U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday following the release of jobs data, with the S&P 500 surging to fresh high during the session. All three major indices closed higher last week, with the Nasdaq Composite jumping 3.5%, and the S&P 500 adding around 2% during the period. The Dow, meanwhile, added around 0.7% last week. Wall Street analysts make new...

07:17 AM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were marginally lower before Monday's opening bell as investors prepare for key inflation data later in the week. Standard & Poor's 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were all slightly in the red in the premarket. Asian exchanges were pointing lower, while European bourses were...

06:37 AM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets wobbled Monday, as China-Europe tensions and caution in Japan undercut major indexes. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the red, while other regional exchanges were choppy. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly, waffled, but finished off 0.3% as traders booked profits in a market trading near all-time highs....

07:41 AM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BMO Economics noted equity markets rose modestly last week amid some softer economic data and shortened holiday trading. The TSX added 0.8%, with materials leading. GoC yields were little changed on the week, with the 2-year down 6 bps and the 10-year flat. That came alongside some soft U.S. economic data and a...