LONDON—Oil prices fell $2 on Monday ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting as investors tried to gauge the central bank’s appetite for further rate hikes, while concerns about China’s fuel demand growth and rising Russian crude supply weighed on the market. Brent crude futures fell $1.91, or 2.5 percent, to $72.88 a barrel by…
European Stocks Rise Ahead of Inflation Data, Central Bank Meetings
June 12, 2023
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LONDON—European stocks rose in early trading on Monday and world stocks were just below 13-month highs ahead of key inflation data and U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings later in the week. After lacking direction during Asian trading, market sentiment picked up in early European trading, as investors waited for U.S. CPI data…
It’s Prime Time for Small-Company Stocks
By Nellie S. Huang From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Small-company stocks are often the canaries in the market’s coal mine. Typically defined as stocks with a market value of less than $10 billion, their prices usually peak and then decline before large-company stock prices do in anticipation of a top in the economic cycle or a…
IN-DEPTH: Shareholder Votes Show Support for ESG Falling
June 9, 2023
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This year’s spring season of shareholder voting is leading some to believe that the tide may be turning against the left-wing corporate pressure campaign that goes under the awkward moniker of Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG. “The big story this year is the drop in support for ESG proposals,” Scott Shepard, a fellow at…
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Higher, Marking 4th Winning Week for S&P 500
NEW YORK—Stocks inched higher Friday to close out a listless week for Wall Street, as investors wait for next week’s slate of potentially market-moving updates. The S&P 500 rose 4.93, or 0.1 percent, to 4,298.86 to cap its fourth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 43.17, or 0.1 percent, to 33,876.78, and…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 9
Stocks drifted higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its fourth winning week in a row. The benchmark index edged up 0.1 percent Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain and the Nasdaq composite rose. Tesla was at the front of the market, rallying 4.1 percent after announcing that General Motors…
Wall Street Opens Higher on Tesla Boost, Fed Meet in Focus
Wall Street indexes opened higher on Friday as Tesla shares jumped on a tie-up with General Motors, though investors largely remained on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.83 points, or 0.06 percent, at the open to 33,852.44. The S&P 500 opened…
Dollar Peels Off 2-Week Lows Ahead of Central Bank Deluge
LONDON—The dollar bounced off two-week lows on Friday, shrugging off some of the weakness that has set in this month as expectations have grown that the Federal Reserve may not raise interest rates again for some time. Next week is packed with key monetary policy meetings, including those of the Federal Reserve, the European Central…
Oil Price Gains Capped by Demand Fears
LONDON—Oil prices rose on Friday and were broadly flat on the week as concern over oil demand growth was balanced by Saudi output cuts. Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $76.32 a barrel by 0932 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 34 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $71.63….
Global Shares Edge Up as Fed Pause Bets Bolster Sentiment
June 9, 2023
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LONDON, TOKYO—Global equities were set for a small weekly gain on Friday following a Wall Street rally overnight, as rising bets the Federal Reserve will skip a rate increase next week overshadowed worries about U.S. markets being drained of cash. MSCI’s broad index of global shares edged 0.2 percent higher, on track for a weekly…
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