Tag: Chemicals
Dow futures slip after 9th record close of 2024
U.S. stock futures slipped Monday, edging backward after megacap corporate earnings led to another round of record highs last week. What’s happening Dow Jones Industrial [Read more about this post…]
Opinion: ‘The cautionary signals are off the charts.’ Ominous warnings point to a market correction – particularly in tech
Investors and traders take warning. The market looks vulnerable to a pullback. That’s the message from corporate insiders’ trading activity. So far this year they’re [Read more about this post…]
Expect more deals in the food sector as companies grapple with low-volume world
Investors can expect to see more deal activity in the U.S. food sector in 2024, as companies are still seeking to improve the growth profile [Read more about this post…]
U.S. stock futures edge higher, with tech set to lead again
U.S. stock futures were pointing higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 eyeing fresh highs and technology stocks seen in the driver’s seat. Consumer sentiment [Read more about this post…]
S&P 500, Dow Jones waver as tech rally fades on rate-cut uncertainty
U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday, with technology stocks trimming some of their earlier gains in afternoon trading after Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic urged [Read more about this post…]
Albemarle to cut jobs, capex as lithium prices have plunged
Albemarle Corp. announced Wednesday cost-cutting actions, including job cuts, in an effort to boost cash flow as a result of changing market conditions, particularly in [Read more about this post…]
Another Wall Street bank has boosted its S&P 500 target. Here’s why.
The return from a long holiday weekend is set to be a frosty one for investors, and not just that dangerous cold. Stock futures are [Read more about this post…]
Even Cloudflare’s CEO says that viral firing video is ‘painful’
A tech employee’s recording of the meeting firing her from a sales role at Cloudflare NET, -1.79% has spurred criticism of the company — and [Read more about this post…]
Opinion: Sharing COVID therapy secrets is a Trojan horse that would gut U.S. biotech by StuffsEarth
“It’s time for the Biden administration to nix this misguided IP waiver once and for all. ” Several countries are urging the United States to [Read more about this post…]
Here are the 20 worst-performing stocks among the S&P 500 in 2023
(Updated with Friday’s closing prices.) The U.S. stock market staged a remarkable rally in 2023, but 178 stocks in the S&P 500 were still down [Read more about this post…]