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Options traders are piling into bullish bets on small-cap stocks at a record pace

Options traders are piling into bullish bets on small-cap stocks at a record pace

Options traders piled into bullish bets on the Russell 2000 on Tuesday, after the October consumer-price-index report sent the battered small-cap index surging to its best day in more than a year. A team of options strategists at Goldman Sachs Group said that 1.44 million call options tied to an exchange-traded fund tracking the Russell …

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Dow ends nearly 400 points higher as tech rally leads stocks to highest close since September

Dow ends nearly 400 points higher as tech rally leads stocks to highest close since September

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Friday, more than shaking off weakness seen the previous session in the aftermath of a poor Treasury bond auction and fresh signs that interest rates may stay higher for longer. Technology stocks drove the bounce, with the Nasdaq Composite leading major indexes to the upside as it and the S&P …

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Israel-Hamas war sees investors shun most traditional havens, except for these two

Israel-Hamas war sees investors shun most traditional havens, except for these two

The Israel-Hamas war makes investors nervous, but hasn’t sparked a headlong rush into many of the assets that traditionally see huge inflows during periods of geopolitical crisis. While dwarfed by the tragic human consequences of the conflict, the market reaction has left some analysts and investors struggling to explain why so far only a few …

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S&P 500 breaks below key level for first time since March as stocks erase summer gains

S&P 500 breaks below key level for first time since March as stocks erase summer gains

The S&P 500 index capped off a busy week for U.S. markets on Friday by breaking below its 200-day moving average for the first time in more than six months. It also erased the last of its gains from a summer advance that peaked in late July. The index SPX fell 53.84 points, or 1.26%, …

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Les contrats à terme sur actions rebondissent après les baisses induites par la technologie

Dow snaps three-day losing streak after softer-than-expected ADP jobs data

U.S. stock indexes closed higher Wednesday, with the Dow breaking a three day losing streak, as bond yields eased after weaker-than-expected labor market data. How stock indexes traded The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA closed up 127.17 points or 0.39% today to 33,129.55 The S&P 500 index SPX finished up 34.30 points or 0.81% to …

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Kevin McCarthy ousted: Here's who could replace him as House speaker

Kevin McCarthy ousted: Here’s who could replace him as House speaker

Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker of the House of Representatives. Who could replace him? That person, and the return of stability to Capitol Hill after an historic measure to take the speaker’s gavel from McCarthy, could help calm markets, analysts say. But the process of settling on a new speaker could drag out …

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U.S. stocks close mostly higher despite inflation edging up in August

U.S. stocks close mostly higher despite inflation edging up in August

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher on Wednesday, as investors digested the latest consumer-price index data showing inflation picked up in August, but likely not by enough to prompt a September interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. How stocks traded The S&P 500 SPX closed up 5.54 points or 0.1% at 4,467.44 and has …

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Dow scores third day of gains ahead of coming inflation, retail-sales data

Dow scores third day of gains ahead of coming inflation, retail-sales data

U.S. stock indexes finished higher on Monday, boosted by producers of luxury items and services including Tesla, as investors await inflation and retail-sales data later this week that should help guide the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy. How stock indexes are trading The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA advanced 87.13 points, or 0.3% to 34,663.72. The S&P …

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Les rendements du Trésor augmentent, mais les chances d'une pause de juin de la Fed augmentent

10-, 30-year Treasury yields end at one-week lows after batch of weak PMI data

Long-dated Treasury yields finished at their lowest levels in more than a week on Wednesday, as weakening economic activity from the U.S., eurozone and U.K. dimmed the global outlook. What happened The yield on the 2-year Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD02Y fell 8.5 basis points to 4.950% from 5.035% on Tuesday. Tuesday’s level was the highest since March …

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Les rendements du Trésor augmentent, mais les chances d'une pause de juin de la Fed augmentent

10- and 30-year Treasury yields end at their highest levels since 2007 and 2011

Long-dated U.S. yields continued to rise on Thursday, sending the 10- and 30-year rates to their highest closing levels respectively since 2007 and 2011, as real or inflation-adjusted rates also climbed. What happened The yield on the 2-year Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD02Y slipped 1.9 basis points to 4.959% from 4.978% on Wednesday. The yield on the 10-year …

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