Category: Trading

January 23, 2020

European planemaker Airbus is working with Nasdaq to develop a derivatives-based trading platform that will allow airlines to protect against swings in ticket prices. Just like airline companies use oil futures to hedge against the volatility in fuel costs, they […]

January 23, 2020

European stocks fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank left key monetary policy unchanged as expected, with investors backing away from perceived riskier assets such as equities amid a growing coronavirus crisis out of China. Worries about international trade […]

January 17, 2020

U.S. stocks traded modestly higher Wednesday, with the major benchmarks reaching new intraday highs early, after data on new U.S. home construction showed it surging to 13-year highs in December, adding to a series of indicators this week suggesting the […]

January 14, 2020

Analysts sometimes tout diversified banks that can move revenue exposure to businesses away from the yield curve. That thread of logic proved very valid Tuesday. Here were the earnings: JPMorgan reported revenue of $28.3 billion, beating estimates of $27.8 billion. […]

January 10, 2020

Gold futures traded slightly lower Friday, heading for the longest losing skid in more than two months after the monthly U.S. employment report helped to solidify a rally in equities and away from so-called havens, as Middle East tensions ease. […]

January 8, 2020

Boeing — Shares of the aerospace giant slipped 1.3% after Cowen downgraded its rating on Boeing to market perform from outperform. The firmed warned that Boeing’s free cash flow is likely to hold steady in the coming years as the […]

January 2, 2020

U.S. stock indexes surged on the first trading day of 2020, with bulls looking to build on the best year for the S&P 500 since 2013 as global equities rallied following a move by China’s central bank aimed at stimulating […]

December 27, 2019

U.S. stocks indexes traded little changed Friday morning, after opening at new intraday records, as investors attempt to close out a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, a day after a report on strong retail sales helped the Nasdaq to […]

December 26, 2019

U.S. Treasury slipped on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading, slightly cutting this week’s gains after the release of December’s jobless claims data. At about 10:19 a.m. ET the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was […]

December 24, 2019

U.S. stocks gave up early gains at the opening bell on Tuesday in what is expected to be a subdued trading session on Christmas Eve. Equity markets will end Tuesday’s session early at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, while the bond […]