
Asian markets recorded gains at the close of trading on Friday, April 25, in the closing session of the week, supported by Wall Street's gains for the third consecutive session. The gains were supported by the technology sector following better-than-expected results from Alphabet, software company ServiceNow, and its artificial intelligence-powered products, in addition to statements from US Federal Reserve members...
Japanese indices closed higher on Friday, April 18, with the Nikkei index rising more than 1% to its highest level since mid-January, following a three-week losing streak. This was supported by optimism about a trade agreement with the United States regarding tariffs. Negotiations between Economy Minister Akazawa and the US administration in Washington appear to be making significant progress. In...
The three major US stock indexes closed higher at the opening session of the week yesterday, Monday, April 14, after a volatile session that saw both gains and losses, as market concerns over Trump's global tariffs continued. US President Donald Trump's exemption of technology products, most notably Apple products, from the additional 125% tariff on Chinese goods, as well as...
The three major US indices recorded strong gains in mid-day trading on Wednesday, April 9, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaiming the 40,000 level after US President Donald Trump issued a decision to suspend tariffs for most countries and implement lower tariffs. On social media, moments ago, the US president announced a 90-day suspension of high tariffs on dozens...
The three main US stock indices recorded declines at the beginning of trading in the opening session of the week today, Monday, January 27, as the Nasdaq index led the losses with declines of more than 2.3%, coinciding with a strong wave of selling witnessed by the markets led by the technology sector. The new artificial intelligence model developed by...