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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.64%. Stock indexes Wednesday settled mixed, with the S&P 500...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.39%. The dollar on Wednesday dropped to a 1-1/2 week low on concerns that the ongoing U.S. banking turmoil will prompt the Fed to stop raising interest rates. Also, Wednesday’s U.S. Mar capital goods new orders report was weaker-than-expected and weighed...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.96%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed, with the...

LONDON: Owners of top IPL franchises are trying to convince as many as six premier England players to quit international cricket and take up handsome annual contracts ranging up to 5 million pounds in order to play T20 leagues round the year, the 'Times London' reported.

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.23%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +1.01%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. A jump of more than +7% in Microsoft in pre-market trading is leading technology stocks higher...

The first hike is expected to be announced by the European Central Bank at its May 4 council meeting

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -1.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. Stock indexes Tuesday sold off, with the S&P 500...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.49%. The dollar on Tuesday recovered from a 1-week low and is moderately higher. Weakness in stocks on Tuesday boosted the liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar Tuesday initially posted moderate losses after T-note yields fell and on signs of...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.89%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately lower, with...

Morning Markets June S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.43%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.40%, both at 1-1/2 week lows. U.S. stock index futures this morning are sliding on weakness in regional bank stocks after First Republic Bank reported smaller-than-expected Q1...

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.49%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.52% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular trading session in a mixed fashion as investors braced for quarterly reports from heavyweight names and a deluge of crucial economic…