Tag: Dow Jones

Higher steel tariffs to dent exports as companies look at other markets

BusinessJune 1, 2025

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Doubling of import duty on steel and aluminium by the Trump administration will dent export demand, with companies having to scout for alternative markets.Several US importers have...

Govt favours wealth creation; profit not a bad word, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

EconomyJune 1, 2025

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said the Modi government promotes wealth creation and encou-rages entrepreneurs to earn profits through ethical practices without inhibitions. This is in stark contrast to the stance adopted by...

US stocks open higher but indexes on track for weekly losses amid slowdown fears

StocksMarch 14, 2025

U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday, but all three main indexes were on track for weekly declines following a selloff earlier in the week,...

US stocks rise on energy boost; jobs data, Jerome Powell’s remarks in focus

StocksMarch 7, 2025

Wall Street's main indexes ticked up in choppy trading, boosted by a jump in energy stocks, while investors assessed a key jobs report...

US stocks open flat ahead of economic data; Boeing declines

StocksJanuary 24, 2025

The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened muted on Friday, with investors staying cautious ahead of economic data, while planemaker Boeing...

Indexes snap a 5-day losing streak as tech stocks surge

MarketJanuary 4, 2025

US stocks rose Friday, ending a five-day losing streak. Consumer discretionary and technology...

US stocks open higher after Broadcom’s upbeat forecast

StocksDecember 13, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday after an upbeat forecast from Broadcom kept alive the euphoria around artificial intelligence and boosted...

US stocks open flat to lower after hot economic data

StocksDecember 12, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened flat to lower on Thursday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended the previous session on a...

US stocks open higher after inflation data solidifies rate-cut bets

StocksDecember 11, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after an in-line inflation reading kept intact bets on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates...

US stocks open mixed, focus remains on inflation data

StocksDecember 10, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened mixed on Tuesday ahead of a key inflation report this week that could influence the Federal Reserve's upcoming...

US stocks open higher after November job growth soars

StocksDecember 6, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday as traders increased bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut this month after the November...

dow jones: Wall Street drops at the open after Powell dents rate-cut hopes

StocksNovember 15, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there was no need to rush interest-rate cuts,...

US stocks struggle for direction after in-line monthly producer prices

StocksNovember 14, 2024

Wall Street's main indexes edged lower in choppy trading on Thursday after monthly producer prices rose as expected, with investors awaiting Fed Chair...