Stock market today: Live updates
A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement on September 18, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday…
PARA, LLY, NFLX, HSY and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Paramount Global – The media conglomerate’s shares fell more than 5% after Edgar Bronfman Jr. abandoned his takeover bid, clearing the way for Skydance to complete its roughly $8 billion acquisition…
H&R Block, Applied Materials, Microchip, JD.com and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the market opens. Estee Lauder – The cosmetics company fell nearly 2% after Bank of America downgraded the stock, citing headwinds in the Chinese market. Slowing U.S. demand is also weighing on the…
Bernstein: 4 Japanese stocks are trading at a “sharp discount”
The Japanese stock market has recovered from last week’s sell-off and investment firm Bernstein sees promising prospects ahead, recommending a special trading strategy and naming overweight stocks. Japan’s broad-based Topix index plunged 12.23% on August 5 and the benchmark Nikkei…
