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S&P 500 edges up after report of Iran’s secret outreach to US

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading on Wednesday (Mar 4) as investors weighed a report that Iranian operatives secretively reached out to the US to pursue talks to end the conflict, ...

Are the market gains seen in February built on durable fundamentals or, to borrow a famous phrase from former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, on “irrational exuberance"?
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Dow at 50,000, STI at 5,000, Singtel at S$5 – what’s next?

Bullish investors beware: record highs and the breaching of psychological barriers tend to lead to an underpricing of risk

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 183.5 points, or 0.37 per cent, at the open to 48,794.42.

Wall St opens lower on fears of protracted Middle East conflict

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Mar 2) as investors braced for a prolonged Middle East conflict that threatened to disrupt global trade routes and reignite inflationary p...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183.1 points, or 0.37 per cent, at the open to 49,357.63.

Wall St opens higher in run-up to Nvidia earnings as AI worries abate

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 25) after volatile sessions earlier this week as investors assessed risks to the AI trade and growing tariff doubts heading into N...

The S&P 500 lost 4.18 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 6,832.89 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.66 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 22,635.01.

Wall St muted after Anthropic announces new AI tools

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued on Tuesday (Feb 24) as investors assessed Anthropic’s announcement of new AI tools, including plug-ins that could help with investment banking tasks,...

At 09.30 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 169.22 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 49,225.94.

US stocks: Wall Street opens lower after economic data

WALL Street indexes opened lower on Friday (Feb 20) after data showed US economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter and inflation picked up in December.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 86.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 49,576.22.

Wall St opens lower after recent gains as tech stocks slip

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 19), following a three-day winning streak for the S&P 500, as heavyweight technology stocks slipped, while Walmart shares see-sawed ...

Equity markets have pulled back from record levels recently as fears of disruption from AI fuelled a sell-off.

US: S&P 500 ends up slightly as tech dips, inflation cools

Megacap tech stocks are weak with Nvidia and Apple providing big drags

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.9 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 50,170.27 at the open.

Wall St rises as markets assess economic data

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Thursday (Feb 12), a day after robust jobs growth and a dip in unemployment eased concerns around the US economy, while investor attention turned...

The S&P 500 rose 34.7 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 6,976.48​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 175.8 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 23,278.29.

Wall St gains after stronger-than-expected jobs report

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 11) following a stronger-than-expected jobs data that pointed to a resilient US economy, while the unemployment rate ticked lower ...