Asian equities rose on Friday after signs of resilience in the labor market lifted US stocks. Equities in Japan, South Korea and Australia climbed alongside Hong Kong share futures. Gains for Tokyo’s Topix index further eroded the steep declines earlier in the week, helped along by Friday moves in tech and bank stocks. US equity … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian markets are catching up to a global selloff on Tuesday that rocked major stock indices around the world the day before. The S&P/TSX fell 542 points to start trading on Tuesday, a decline of 2.44 per cent, bringing Canada’s benchmark index to its lowest levels in … Read more
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 6.7% early Monday before recovering some lost ground, extending sell-offs that began last week. The Nikkei had shed more than 2,400 points to 33,488.08 about a half-hour after opening. By about an hour after trading began, the index was down 5.3%, or about 1,900 points, at 34,010.69. Stocks … Read more
Wall Street’s major indexes ended higher on Friday as investors flocked back to tech megacaps that had triggered broad sell-offs earlier in the week, and inflation data boosted optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon commence cutting interest rates. For the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, the advances could not completely recoup the ground lost … Read more
Asian equities fell as fresh signs of slowing US inflation bolstered rate cut bets and spurred a rotation out of big tech stocks on Wall Street. The yen was volatile. Japanese shares fell more than 1% after Thursday’s rally in the yen prompted speculation that authorities had stepped in with official support. The currency fluctuated … Read more
The unceasing growth of Big Tech has been an article of faith for investors since the latest stock market rally began in October 2022. But with an uninspiring earnings outlook for the rest of 2024, other corners of the market will likely be needed if share prices are to keep soaring. “To have a similar … Read more
NEW YORK, – U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, buoyed by a rally in megacap growth stocks following robust quarterly results from technology heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft in addition to moderate inflation data. Investors cheered Alphabet’s first-ever dividend, its $70 billion stock buyback program, and better-than-expected first-quarter results. Its shares jumped 10% and reached a … Read more
After more than a year of slowing sales, India’s software services companies that power corporations ranging from global banks to retailers to planemakers may finally be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Banks spending more on technology to meet regulatory mandates, companies upgrading SAP systems and a broader increase in technology spending after … Read more
A host of similarities between tech stocks now and previous bubbles suggest the Magnificent Seven is nearing — but not yet at — levels that may lead it to pop, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. They cite a handful of indicators, such as bond yields, valuations and price action, that suggest there are … Read more
