Market Pulse - Usa
US open: Major indices flat as December non farm payrolls disappoint
Wall Street stocks were little changed early on Friday after December's all-important non farm payrolls figures came in well and truly short of expectations.
December non farm payrolls come in well and truly short of expectations
The US added 199,000 new jobs in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' non farm payrolls report, well and truly short of the 400,000 expected by analysts.
US pre-open: Futures slightly higher ahead of nonfarm payrolls data
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Friday ahead of December's all-important non farm payrolls report.
US close: Stocks lower as traders digest multiple data points
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Thursday as fears over tighter monetary policy remained in focus and investors digested a number of key data points.
US open: Stocks mixed as jobless claims come in higher than expected
Wall Street stocks were mixed early on Thursday as fears over tighter monetary policy remained in focus and investors digested a number of key data points.
US initial jobless claims unexpectedly increase
First-time claims for unemployment benefits came in at 207,000 in the week ended 1 January, according to the Labor Department, up from 200,000 in the previous week and above the 195,000 forecast by economists.
US pre-open: Futures mixed as Fed minutes remain in focus
Wall Street futures were mixed ahead of the bell on Thursday as fears over tighter monetary policy remained in focus and investors prepared themselves for the release of a number of key data points.
Google, Facebook to be fined EUR 201m by French privacy regulator
Internet giants Google and Facebook were eyeing up fines totalling €210m, it was reported on Thursday, for breaking European Union privacy rules.
US close: Markets sink as Fed minutes sound hawkish tone
Wall Street stocks closed in the red on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq turning in its worst performance in 11 months, after the latest Federal Reserve minutes suggested the central bank could move to shrink its balance sheet and raise rates faster than previously thought.
Facebook appeals CMA's blocking of Giphy acquisition
Facebook parent Meta had lodged an appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after the regulator decided to block its 2020 acquisition of animated image sharing platform Giphy.
Verici Dx enters collaboration with Nasdaq-listed Illumina
Organ transplant clinical diagnosis developer Verici Dx announced a collaboration with Nasdaq-listed Illumina on Wednesday, to expedite the operational launch of data analysis processing and the predictive artificial intelligence component of its products using early access to Illumina’s new software platform ICA.
MoD inks £460m logistics system deal with Boeing
The Ministry of Defence announced a new five-year £460m logistics contract with Boeing on Wednesday, which it said would deliver £54m in efficiency savings and sustain 675 jobs across the Armed Forces supply chain.
Wednesday preview: US private sector payrolls, Fed meeting minutes in focus
Wednesday's focus in financial markets will be on the release of consultancy ADP's private sector payrolls report for the month of December with traders likely to be looking for any hint of Omicron's impact on activity towards the end of the month.
US close: Legacy carmakers surge on mixed day for stocks
Wall Street stock markets closed in a mixed fashion on Tuesday, with the Dow reaching a new all-time high, following the release of slightly weaker-than-expected economic data.
Increasing number of Americans risking looking for new job, survey reveals
The US labour market remained strong in November, prompting an increasing number of Americans to risk looking for a different employer, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
OPEC+ raises oil output by 0.4m b/d, as expected
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its main allies went ahead and raised their combined output target as planned.