Market Pulse - Usa
US pre-open: Futures in the red following Dow's record close
Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Friday following yesterday's rally.
US close: Dow Jones rallies more than 520 points to fresh record
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday as traders celebrated the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by half a percentage point.
US open: Stocks higher as investors cheer Fed rate cut
Wall Street stocks were firmly in the green early on Thursday as traders celebrated the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by half a percentage point.
US initial jobless claims fall to four-month low
Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 14 September, according to the Labor Department, beating market expectations.
US pre-open: Futures sharply higher following Fed's big rate cute
Wall Street futures were firmly in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday as traders celebrated the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by half a percentage point.
EU competition regulator launches compliance proceedings with Apple
European Union competition authorities started proceedings against Apple on Thursday, in a bid to enforce compliance with regulations that mandate the company to open its proprietary ecosystem to competitors.
US open: Stocks mixed as traders await FOMC decision
Wall Street stocks were mixed early on Wednesday as market participants looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
US housing starts surge in August
US housing starts surged 9. 6% month-on-month in August to an annualised rate of 1. 35m, according to the Census Bureau, beating market expectations for a reading of 1. 31m.
US pre-open: Stocks cautiously higher ahead of FOMC decision
Wall Street futures were slightly higher ahead of the bell on Wednesday as market participants looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
US close: Stocks mixed as investors turn to Fed decision
Wall Street saw mixed results on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due on Wednesday.
US open: Stocks move higher, buoyed by inflation data and Fedspeak
Wall Street was trading on the front foot at the end of the week, buoyed by better-than-expected inflation data.
Daily Mail, Sun cut US editorial jobs
Two of Britain's largest newspaper publishers, News UK and DMGT, are implementing significant job cuts in their US digital operations, it emerged on Friday.
Ex-NY Fed chief Dudley says he'd go for 50bp cut on 18 September
A former top US central bank official said the size of the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut in the current cycle was still up in the air.
Kroger shares pop on Q2 earnings beat, updated guidance
Kroger shares were popping on Thursday, as investors digested the grocer’s updated guidance following a mixed second-quarter performance.
US open: Stocks mixed following PPI reading
Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start early on Thursday as traders digested more inflation data following yesterday's consumer price index report.
US producer prices rise a tad more quickly than expected, core ahead of forecasts
Wholesale prices in the US increased a tad more slowly than anticipated last month, but a bit more quickly than expected at the core level.
US jobless claims rise to 230,000
Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 7 September, according to the Department of Labor, in line with market expectations.
US pre-open: Futures higher ahead of PPI reading
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday as traders patiently awaited more inflation data following yesterday's consumer price index.
Manchester United full-year losses widen
Manchester United reported a net loss of £113. 2m for the year ended 30 June on Wednesday, although the football club maintained that it was in compliance with both the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations.
US open: Stocks sharply lower following August CPI report
Wall Street stocks were firmly in the early on Wednesday as market participants digested last month's consumer inflation report.