category: Equities

The S&P 500 Index – a measure of broader market performance, has been on a tear this year, thanks to inflation’s downward trajectory that allowed the Federal Reserve the leeway to cut rates, the resilient economy and robust corporate…

U.S. stocks appear on track to start the new week on the back foot, with index futures modestly lower early Monday. As the S&P 500 trades slightly shy of its record high, traders may show reluctance to add to their positions,…

U.S. stocks look to bounce back on Tuesday following an across-the-board sell-off in the previous session. Strategists say all the yen carry trades haven’t been unwound yet, which raises the specter of incremental weakness. That said,…

Now that the twin inflation reports are in the rearview mirror, U.S. stocks are hanging onto the slender optimism as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting meeting. The numbers did little to belie expectations of a cut…

Sentiment has soured ahead of the key inflation data that is due ahead of the market open on Friday, with the index futures pointing to a modestly lower opening. A fairly benign data could keep the upward trajectory intact ahead of next…

U.S. index futures are modestly higher at the start of a new week as the rate cut euphoria fades and traders look ahead to the next key catalysts. The tech space could get a lift from a potential lifeline for struggling Intel Corp. INTC…

Wall Street appears on track to pause in the first trading session of the new week after the strong rebound from its Aug. 5 market collapse. The lack of any major trading catalysts makes it all the more complicated to determine the…

U.S. stocks could start the first trading session of the week on a mixed note, as traders fully bake in the odds of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week. Small-caps are outperforming in the premarket, as evidenced by the solid…

U.S. stocks are priming for a positive start on Tuesday ahead of the release of the key August retail sales report. Traders could throng the tech space as they seek to take advantage of the recent pullback. The market and experts are…

The market sentiment seems to fluctuate as the index futures dipped slightly, indicating a lower opening on Tuesday. The CBOE Volatility, aka VIX, rose slightly but held around the 20 level. Oracle Corp.’s ORCL earnings and the…