Page 43 - Wall Street

Wall Street opens higher on hopes of Covid-19 vaccine, stimulus deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 27.24 points, or 0.10%, at the open to 28,633.55

Wall Street ends weaker after stimulus hopes come back down to earth

Downbeat comments from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that a deal would not likely be made before the vote

Wall Street edges higher in choppy trading after mixed bank results

An impasse over a Covid-19 stimulus bill in Washington also kept the mood in check

Wall Street closes lower on vaccine delay, dampened stimulus hopes

While all three major stock indexes closed in the red, a gain Microsoft Corp shares helped the mitigate the tech-heavy Nasdaq's loss

Johnson & Johnson beats Q3 profit estimates, raises 2020 financial forecast

Johnson & Johnson boosted revenue slightly and doubled its third-quarter profit, mainly due to a $4 billion charge for litigation costs in the year-ago quarter. The health care giant blew past Wall Street expectations and raised its financial forecast for the year. Meanwhile, the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company disclosed late Monday that it had to temporarily pause its huge, late-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. Such pauses are not unusual in big studies, and it's unknown whether the participant one of 60,000 planned for the global study got J&J's shot or a placebo. The world's biggest maker of health care products on Tuesday reported net income of $3.55 billion, or $1.33 per share, up 103% from $1.75 billion, or 66 cents per share, in 2019's third quarter. Excluding one-time gains and expenses, adjusted net income was $5.87 billion, or $2.20 per share, up from $5.67 billion, or or $2.12 per share, a ...

S&P 500, Dow slip on J&J vaccine worries; Apple, Amazon prop up Nasdaq

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 72.57 points, or 0.25 per cent, at the open

Tech stocks extend Wall Street rally as investors bet on stimulus

Apple Inc was a major support for the three main stock indexes with a 3.6 per cent gain ahead of a special event on Tuesday

Wall Street closes higher as Donald Trump boosts hopes of stimulus

Two days after calling off negotiations on a comprehensive bill, Trump in an interview with Fox News said talks with Congress have restarted over further Covid-19 relief

Wall Street gains on stimulus bets as jobless claims remain high

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.40 points, or 0.16%, at the open to 28,348.86

RIL lifts markets; Sensex up 304 points, banking and IT stocks shine

There was, however, a mixed trend overseas after US President Donald Trump dashed hopes of a pre-election stimulus package

Wall Street jumps 1% at open, shaking off Donald Trump's stimulus shock

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 198.60 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 27,971.36.

Wall Street ends lower after Trump calls off coronavirus relief talks

Stocks were higher before the remarks, but reversed course after Trump made the comments on Twitter

Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes, hints of Trump hospital discharge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 142.61 points, or 0.52%, at the open to 27,825.42

Wall Street closes lower as Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

Tech shares weighed heaviest on the indexes, but the blue-chip Dow's losses were mitigated by gains in economically sensitive cyclical stocks

Wall Street slides after Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

All 11 major S&P sectors were down, with energy sliding 1.5% on the back of a more than 3% drop in oil prices

Industrials, tech stocks lift Wall Street at the end of choppy month

Ten of the 11 major S&P indexes were trading higher, with energy also among the biggest gainers in early trading.

Trump vs Biden: Wall Street treads water ahead of first presidential debate

11 major S&P 500 sectors were split down the middle in early trading with five falling and energy stocks and financials, which bounced strongly in the previous session, giving back most of their gains

Wall Street bounces back from losing streak as tech, bank stocks gain

The S&P 500 financials index jumped 2.6 per cent and was on track for its best day in two and a half months

Tech stocks lift Wall St even as Covid impact on economy dampens sentiment

The information technology index jumped another 1.2% after outperforming for most of the week as investors ditched value-linked stocks in the face of deteriorating economic data

ECB plots Amazon-style market to prevent Wall Street Covid debt swoop

Large funds bought billions of euros of loans in the aftermath of the last financial crisis, in the process acquiring swathes of property some of which has since risen in value.