* ADP private sector employment data due at 8:15 a.m. * Markit, ISM services data on tap * Honeywell reaffirms outlook * Futures off: Dow 47 pts, S&P 6.5 pts, Nasdaq 10.75 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) – S&P Futures declined on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for a Read More
March 2015
— Posted Monday, 2 March 2015 | | Disqus This is a Holi week for Indians. US February nonfarm payrolls on Friday will give us an indication whether there will be a June interest rate hike. Chinese markets have also opened after their New Year. Gold and silver have a very crucial two weeks period. Read More
(Refiles to add dropped word “to” in headline) * Auto sales expected throughout session * Best Buy climbs in premarket after results * Citigroup to sell OneMain Financial to Springleaf Holdings * Futures off: Dow 38 pts, S&P 5.75 pts, Nasdaq 9.25 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were Read More
* Auto sales expected throughout session * Best Buy climbs in premarket after results * Citigroup to sell OneMain Financial to Springleaf Holdings * Futures off: Dow 17 pts, S&P 2.75 pts, Nasdaq 3.75 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) – S&P Futures edged lower on Tuesday, after the Dow and S&P Read More
Technical and financial innovations have led to the introduction of complicated financial instruments and trading strategies with a global reach. As a result of some of these developments, transparency, procedures, and control are prone to be compromised. Preventing illegal activity is increasingly a challenge for regulators, and options, being complicated instruments, add many more layers to Read More
* Consumer spending falls for second straight month * Manufacturing data expected from Markit, ISM * NXP Semi to buy Freescale Semi * HP to buy Aruba Networks * Futures: Dow up 13 pts, S&P off 1.75 pts, Nasdaq up 5.75 pts (Adds quote, updates prices) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) – Read More
U.S. stock futures were mixed Monday, with the Down Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 slightly higher and the S&P 500 slightly in the red ahead of spending and manufacturing data. At 8:30 a.m. ET, personal income is expected to have grown 0.4% in January, within a consensus range between 0.2% and 0.5% Read More
* Personal income and spending data due * Manufacturing data expected from Markit, ISM * NXP Semi to buy Freescale Semi * Futures up: Dow 16 pts, S&P 1.75 pts, Nasdaq 8.25 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) – S&P Futures were little changed on Monday, after the S&P 500 scored its Read More
Australian bond futures prices have rallied after the head of the US Federal Reserve gave no indication on whether the central bank would start hiking rates in June. The market had been hoping Dr Yellen would indicate a timeline for future rate hikes in the first half of her semi-annual testimony to Congress overnight. But Read More
Oil prices have slipped as traders estimated a key report will show another increase in US crude inventories that already are at record levels, exacerbating the global oversupply. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for April delivery on Tuesday fell 17 US cents, closing at $ US49.28 a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for Read More