Bitcoin investment: More than 560 million people worldwide currently own crypto assets, and new and seasoned investors alike are constantly looking for promising new projects to buy into. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity for years; now ETFs are also available. Finfluencer Save Invest Repeat has recently posted on social media X highlighted … Read more
The Nasdaq fell on Monday, while the benchmark S&P 500 bounced off a two-month low and eked out a slight gain as U.S. Treasury yields stayed elevated with investors dialing back expectations on the pace of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Recent economic data have indicated a resilient economy with nagging price pressures, which … Read more
Stocks in Asia traded in tight ranges amid relatively thin holiday trading after a rally in some of the world’s largest technology companies boosted US benchmarks. Shares swung between gains and losses in Japan and edged lower in Australia, with shortened sessions in Hong Kong and Sydney for Christmas Eve. US equity futures were little … Read more
Stocks in Asia held in a narrow range on Thursday while bond yields slipped as traders took to the sidelines ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday. Shares in Japan swung between gains and losses while those in Australia climbed alongside Hong Kong equity futures. Contracts for US stocks edged up after the S&P 500 fell … Read more
MF investment: Indian investors are increasingly seeking opportunities in global markets to maximise their investment returns, especially around the US elections 2024. Major Wall Street indices such as Dow Jones (DJI), Nasdaq (IXIC), and the S&P 500 (GSPC) have delivered impressive returns over the past five years, attracting investors looking for lucrative investment avenues. Mutual funds, … Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 chalked up record closing highs on Friday, with the Nasdaq also in positive territory, as markets were boosted by an earnings-driven jump in Netflix shares and broader gains across technology stocks. All three major Wall Street benchmarks also comfortably secured a sixth straight weekly gain, their longest … Read more
Shares in Asia climbed after another strong performance on Wall Street, with stocks hitting fresh record highs. Oil dropped as concerns eased about Israel attacking Iranian energy facilities. Benchmark indexes were up in Australia and Japan, and US futures advanced slightly. With earnings reports poised to drive US sentiment this week, the S&P 500 rose … Read more
New York: The reverberations from a blowout US employment number could threaten an assortment of trades predicated on falling interest rates, if stronger-than-expected growth spurs investors to radically shift views on how much the Federal Reserve will need to cut borrowing costs in the months ahead. Expectations of steep rate cuts spurred bets on everything … Read more
The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reassured investors who had worried the economy may be getting too weak. U.S. job gains increased in September by the most in six months, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, … Read more
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors digested minutes of the Federal Reserve‘s most recent meeting but Nvidia‘s shares rose about 6% after the close on the semiconductor bellwether’s stronger-than-expected revenue forecast. The news also drove gains in other chipmakers. Investors had focused on whether Nvidia‘s first-quarter results could meet sky-high expectations and whether the … Read more