Hot Stocks: Cruise stocks rise; LVS, MLCO reach 52-week highs; GERN surges; VERA drops 65%

Despite a choppy session, the major U.S. equity averages secured modest gains on Wednesday, the first advance so far in 2023. Concerns remained about Federal Reserve policy and the near-term future of the economy. Cruise stocks were among the winners during the session. A move by Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) to raise prices on certain add-ons … Read more

Dow Jones Futures Fall After Stocks Rise, Microsoft Tumbles; Beware Doing This

Dow Jones futures fell slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Amazon will cut far more jobs than it previously planned. X Stocks traded up and down Wednesday, amid a Microsoft (MSFT) sell-off, stronger-than-expected economic data and a still-hawkish Federal Reserve, clearly worried about a market rally undermining its inflation fight. The … Read more

Asia stocks hit 4-month high on reopening of Chinese economy

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content SINGAPORE — Asian shares rose on Thursday on investor hopes for China’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, while the dollar stayed under pressure even as the U.S. Federal Reserve had a warning against market bets on interest rate cuts this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside … Read more

Stocks rise ahead of Fed minutes

U.S. stocks gained in a back-and-forth session Wednesday as Wall Street looked to recover from a downbeat start to the week and new year. Investors weighed a batch of economic data and looked ahead to minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) soared 1.2% in afternoon trading, while the Dow … Read more

Alibaba, Chinese tech stocks surge as Beijing boosts Ant Group (NYSE:BABA)

Toa55/iStock via Getty Images Chinese tech stocks flexed their muscles on Wednesday amid signs that Beijing is loosening up a bit on some of its tight regulatory controls over tech companies, in particular. Investors rallied behind the likes of JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), Tencent Holdings (OTCPK:TCEHY) and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) after Chinese regulators approved a capital expansion plan … Read more

European stocks edge higher as investors await US economic data

European stocks and Wall Street futures ticked higher on Wednesday, as investors shook off the woes of some of America’s biggest companies and looked ahead to the release of fresh US jobs and manufacturing data, hoping for hints on the future path of interest rates. The regional Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.9 per cent in … Read more

Stocks, US Futures Rise as China Optimism Grows: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks advanced with US futures as favorable news reports from China and data from Europe boosted risk appetite. The dollar fell and Treasuries rose. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed, with an unexpected slowing of French inflation adding to signs of easing price pressure in the euro area. A … Read more