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US close: Nasdaq slide leads Wall Street weaker
Wall Street stocks closed in the red on Thursday, with Big Tech names on the slide, as investors digested December's producer price index and this week's jobless claims figures.
US open: Stocks mixed following jobless claims, PPI
Wall Street stocks were mixed early on Thursday as investors digested December's producer price index and this week's jobless claims figures.
US initial jobless claims unexpectedly jump to 230,000
Claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped in the seven days ended 8 January but still remained low by historic standards and broadly in line with the pre-pandemic average of around 220,000.
US wholesale prices rise a tad less quickly than expected in December
Wholesale prices in the States increased less quickly than expected last month as food and energy prices slipped.
US pre-open: Stocks little changed ahead of jobless claims data and PPI reading
Wall Street futures were only slightly higher ahead of the bell on Thursday as market participants awaited the publication of both this week's jobless claims figures and November's producer price index.
US close: Stocks remain positive as consumer prices rise further
Wall Street kept their heads above water on Wednesday, as market participants digested December's consumer price index reading.
US open: Major indices trade higher following December CPI reading
Wall Street stocks opened higher on Wednesday as market participants digested December's consumer price index reading.
Pfizer's pneumoccocal vaccine can be co-administered alongside Covid-19 shot, study shows
Pfizer's vaccine against the pneumococcal virus, Prevnar, can be administered safely and without any loss of effectiveness together with its vaccine for Covid-19.
US CPI rises a tad more quickly than expected in December
The cost of living in the US increased a bit more quickly than expected last month.
US pre-open: Futures trade slightly higher ahead of CPI reading
Wall Street futures had stocks opening slightly higher ahead of the bell on Wednesday as market participants held out for an important inflation report later in the day.
US close: Stocks end session in the green following Powell testimony
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday as market participants digested testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill.
US open: Stocks trade lower as Powell delivers testimony
Wall Street stocks were in the red early on Tuesday as market participants digested testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill.
US pre-open: Stocks in the green ahead of Powell testimony
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Tuesday as market participants awaited testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill.
US open: Stocks start off the week in the red
Wall Street stocks were sharply lower early on Monday as market participants awaited key inflation data, the beginning of earnings season and a confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell all scheduled for later in the week.
Goldman Sachs now sees four rate hikes in 2022, not three
Economists at Goldman Sachs believe the economic impact from Omicron should be mostly in the rearview mirror come the end of the first quarter.
Renalytix inks partnership with Singing River Health System
Renalytix announced a partnership with Singing River Health System to deploy ‘KidneyIntelX’ informed care management on Monday, to improve kidney health in individuals with type-2 diabetes and early-stage chronic kidney disease.
Owens & Minor agrees $1.6bn acquisition of Apria
United States healthcare logistics company Owens & Minor has agreed to acquire home healthcare equipment supplier Apria for $37. 50 in cash per share, it announced on Monday, representing an equity value of $1. 45bn.
US pre-open: Futures little changed ahead of the bell
Wall Street futures were mostly lower ahead of the open on Monday as market participants awaited key inflation data, the beginning of earnings season and a confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell scheduled for later in the week.
Richmond Fed's Barkin tells WSJ that March rate hike is "conceivable"
A top US central bank official told the Wall Street Journal that an interest rate increase was "conceivable" at the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting.
US close: Stocks end session in the red following non farm payrolls miss
Major indices were all in the red at the end of trading on Friday after December's all-important non farm payrolls figures came in well and truly short of expectations.