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The omicron panic is overdone. Buy the dips in these stocks, says JPMorgan.
Stock futures are pointing to a rebound, after reports of the first U.S. omicron coronavirus case clobbered Wall Street in…
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Dow claws back from Tuesday rout as Powell says he doesn’t think Fed tapering will disrupt financial markets
U.S. stock benchmarks were climbing midday Wednesday, following the previous session’s selloff, as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell in a second…
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Dow futures fall more than 400 points as Moderna CEO predicts existing vaccines will be less effective against omicron variant
U.S. stock futures tumbled anew on Tuesday after Moderna’s chief executive officer Stéphane Bancel predicted that current vaccines would be…
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SEC puts ‘spring-loaded’ executive payouts in crosshairs with new guidance
The Securities and Exchange Commission on 29 November issued new guidance on how companies should recognise and disclose compensation costs…
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U.S. stock futures rise following Friday’s omicron-sparked selloff
U.S. stock futures rose late Sunday, following a steep selloff Friday sparked by fears of the global economic impact of…
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Here are the stock market’s trading hours for Black Friday
U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early on Black Friday. Black Friday, Nov. 26, is…
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Markets panic after South Africa raises alarm on new Covid-19 variant
Global equity markets and US stock futures fell after South Africa raised the alarm over a new, fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus.…
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Global stocks are up — here’s what else is happening on stock markets on Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday has ushered in a period of calm for markets as US traders take the day off. But,…
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Here are the stock market’s trading hours for Thanksgiving and Black Friday
U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early on Black Friday. Black Friday, Nov. 26, is…
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How Elon Musk’s tax bill is falling as Tesla’s share price wanes
Elon Musk already faces a federal tax bill approaching $2.7bn on exercising Tesla stock options. It would have been bigger if the company’s share…
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Oil ticks lower amid potential reserve releases, COVID worries
Oil futures ticked lower Monday, under pressure as traders weigh the potential release of crude from strategic reserves and the…
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Extending clearing equivalence is a dose of post-Brexit realism
Olivier Fines is head of advocacy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the CFA Institute The European Commission’s decision to…
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Elon Musk unfazed as Tesla bulls and bears debate his stock sales
Elon Musk sold more Tesla stock as the slow march to selling 10% of his stake continues. Tesla bulls and…
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Is the stock market closed on Veterans Day? No, but the bond market is—here’s why.
Veterans Day—intended to pay homage to U.S. military servicewomen and men—kicks off on Thursday and as a result, bond markets…
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Tesla director Kimbal Musk sells nearly $110 million in stock
Kimbal Musk made nearly $110 million by exercising Tesla Inc. stock options right before his brother, Elon, spent the weekend…
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U.S. infrastructure bill ‘screams bullish for oil’ as crude futures rise
Oil futures rose Monday, bouncing back from last week’s losses, as investors cheered passage of a $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure…
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Where’s crypto headed after bitcoin’s recent rally above $60,000? MarketWatch gathers pros to discuss the outlook. Sign up!
