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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.41%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.55%. US stock indexes today are mildly higher on higher chip stocks and carry-over support...

Investors watch Fed's rate decision, cybersecurity initiative Project Fortress, and India's election campaign involving billionaires.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.40%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.44% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session in the green as higher-than-expected applications for U.S. unemployment benefits bolstered the case for rate cuts, with investors looking…

Growing hopes that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push Asian stocks higher Friday.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.16%. US stock indexes on Thursday settled higher, with the S&P 500 climbing to a...

The main indexes rose Thursday as higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims boosted rate-cut expectations.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.30%. The dollar gave up an early advance Thursday and fell moderately after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to an 8-1/2 month high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. The dollar was also weighed down Thursday by a...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.13%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 climbing...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.18%. The dollar gave up an early advance today and turned lower after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to an 8-1/2 month high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. The British pound (^GBPUSD ) today fell to...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is down -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.27%. US stock indexes this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials posing...

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.15%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.26% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields marched higher, while investors continued to digest corporate earnings reports and evaluate the trajectory of Federal Reserve monetary policy.