^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous close | 4,221.02 |
| Open | 4,241.01 |
| Volume |
| Day's range | 4,241.01 - 4,290.67 |
| 52-week range | 3,491.58 - 4,325.28 |
| Avg. volume | 4,272,257,301 |
Yahoo FinanceStocks slide as debt ceiling vote looms, jobs data stays hot: Stock market news today
US stocks closed lower Wednesday as investors kept a watchful eye on the prospects for the debt-limit deal in an expected House floor vote later. Meanwhile, strong US jobs data and China’s economic woes pressured global markets.
Yahoo FinanceDebt ceiling done, Fed goes quiet: What to watch this week
With first quarter earnings season largely done, investors will now shift focus to the Fed's next meeting and how policy updates could impact the AI-driven rally in stocks.
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women working year-round are paid only 83.7% of what men are paid, and the disparity is even larger for Black and Hispanic women. It also exists at every education level. Further, the U.S. Census Bureau says that 50% of all women ages 50 to 66 have no personal retirement savings, and only 22% have $100,000 or more put away.
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The TelegraphCity beats Paris and Frankfurt in investment race - latest updates
The City has reasserted its credentials as Europe’s leading financial centre after figures showed an increase in foreign investment in Britain.
- Financial Times
Asset Management: China cosies up to private equity
One scoop to start: Richard Buxtonis leavingJupiter Fund Management after a nearly four-decade career at City institutions that made him one of the UK’s best-known asset managers. An IVC Evidensia veterinary practice in Sweden may not appear to have much in common with a Vena Energy solar project in Taiwan, or GardaWorld security personnel at a Canadian ice-hockey game. Private equity firms EQT, Global Infrastructure Partners and BC Partners — the immediate owners, respectively, of the three businesses — are just three among dozens of western buyout groups that Chinese state-backed investors such as the State Administration of Foreign Assets and China Investment Corporation have poured money into, according to people familiar with their affairs and an analysis of regulatory filings.
Associated PressStock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St up after strong US jobs report
Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Monday after strong U.S. hiring data coupled with scant wage gains suggested a possible recession might be further away, but also that inflationary pressures are weakening. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul also rose. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index leaped 1.5% on Friday, putting it on the verge of entering what traders call a “bull market” after rising nearly 20% in seven months.
- Financial Times
Why the AI boom is not a dotcom redux
The simulation of human intelligence in machines has dramatic potential to change the way the economy works
- Financial Times
Asia stocks follow Wall Street higher as oil prices rise
Asian equities broadly followed Wall Street higher on hopes of US economic resilience, while oil futures climbed after Saudi Arabia announced production cuts in an attempt to shore up crude prices. The gains for Asia-Pacific stocks came after a rally on Wall Street on Friday that saw the S&P 500 rise 1.5 per cent and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite climb 1.1 per cent after US jobs data showed new hires increased more than expected in May. In commodities markets, crude briefly spiked after Saudi Arabia said it would cut oil production by 1mn barrels a day in a bid to prop up prices.
ReutersShares stroll higher on June hike hiatus hopes
Shares rose and the dollar firmed on Monday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would pause its rate hikes this month after a mostly encouraging U.S. jobs report, while oil prices jumped after Saudi Arabia pledged big output cuts. The dollar also firmed against major peers after data on Friday showed payrolls in the public and private sector far outstripping forecasts, while wage pressures eased and the unemployment rate climbed off a 53-year low. That in turn stoked hopes the Fed could pause its program of rate hikes at the June 13-14 meeting, albeit likely resuming in July.
- Investing.com
Dow futures steady as debt bill signed into law
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were trading in a mixed fashion during Sunday's evening trade after major benchmark averages closed out the holiday-shortened week higher as stronger than expected nonfarm payrolls data boosted investor sentiment, while President Joe Biden signed the debt ceiling bill into law over the weekend in order to avoid an impending U.S. default.
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- Financial Times
Will data hit investor hopes of a Chinese recovery?
Investors watching China’s sputtering post-Covid 19 reopening do not have high hopes for trade data released on Wednesday, which is expected to show declining import and export volumes last month. Imports are forecast to fall 7.9 per cent year-on-year in May, matching April’s surprisingly steep decline, according to a Reuters poll. Exports are expected to contract 0.6 per cent compared with a year earlier, having surged 8.5 per cent from a low base in the previous month.
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BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the world's largest asset manager, has endured a difficult couple of years. As the largest provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as a prominent manager of mutual funds and institutional investments, its fortunes are largely tied to the movements of the broader markets. Last year, BlackRock's stock price was down about 20% while the S&P 500 was also lower by about that much -- 19%, to be exact.
Motley FoolU.S. Money Supply Hasn't Done This Since the Great Depression, and It Implies Something Big for Stocks
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- Investing.com
Top 5 things to watch in markets in the week ahead
Investing.com -- The economic calendar is light in the coming week but rate decisions in Canada and Australia will be in the spotlight in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s keenly anticipated announcement on June 14. Investors remain cautious despite a rally in tech stocks and market watchers will get an update on the outlook for the global economy. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.
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Motley FoolThe Little-Known Secret to Beating the S&P 500
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- Financial Times
Handful of tech stocks drive diverging measures of S&P 500 performance
Equal weight version of index slips into negative territory even though benchmark is up 9.5 per cent this year
Motley FoolMicrosoft, Tesla, and Amazon Are Among 110 S&P 500 Companies Discussing AI -- 2 Other AI Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist
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Motley FoolWarren Buffett Just Sent Out a Warning to Investors -- Should You Be Worried?
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