Market Pulse - Usa
US close: Dow Jones adds slight gains to record high
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Thursday as market participants thumbed over this week's jobless report and July's producer price index.
Moderna vaccine offers double the protection against breakthrough Covid-19 infection
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine offers nearly twice the protection against so-called breakthrough infections than Pfizer's, a new study found.
Philip Morris wins takeover battle for inhaler maker Vectura
US tobacco giant Philip Morris has won the battle for London-listed inhaler maker Vectura.
FDA may be set to announce booster shots for immunocompromised
America's health regulator is close to recommending that so-called booster shots be given to certain people with weak immune systems.
US producer prices rise more quickly than expected in July
US producer prices rose more quickly than anticipated last month due to the higher cost of energy and transportation.
Reddit will raise up to $700m in fresh financing
Reddit is set to tap investors for $700m in fresh capital with the help of Fidelity Management.
US open: Stocks trade lower following jobless data, PPI
Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as market participants thumbed over this week's jobless report and July's producer price index.
Weekly US jobless claims decline as expected
Unemployment claims in the US slipped during the latest week with secondary claims again registering the largest decline.
US pre-open: Futures flat ahead of weekly jobless data
Wall Street futures were pointing to a fairly flat start to trading ahead of the bell on Thursday as market participants awaited this week's jobless report.
Kaplan says Fed should start tapering asset purchases in October
One of the highest-ranking officials at the US central bank made the case on Wednesday for the Federal Reserve to start 'tapering' its asset purchases from October.
US close: Stocks close higher following CPI data
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Wednesday as market participants thumbed over key inflation data from the Department of Labor.