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US stock market creeps up to start the week as investors look toward corporate earnings
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks are moving slightly higher in midday trading as investors look ahead to a busy week for corporate earnings.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 18,086 as of 11:45 am. Eastern time.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose three points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,105. The Nasdaq composite increased 25 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,021.
JetBlue Airways surged 6 per cent after the airline reported a big increase in passengers last month.
The market is coming off a second weekly gain in a row. It hasn’t had a three-week winning streak since late February.
Bond prices didn’t move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 1.95 per cent.
The post US stock market creeps up to start the week as investors look toward corporate earnings appeared first on Canadian Business.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 18,086 as of 11:45 am. Eastern time.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose three points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,105. The Nasdaq composite increased 25 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,021.
JetBlue Airways surged 6 per cent after the airline reported a big increase in passengers last month.
The market is coming off a second weekly gain in a row. It hasn’t had a three-week winning streak since late February.
Bond prices didn’t move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 1.95 per cent.
The post US stock market creeps up to start the week as investors look toward corporate earnings appeared first on Canadian Business.
Zooming out on the global economy
– macleans.ca
This week is all about the big picture.In a world where economic policy is diverging widely, amidst a mixed bag of slowing growth, volatile oil prices and political instability (and don’t forget the Greek bailout talks!), you could safely ask if there’s a week that’s all about the small details. But this one will be busy: the IMF and the World Bank are readying for spring meetings, which begin late this week in Washington, and on Wednesday, both the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank will have monetary policy meetings.
Last week ended on a high note for equity markets: the TSX/S&P Composite closed up for the seventh straight day, by more than 60 points. It was the longest rally since June, spurred by gold companies and a spicy public offering for Cara (which owns restaurants including Milestones, Harvey’s, and Swiss Chalet), and closing at the highest point since September, before the oil crash really began to crunch. The TSX wasn’t alone: Asian markets were roaring (we noted on Friday that the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was seeing an influx of mainland investment), and the rally extended to Europe, with the main European index hitting a 15-year high…
4.5 year – 2.30%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2015-04-01. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
US stock market creeps up to start the week as investors look toward corporate earnings
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The stock market edged higher Monday as investors looked ahead to a busy week for corporate earnings. Markets in Asia surged after a run of weak economic reports out of China lifted hopes for stimulus in the world’s second-largest economy.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 18,079 as of 11:55 am. Monday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose a point to 2,103. The Nasdaq composite increased 23 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,018.
The market is coming off its second straight weekly gain. It hasn’t had a three-week winning streak since February.
LOW BAR: JPMorgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, and Intel are among the big names turning in quarterly results Tuesday as earnings season gets underway. Investors are braced for bad news, a result of the stronger dollar and low oil prices squeezing revenues. Analysts forecast that companies will report first-quarter earnings shrank 3 per cent compared with the same quarter of last year, according to S&P Capital IQ…
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 18,079 as of 11:55 am. Monday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose a point to 2,103. The Nasdaq composite increased 23 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,018.
The market is coming off its second straight weekly gain. It hasn’t had a three-week winning streak since February.
LOW BAR: JPMorgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, and Intel are among the big names turning in quarterly results Tuesday as earnings season gets underway. Investors are braced for bad news, a result of the stronger dollar and low oil prices squeezing revenues. Analysts forecast that companies will report first-quarter earnings shrank 3 per cent compared with the same quarter of last year, according to S&P Capital IQ…
3.5 year – 2.10%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2015-04-01. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
