- Featured CommentariesMarket Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: October 15, 2024Mario Ferro | 10/15/2024
U.S. equity futures are holding steady after yesterday’s record gains. Traders prepare for another round of big names scheduled to report this week.
Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: October 14 , 2024William G. Ferguson | 10/14/2024The new trading week begins with the major equity averages at or near record highs. In fact, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S&P 500 Index set fresh all-time highs on Friday. The NASDAQ Composite and the small-cap Russell 2000 also turned in strong performances, with the latter climbing more than 2% during the bullish session.
Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: October 11, 2024David M. Reimer | 10/11/2024The stock market appears headed for a mixed open today, based on futures trading. Prior to the bell, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported new inflation data for the month of September. The Bureau’s Producer Price Index (PPI) was unchanged in the 30-day span. BLS’s core PPI measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, held steady at a 0.2% rate, as was anticipated. Annualized, the core PPI picked up a modest 2.8%.
Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: October 10, 2024William G. Ferguson | 10/10/2024U.S. equity futures are presaging a negative start when trading kicks off stateside, as traders weigh fresh September Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: October 9, 2024John E. Seibert III | 10/09/2024The futures markets have changed little following a largely positive move in the stock market yesterday. Little economic news will be released before the open, suggesting that changes in trader sentiment and news releases will probably drive trading activity.