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November 15, 2021

Stocks advance, J&J shares gain after breakup announcement

Stocks advanced Friday after a mixed session in the markets, with both earnings and inflation data remaining at the center of investor attention.

The S&P 500 gained, and both the Dow and Nasdaq also closed out Friday’s session in the green after a volatile trading week. Shares of Dow component Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose after the company said it was planning to break up into two separate companies focused on consumer health products and pharmaceuticals, respectively, in a move echoing a similar breakup announcement by General Electric (GE) earlier this week.

As of Friday’s close, however, the S&P 500 ended the week marginally lower after five straight weeks of gains. But after weeks of advances, it still remained just slightly below all-time highs.

“We’ve got a market that is just incredible. No matter what it’s going up, and that shouldn’t be much a surprise given how much money has been pushed into the system,” Lenore Hawkins, Tematica Research chief macro strategist, told Yahoo Finance Live. “There’s just a lot of money chasing not a whole lot of alternatives.”

That said, a hotter-than-expected inflation print earlier this week was one key concern for investors, and reinforced that elevated price pressures were not as fleeting as many had initially expected during the recovery. Consumer prices rose at their fastest clip in 31 years in October, or by a marked 6.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} versus the same month last year, to accelerate from September’s already lofty 5.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} year-on-year rise.

The rise in prices carries implications both for corporations— many of which have had to try and pass on rising prices to end consumers to preserve margins — and for the Federal Reserve. Market pricing currently suggests the Federal Reserve will step in by mid-next year to raise interest rates to try and temper the broadening inflationary trends.

Still, many economists have reaffirmed that the inflationary pressures will eventually ease, albeit while likely settling at a higher level than had been present before the pandemic.

“Inflation should moderate. We’re talking about settling at 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over the course of the next 12 months,” Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management global market strategist, told Yahoo Finance Live. “So we’re still talking about real wage gains, and that’s extremely supportive certainly of people’s livelihoods, but also of consumption and hence the economy overall.”

“We do expect a big re-acceleration in growth starting this quarter and throughout next year, [and] 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} average growth just over the next three quarters,” she added. “So we would characterize this not as stagflation, but as reflation. And that difference is, reflation is actually quite good for earnings growth and quite good for the stock market, especially cyclical sectors.”

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4:02 p.m. ET: Stocks end higher, though S&P 500 posts first weekly loss in six weeks

Here’s where the major stock indexes closed out Friday’s session:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): 4,682.84, +33.57 points (+0.72{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})
Dow (^DJI): 36,100.31, +179.08 points (+0.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})
Nasdaq (^IXIC): 15,860.96, +156.68 points (+1.00{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})

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12:38 p.m. ET: SEC rejects VanEck Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it rejected an exchange-traded fund from VanEck that would have tracked bitcoin spot prices directly. This would have stood in contrast to the the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), which was approved and which only tracks bitcoin futures rather than prices directly.

According to a filing, the SEC concluded that the fund did not meet requirements necessitating that the fund be “‘designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices’ and ‘to protect investors and the public interest.'”

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10:20 a.m. ET: Consumer confidence drops to 10-year low

Inflation concerns are hitting consumers.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index decreased to 66.8 from 71.7 in October, data released Friday showed. The November figure trailed all projections in a Bloomberg survey of economists which called for an increase to 72.5. Consumers expect inflation to rise 4.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over the next year, the highest since 2008, the report showed. They expect prices will rise 2.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over the next five to 10 years, unchanged from the previous month.

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10:00 a.m. ET: Job openings take a dip

Job openings, a measure of labor demand slipped to 10.4 million on the last day of September, the Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Friday, down from an upwardly revised 10.6 million in August. Economists had expected 10.3 million, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. Quits increased by 164,000 to 4.4 million, a record high.

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9:30 a.m. ET: Stocks open higher after whipsaw week

Here’s where markets were trading at the open bell:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): 4,653.65 +4.38 (+0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})
Dow (^DJI): 35,974.97, +53.74 (+0.15{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})
Nasdaq (^IXIC): 15,727.90, +23.62 (+0.15{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a})

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7:50 a.m. ET: Stock futures point to a higher open

Here’s where markets were trading Friday morning:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +9.25 points (+0.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,652.25
Dow futures (YM=F): +94 points (+0.26{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,923.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +39.00 points (+0.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 16,061.75
Crude (CL=F): -$1,53 (-1.88{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $80.06 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$8.50 (-0.46{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,855.40 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +1.4 bps to yield 1.572{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:11 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures advance

Here’s where markets were trading Thursday evening:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +4.5 points (+0.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,647.50
Dow futures (YM=F): +41 points (+0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,870.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +19.5 points (+0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 16,042.25

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter

November 4, 2021

Asian Shares Mostly Lower Despite Dow’s Push Over 36,000 | Business News

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business enterprise Author

Shares were primarily reduced in Asia on Wednesday, weighed down by fears more than disrupted provide chains and shipping, irrespective of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s initially near earlier mentioned 36,000 details.

