12:29 PM EDT, 10/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes slumped along with government bond yields Tuesday as job openings in the US unexpectedly jumped and a statement from the White House that Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack on Israel sent oil and gold futures rallying. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.7% to 17,884.5, with the S&P 500...

12:12 PM EDT, 10/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is down 8 points at midday, with info tech, down 1.6%, the biggest decliner. Energy, up 2.5%, is the biggest gainer. Oil prices were down early on Tuesday as weak demand continues to weigh on the market ahead of tomorrow's OPEC+ meeting that is expected to confirm plans to...

* Iran preparing to launch ballistic missile attack against Israel, says senior White House official * JOLTS report shows job openings rebounded by 329,000 to 8.040 million * Manufacturing PMI unchanged at 47.2, indicating sector contraction By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields dropped on Tuesday as signs that hostilities in the Middle East were...

12:04 PM EDT, 10/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street's major market averages were trading lower on Tuesday as oil rallied amid a White House official's statement that the US has indications that Iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel imminently. US job openings rose to 8.04 million in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...