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US stocks closed higher on Friday as optimism over the upcomingEarningsseason lifted sentiment. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, theNasdaq100 gained 0.5% and the Dow added 423 points. Major banks advanced ahead of an expected nearly USD 19 billion in quarterly stock-trading revenue, while Alphabet, …
The week included record highs followed by a sharp technologyReversalon Thursday. Friday's rebound brought the Nasdaq Composite to 27,366 after a gain of 0.64%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.59% to 7,811.5 and the Dow rose 0.83% to 51,655. These daily closes agree across …
US stocks ended mixed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 falling 0.5% and theNasdaqdeclining 1.4%, while the Dow gained 52 points. A report placing OpenAI’s annualisedRevenueat USD 50 billion, below earlier estimates of USD 70 billion, renewed concerns over AI profitability and infrastructure spending. …
The Labor Department reported on October 8, 2026 that initial claims for stateUnemploymentbenefits fell by 2,000 to 197,000, better than the 200,000 economists expected. Initial claims measure new layoffs, so a low number means few workers are losing jobs. The data cover the week …
Energy led the market on October 8, 2026, with sector gains between 2.6% and 3.0% asBrent Cruderose about 4% to USD 104.28 on Iran and Strait of Hormuz tension. Consumer staples gained 1.3%, helped by defensive buying and PepsiCo's reported results. Financial Select Sector …
The UK 30-year gilt yield touched 6.047% and the 10-year yield reached 5.527% on October 8, 2026, according to a single recap. The 30-year level had not been seen since 1998, and the 10-year level not since 2007. The figures describe levels touched during …
Foreign exchange data on October 8, 2026 showed the dollar index near 102.37, EUR/USD at 1.1217 and USD/JPY about 157.80. The values come from different prints, so they are not simultaneous and should be rechecked before they are quoted. The dollar index measures the …
The American Association of Individual Investors survey showed bulls at 40.3% and bears at 39.0%, a bull-bear spread of +1.3%, on October 8, 2026. A Fear and Greed index read 41, in the fear range, compared with 28 a week earlier, according to a …
Christopher Waller, a Fed governor, said on October 8, 2026 that additional rate increases could be needed but would not have to come at back-to-back meetings. That implies a gradual approach, where the committee pauses between moves to read the data. Alberto Musalem, who …
Futures indicated gains for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 on the morning of October 9, 2026, after a session in which the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.25%. A futures bounce shows where trading stood before the cash market opens, and it often fades or …
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