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Source: Live Mint US stocks were mixed on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election and Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut decision later in the week. As of 1:57 pm Eastern time, the S&P 500 was slipping 0.1 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1…
Source: Live Mint Political risk—the notion that an election might have a meaningful impact on financial markets—used to be something that was the concern of emerging-market investors. Those in rich countries paid attention to central bankers, rather than politicians. Things are a little different today. In the run-up to America’s presidential election on November 5th,…
Source: Live Mint As Wall Street is bracing for the US presidential election on Tuesday (November 5), market participants will keenly watch its outcome and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision in the week ahead. According to several reports, Democrat candidate & US Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican opponent & former president Donald Trump…
Source: Live Mint US stocks were mixed on Wednesday after data showed the economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the third quarter. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.8 points, or 0.04%, to 42249.81. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 points to 5832.65, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 18.9 points,…
Source: Live Mint The share of British workers in low-paid jobs has plunged in the last decade to a record low of 3.4%, a reflection of growing minimum wages, adding to concerns of further inflation ahead. That’s according to data published Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics, which revealed that the share of employees…
Source: Live Mint US stocks edged lower on Tuesday as investors assessed a host of mixed earnings, while Treasury yields gained. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 177.91 points, or 0.42%, to 42,209.66. The S&P 500 fell 7.34 points, or 0.13%, to 5,816.18, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 8.9 points, or…
Source: Live Mint Wall Street stocks climbed on Monday ahead of Big Tech earnings and the final phase before the November 5 US presidential election. As of 10 am Eastern time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 298.63 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 42,413.03, the S&P 500 gained 27.49 points, or 0.47 per cent,…
Source: Live Mint Indian FMCG stocks have emerged as the worst performers in October so far, primarily due to a combination of factors that have negatively impacted investor sentiment. The disappointing performance in the September quarter has raised concerns among analysts and investors as many leading FMCG companies reported results that fell below expectations, prompting…
Source: Live Mint Wall Street in the week ahead will see plenty of economic data and earnings reports from five megacap companies. On the economic front, investors will closely monitor US Q3 GDP numbers, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, and jobs report. Next week, stocks of five megacap…
Source: Live Mint I’ve retired at 60 with a corpus of ₹4.3 crore and my monthly expenses are ₹2 lakh. With a life expectancy of 85, how should I invest to maintain steady income while preserving my corpus? I am considering real estate, high-dividend stocks, and systematic withdrawal plans (SWPs). How can I diversify to…