Benchmarks fell in most regional markets apart from Sydney and Taipei. Tokyo markets have been shut for a getaway.

Investors are awaiting remarks from the Federal Reserve’s coverage meeting Wednesday, when the central financial institution is envisioned to disclose programs to ease the extraordinary guidance steps to shore up marketplaces and the economy throughout the pandemic.

The Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, has signaled the Fed will announce just after its coverage meeting that it will begin paring its $120 billion in every month bond purchases as soon as this thirty day period. These purchases are intended to retain lengthy-phrase financial loan charges small to really encourage borrowing and shelling out.

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“Markets are mainly in hold out-and-see manner forward of the U.S. Fed meeting. The query is not so a great deal one particular of tapering, which at this position appears a foregone summary, but extra about the timing of long run charge hikes,” Mizuho Lender explained in a commentary.

Hong Kong’s Hold Seng index dropped .9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 24,885.46 although the Shanghai Composite index dropped .2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,499.19.

Remarks by Chinese Leading Li Keqiang about downward strain on the economy also rattled traders.

In remarks carried by the official Xinhua Information Agency, Li claimed the government needs to deliver additional aid for smaller firms, reduce taxes and fees, “do a superior job in ensuring the provide and selling price steadiness of electricity and coal and choose potent actions to help production.”

The Kospi in Seoul gave up 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,977.14, though Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 surged 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,399.00. Taiwan also advanced.

Most Asian nations around the world have also retained their financial policy unfastened to offer with the fallout from pandemic-related shutdowns and vacation constraints. But some central financial institutions have begun easing up on the accelerator in response to surging costs.

That involves New Zealand, the place the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, its least expensive amount in 14 several years, irrespective of a lockdown in the major town of Auckland, Figures New Zealand documented Wednesday. The country’s share benchmark rose .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

New Zealand’s Reserve Lender doubled the benchmark rate to .5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} final month in its first hike in more than 7 a long time. The jobless figures, together with superior inflation numbers, will maintain pressure on the nation’s central financial institution to proceed elevating curiosity prices.

On Tuesday, the Dow gained .4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 36,052.63, although the S&P 500 index extended its winning streak into a fourth day, climbing to 4,630.65. The Dow attained .4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 36,052.63, and the tech-major Nasdaq included .3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 15,649.60.

The Russell 2000 index hit its to start with all-time large considering the fact that March, picking up .2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,361.86.

Technological innovation and health care shares aided power a great deal of the progress. Losses in electricity shares and a mix of organizations that depend on direct buyer shelling out tempered gains.

Traders have been mining corporate earnings for clues as to how organizations are faring as the economic system moves previous the pandemic.

Cloud networking organization Arista Networks surged 20.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the biggest obtain in the S&P 500 immediately after supplying traders an encouraging money forecast pursuing a solid 3rd-quarter report.

Bond yields slipped. The produce on the 10-12 months Treasury fell to 1.54{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from 1.57{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} late Monday.

Crude oil prices slipped .2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and weighed down energy stocks. Exxon Mobil fell 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

On Wednesday, benchmark U.S. crude shed $1.52 to $82.39 for every barrel in electronic buying and selling on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the basis for international pricing, get rid of $1.24 to $83.48 per barrel.

Afterwards Wednesday, buyers will get one more update on products and services, which make up a massive part of the economic climate, when the Institute for Provide Management releases its services sector index for Oct.

The central bank’s approach to trim its bond buys also will come as enterprises and people contend with larger costs for raw components and concluded merchandise. Supply chain difficulties are cutting into company funds and prompting providers to increase costs.

The employment sector restoration is a different aim for the central lender. The task sector has lagged the relaxation of the financial recovery as people wait to return to perform. Investors will get a further update Friday when the Labor Section releases its jobs report for Oct.

In other buying and selling, the U.S. dollar fell to 113.80 Japanese yen from 113.97 yen.

October 30, 2021

Asia Shares Slip Despite Signs of Optimism on Global Economy | Business News

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business enterprise Writer

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares slipped on Friday, regardless of recent signs of optimism about the world-wide financial state, like latest rallies on Wall Road.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged down .9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in early morning buying and selling to 28,559.89, as traders typically took a hold out-and-see angle forward of the nationwide parliamentary elections Sunday.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Bash, which has ruled nearly continuously for decades, is expected to proceed to stay in power. But the opposition is also predicted to gain floor because of public discontent above the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and anxieties about the overall economy.

