Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries about the economy, while a bonanza of industry data and…
Investors look for consumer pressure ahead of next tariffs
(Reuters) – As President Donald Trump prepares to slap new tariffs on Chinese imports, investors are bracing for signs of pressure on U.S. consumers as top retailers begin reporting quarterly…
Buoyant U.S. stocks at odds with downbeat market signals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even as record highs this week in the major U.S. stock indexes telegraph confidence on Wall Street, caution abounds in other U.S. markets, where falling bond…
Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Technology stocks are Wall Street’s top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and chipmakers face turbulence related to…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye G20 with hopes for U.S.-China trade detente
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All eyes will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping next week as investors are desperate for any signs of a thaw…
All eyes on Fed as stock market pines for rate cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week is shaping up as a pivotal one for Wall Street, with stocks primed for a selloff should the…
Struggles of transport stocks transmit caution to market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Add this to worries about Wall Street: The index of planes, trains and trucking companies, considered an important stock barometer of the U.S. economy’s health, is…
Wall Street Weekahead: Record-breaking rally leaving energy stocks behind
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The stock market surge since the start of the year that has sent the benchmark S&P 500 index up to new record highs is leaving behind…
Industrials’ gains put to test as earnings ramp up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors betting on industrial stocks this year have been rewarded, with the group among the best-performing sectors so far, but that strength will be tested in…
Wall St. Week Ahead: U.S. stock reign may not last over other regions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock prices are outpacing those in most other regions to start 2019, but the gap is narrow and some investors are eyeing potential catalysts to…