Market Pulse - Usa
Amazon finishes on the up but guidance disappoints
Online retail giant Amazon absolutely smashed both bottom and top line estimates out of the park on Thursday, but cautious guidance sent shares south in after-hours trading.
US close: S&P 500 wraps up best January in 32 years, Dow closes lower
US stocks turned in a mixed performance on Thursday as investors digested dovish comments from Fed chairman Jerome Powell and a slew of earnings from the likes of Facebook and Microsoft.
US open: Mixed start to trading following dovish comments from Fed chair
Wall Street trading began on a mixed note on Thursday as investors digested dovish comments from Fed chairman Jerome Powell and a slew of earnings from the likes of Facebook and Microsoft.
Weekly US jobless claims jump on 'flawed seasonals'
Initial US jobless claims jumped last week as the impact from the partial federal government shutdown began to filtre through, hitting a one-year high in the process, but some economists put the rise down to "flawed seasonals".
Trump says talks with China 'going well'
Trade talks between the US and China are progressing "well with good intent" but a final deal will have to wait until the American and Chinese presidents meet personally "in the near future", Donald Trump said.