Tag: floor
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Weak U.S. retail sales, inflation data dim prospect of Fed rate hike
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly flat in July as Americans cut back on discretionary spending, pointing to a moderation in consumption that could temper expectations of a sharp pickup in economic growth in the third quarter. Cooling consumer spending and tame inflation suggest the Federal Reserve will probably not…
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Again at highs, stocks to take cues from consumer
Quarterly earnings reports from department store operators including Macy's , luxury goods companies such as Michael Kors and entertainment company Disney will set the tone for Wall Street, with investors also eyeing U.S. retail sales data due on Friday. “The consumer, in our mind, is a lever that could cause equities to trend higher,” said…
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Wall Street sings Brexit blues with brutal two-day slide
(Reuters) – Wall Street tumbled again on Monday after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, sending major U.S. stock indexes to their worst two-day swoon in about 10 months.
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Worst day in 10 months as Wall Street reacts to ‘Brexit’
The S&P 500 turned negative for the year-to-date on Friday as Wall Street suffered its largest selloff in 10 months after Britain's decision to leave the European Union caught traders wrong-footed. In the busiest trading volume for a single session in nearly five years, financial stocks led the decline on the S&P 500 with a…
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Wall Street puts finishing touch on best week since March
(Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Friday and capped off its strongest week since March after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said an interest-rate hike would likely be appropriate “in the coming months.”
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Wall Street pushed higher by healthcare, energy stocks
The collapse of the $160 billion merger of Pfizer and Allergan bolstered the healthcare sector on rising hopes that the pharmaceutical giants could turn to smaller targets. A seven-week rally – sparked by rising oil, strength in the economy and a cautious Fed – helped stocks recover from a steep selloff that had sent the…
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Wall Street slightly lower as crude oil slips
U.S. crude fell about 1 percent after a report from the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed that an increase in crude stockpiles was way above estimates. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Tuesday, helping the S&P 500 claw back most of its losses in the last two months. “The market got severely overbought yesterday,” said…
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Yahoo launches auction process as Starboard gears up for fight
Yahoo shares jumped after the company announced its board has formed a committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives, and that it has hired investment banks and a law firm to run the process. The launch of the auction process, a move activist hedge fund Starboard Value and other shareholders have pushed since late…
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Yahoo board forms committee to explore strategic alternatives
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said its board formed an independent committee to explore strategic alternatives, alongside the pursuit of the reverse spinoff of its Internet business. The committee has engaged Goldman Sachs & Co Inc, J.P. Morgan and PJT Partners Inc as its financial advisers, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as its legal adviser.…
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Wall Street surges at end of awful January
At one point last week, the S&P's loss for 2016 reached 11 percent before recovering to end the month down 5 percent. Global equities got a surprise boost on Friday after Japan's central bank cut a benchmark rate below zero to stimulate its economy. Microsoft shares jumped 5.83 percent on better-than-expected results.