12:21 PM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes traded mixed after midday on Thursday following a lighter-than-expected advance reading for Q4 economic growth and an unexpected drop in jobless claims amid mega-cap earnings. The Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.2% to 19,594.1. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% to 6,048.0, after trading slightly lower earlier in the session. The...

12:29 PM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2% in late-morning trading Thursday while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were adding 0.2% as investors digested earnings reports from a number of large tech companies. In company news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) reported fiscal Q2 earnings late Wednesday of $3.23 per diluted share,...

* Fed keeps rates on hold, sees no rush to cut * Brazil's central bank hikes rates by 100 basis points * Preliminary data shows Mexico's economy shrank in fourth quarter * MSCI's Latin American currencies flat, stocks jump 2% By Purvi Agarwal Jan 30 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies were mixed against the dollar on Thursday, a day after...

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