The age of crypto is upon us and it isn’t just in the resurgence of bitcoin’s price back above $60,000…
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Futures point to further Wall Street records ahead of earnings onslaught
U.S. stock futures pointed to an upbeat start Tuesday, continuing a winning run as investors face an onslaught of corporate…
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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX hits $25bn valuation in funding round
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX reached a valuation of $25bn in a new funding round that includes heavyweights from traditional finance, such…
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U.S. stock futures consolidate after lurching toward new record high
U.S. stock futures took a step back Thursday, consolidating after a rally from last month’s lows that has brought indexes…
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First bitcoin futures ETF ticks up as opening-day trading continues
The first bitcoin-focused exchange-traded fund rose modestly in its debut on 19 October. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF was up 2% in…
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Futures point to further Wall Street gains as earnings season rolls on
U.S. stock futures pointed higher Tuesday, extending gains after the largest four-day stretch of gains since late July for both…
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Wall Street set for weaker start after China data
U.S. stock futures edged lower Monday as slower-than-forecast growth in China set off a cautious tone ahead of huge slate…
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Investment advisers ‘extremely skeptical’ about first U.S. bitcoin ETF: ‘It’s a hard thing for RIAs to recommend an inferior’ crypto product
Happy Sunday! Welcome to the penultimate installment of Need to Know Crypto Edition, ahead of the launch of a new…
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First U.S. Bitcoin ETF looks set to debut Monday or Tuesday from ProShares Trust
ProShares looked set to offer the first bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.94% exchange-traded fund, marking a major milestone in the crypto sector…
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Excitement over an ETF to track bitcoin drives the crypto to $60k
Bitcoin hit $60,000 on 15 October for the first time since April, as traders anticipate US regulators will approve the first…
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Kraken’s Juthica Chou: Why crypto in mainstream will help shift to options and ETFs
Investing in cryptocurrencies isn’t for the faint-hearted, and tackling the market with complex instruments such as derivatives is an even…
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Cathie Wood’s Ark to invest in bitcoin futures
Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management is the latest Wall Street heavyweight jostling for position to get involved in an exchange-traded…
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Gold prices head for sharpest gain in 2 weeks, aim to snap 3-session skid
Gold futures headed higher on Tuesday, with the precious metal looking to end a three-session losing streak after the International…
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Dow futures head lower after weaker-than-expected September jobs report
The U.S. stock market looked set to wobble on Friday after a monthly report on the labor market came in…
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Dow up 300 points as stocks extend post-Fed gains
U.S. stocks traded higher on Thursday, extending gains a day after the Federal Reserve signaled, as expected, that it is…
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Buy the dip shopping? Four growth stocks that are bucking a down market
Investors are braced for a grim start to the week as global stocks and equity futures spew red ink. That’s…
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Morgan Stanley says the latest rally that has caught the eye of Wall Street Bets won’t last. Here’s why.
Do it again? Investors will be eager to see if the S&P 500 and Dow industrials can repeat Monday’s wins…
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Investors who want income need to understand this overlooked stock-market strategy
Interest rates have remained persistently low even as the economy emerges from the pandemic. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury…
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Dow inches higher but S&P 500, Nasdaq under pressure as Fed’s Bullard says ‘taper will get going this year’
U.S. equity benchmarks traded mixed Wednesday morning, with information technology and communication services sectors coming under selling pressure, as investors…
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Dow sinks 140 points as data shows economy produced weaker-than-expected 235,000 jobs in August
U.S. stock indexes retreated Friday, after a report on monthly employment from the Labor Department came in far weaker than…
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U.S. stocks drift lower after records as investors assess jobless claims, GDP revision
U.S. stocks drifted slightly lower Thursday, as investors weighed data on second quarter economic growth and weekly jobless benefit claims,…
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Who will win the bitcoin ETF race in the US?
Asset managers are jockeying to create the first US bitcoin exchange-traded fund after a top securities regulator signaled a path…
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U.S. stock futures point to consolidation ahead of Fed minutes
U.S. stock-index futures pointed Wednesday to a flat start for U.S. equities as investors await minutes of the Federal Reserve’s…
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BNP Paribas equities trading revenues double as push continues
BNP Paribas’ ongoing push into equities trading led to a record quarter for the unit, but its investment bank revenues still…
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ETFs to turn to as Fed sets stock market up for rising interest rates; GameStop heads to IWF
It is time to talk about talking about ETFs. Yes that’s a riff off what Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell,…
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Dow struggles as stock-market investors await Fed update
U.S. stock benchmarks were trading flat Wednesday morning, as Wall Street braces for what is widely viewed as an important…
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Why companies like crypto platform Coinbase are issuing a torrent of convertible bonds
Companies issued a torrent of convertible bonds since the pandemic hit, even before Coinbase Global Inc. brought out its own…
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