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U.S. Stocks Edge Higher, Dollar Gains as Oil Dips

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks limped into the weekend on a sluggish final day of trading, while the dollar fluctuated with oil as investors assessed data showing the U.S. economy on firm footing.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:08

Wall Street set to rise after Macron wins in France

EghtesadOnline: U.S. equity index futures edged higher on Sunday in the wake of a victory by the centrist candidate in the closely watched presidential French election, suggesting the benchmark S&P 500 may push further into record territory when trading reopens on Monday morning.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:55

S&P 500 tech index edges toward $5 trillion while Apple steals spotlight

EghtesadOnline: While some investors have been waiting for Apple's market capitalization to reach $1 trillion, those looking for big round numbers might be better off looking to the S&P 500 technology index as a whole, which is approaching the $5 trillion mark.
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Publish Date:05/May/2017 | 06:18

World’s Biggest Stock Markets Haven’t Been This Split Since 2008

EghtesadOnline: The Chinese and U.S. stock markets are going in opposite directions. An intensifying crackdown against leverage in Asia’s biggest economy has rocked the hither-to unflappable Shanghai Composite Index over the past week, sending it to a three-month low last session. In the U.S., the largest equity market is embracing a risk rally spurred by the French election, with the S&P 500 Index continuing to build on reflation-trade gains ignited by Donald Trump’s November victory.
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Publish Date:25/April/2017 | 17:04

Wall Street gears up for busiest earnings week in years

EghtesadOnline: Forget about French elections or the flagging Trump trade. Corporate America is set to unleash its biggest profit-reporting fest in at least a decade next week, with more than 190 members of the S&P 500 index delivering quarterly scorecards, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices data.
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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 05:42

Wall Street steady after Yellen signals rate hike this month

EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed out their sixth straight week of gains with a flat session after Janet Yellen signaled the Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates this month if employment and other economic data hold up.
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Publish Date:04/March/2017 | 05:19

Stocks Rise To Records, Dollar Gains With Bonds

EghtesadOnline: Most U.S. stocks rose, taking the S&P 500 Index to a fresh record amid deal action ahead of the holiday weekend. Treasuries advanced and the dollar erased losses for the week as investors await details on Trump administration tax and spending plans.
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Publish Date:18/February/2017 | 04:42

Asia Extends Global Equity Rally as Yen Slides

EghtesadOnline: Rumors about the demise of reflation trades look to have been at least a little exaggerated. Asian stocks extended a global rally as investors looked ahead to data that will provide detail on the strength of U.S. consumer prices and speeches from a range of Federal Reserve officials. The yen weakened Monday after the S&P 500 Index climbed to a record high on Friday. Iron ore surged and copper climbed, buoying commodity producers across Asia.
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Publish Date:13/February/2017 | 05:34

Wall Street Week Ahead: Optimism among S&P 500 CEOs as Trump takes power

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is only hours old, but already a small parade of S&P 500 companies' chiefs have voiced optimism that his promised tax cuts, stimulus spending and deregulation will boost corporate profits.
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Publish Date:21/January/2017 | 05:00

Nasdaq hits record; bank earnings validate Wall St. rally

EghtesadOnline: An increase in Facebook pushed the Nasdaq to a record high on Friday and the S&P 500 also rose after major U.S. banks kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season with strong results.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:37

Dollar, S&P 500 Futures Slip as Trump Bets Unwind

EghtesadOnline: The dollar weakened with U.S. equity futures and Treasuries gained as disappointment after Donald Trump’s press conference caused investors to further unwind trades pegged to fiscal stimulus expectations. Oil retreated while gold advanced.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 06:12

Oil, bank stocks send S&P, Dow to record highs

EghtesadOnline: Gains in energy and bank stocks lifted the Dow and the S&P 500 to record intraday highs on Wednesday, but losses in technology stocks dragged down the Nasdaq.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 19:24

S&P 500 losing streak extends to ninth straight day

EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday for a ninth straight day, the longest losing streak for the benchmark index in more than 35 years, as investors stayed on edge ahead of an uncertain U.S. election.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:11

Second wind for U.S. stocks as earnings turn positive

EghtesadOnline: With S&P 500 earnings on track to rise after four consecutive quarters of contraction, U.S. stocks are clearing a major hurdle that puts the record high in sight for the benchmark U.S. stock index.
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Publish Date:23/October/2016 | 08:48

Wall St. drops amid worries over North Korea test, rate outlook

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, giving the S&P 500 its worst day since June as investor nervousness increased following a nuclear test by North Korea and Federal Reserve officials' comments lifted rate hike bets.
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Publish Date:10/September/2016 | 07:22

Sleepy summer may give way to freaky fall

EghtesadOnline: The dog days of summer have lived up to their sleepy reputation this year as far as U.S. stocks are concerned, but market gyrations could soon pick up as a traditionally more volatile time of year looms.
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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 06:32

Stock rotation to continue as Fed seen open to 2016 hike

EghtesadOnline: The rotation to cyclical sectors of the S&P 500 and away from defensive stocks could continue next week if Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen strikes a tone more welcoming to an interest rate increase later this year.
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Publish Date:20/August/2016 | 07:28