View photo . (Melia Robinson/Business Insider) Good morning. Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here’s a super quick guide to what traders are talking about this morning. Morning! US Futures are retreating, led by a 50bp drop in the Russell, nearly a double from S&Ps early losses – so let’s watch today to see if that Read More
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Ferguson policies targeted blacks, created toxic environment: U.S. attorney general By Lisa Lambert and Carey Gillam WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A U.S. probe found systemic racial bias targeted blacks and created a “toxic environment” in Ferguson, Missouri, but cleared a white officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager there, Attorney General Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – US markets are set to open lower Wednesday following declines in European and Asian sessions as investors cut positions ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting and Friday’s US monthly jobs report. The S&P 500 front month futures contract is indicating a soft open on Wall Street, off 0.44% at 2108 while Read More
* ADP misses February expectations, January revised higher * Markit, ISM services data on tap * Honeywell reaffirms outlook * Futures off: Dow 46 pts, S&P 5.75 pts, Nasdaq 10 pts (Adds quote, data) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday, putting the Read More
U.S. stock futures were in the red Wednesday as the ADP private payroll employment figures missed expectations and as markets waited for monetary policy makers to speak on the economy. The February ADP private payrolls rose 212,000 compared to the 220,000 estimate while January payrolls were revised upwards to 250,000 from 213,000. In other Read More
* 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
— 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