South Korea’s Kospi misplaced .7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,988.09. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined .7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,381.50. Hong Kong’s Cling Seng dipped .8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 25,343.14, while the Shanghai Composite get rid of .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,514.03.

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Significant providing of some engineering shares in following-hrs trading forged a shadow. Apple dropped 5.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in following-hours investing right after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter income fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. Amazon.com fell 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in after-several hours buying and selling just after its 3rd-quarter earnings missed analysts’ forecasts.

“While sentiments may well want to journey on the bullish moves in Wall Road right away, market place contributors will also be digesting the weakness in massive tech immediately after-current market, which may possibly dampen some optimism,” claimed Yeap Jun Rong, market place strategist at IG in Singapore.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq arrived at new highs Thursday, as the marketplace additional than made up for modest losses a day previously.

The S&P 500 rose 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,596.42, submitting its 3rd all-time significant this week. Far more than 80{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the shares in the benchmark index shut higher. Technological know-how stocks, banking companies and a mix of corporations that depend on client spending accounted for a great deal of the gains.

The Nasdaq rose 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, nudging the tech-large index to 15448.12, higher than its former history higher established Sept. 7. The Dow Jones Industrial Typical rose .7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 35,730.48, leaving it just shy of the all-time superior it established on Tuesday.

The Russell 2000 index of tiny businesses climbed 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, to 2,297.98.

Smaller sized shares outpaced the broader market in a signal that buyers are additional confident about economic progress.

Traders welcomed yet another encouraging batch of company earnings experiences by providers these kinds of as Ford and Caterpillar. With just around a third of S&P 500 firms owning noted benefits for the July-September quarter, some 66{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} have posted earnings and earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates, according to S&P World Current market Intelligence.

Very low curiosity premiums and developing corporation earnings have retained buyers in a getting mood, explained Sameer Samana, senior global current market strategist at Wells Fargo Expense Institute.

“If you glance at the economic facts and you look at earnings, even although we’re possibly earlier what could be regarded peak development charges, they’re nevertheless increasing at very wholesome degrees,” he reported.

Bond yields edged higher. The produce on the 10-12 months Treasury rose to 1.57{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from 1.53{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Outdoors of earnings, buyers got a mixed bag of financial updates Thursday.

Hampered by increasing COVID-19 instances and persistent provide shortages, the U.S. overall economy slowed sharply to a 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} yearly growth amount in the July-September time period, according to the Commerce Section. That marks the weakest quarterly growth given that the recovery from the pandemic recession commenced past yr.

The Labor Office unveiled a extra upbeat report on the nation’s unemployment predicament. The number of Individuals implementing for unemployment added benefits fell to a pandemic low last 7 days, one more signal that the position sector and economic climate carry on to get well from final year’s coronavirus economic downturn.

“There’s a cocktail of financial news coming out that is sturdy and optimistic, but in some situations lackluster,” Ball stated. “That mix, in whole, is in all probability superior for the staying electrical power of the overall economy.”

Both of those the pace of economic advancement and the point out of the careers marketplace are on investors’ minds as they glimpse ahead to the Federal Reserve’s meeting subsequent week to see how it moves ahead with options to trim bond buys and its position on interest prices.

Soaring strength prices have also lifted fears about the price for people as they fork out additional to fill gas tanks and heat properties. U.S. crude oil costs inched up .2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} Thursday and have jumped a lot more than 70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} so far this calendar year.

Benchmark U.S. crude inched up 1 cent to $82.82 a barrel. Brent crude, the intercontinental common, rose 14 cents to $84.46 a barrel.

In currency buying and selling, the U.S. dollar inched down to 113.54 Japanese yen from 113.56 yen. The euro price $1.1678, down from $1.1679.

AP Enterprise Writers Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed.

October 23, 2021

Dow posts all-time closing high, Nasdaq dips as Snap shares drop by record

Stocks were mixed on Friday as investors digested new commentary on asset-purchase tapering and inflation from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, amid a slew of fresh earnings reports from major companies.

The Dow set a record closing high, taking out a previous record close from August 16. The S&P 500 retreated after setting a fresh intraday record high. The reversal to the downside came as Powell said the central bank was “on track to begin a taper of our asset purchases that, if the economy evolves broadly as expected, will be completed by the middle of next year” during a virtual event hosted by the South African Reserve Bank Friday. The central bank had previously telegraphed it believed the economy was nearing the recovery threshold that would warrant the start to tapering of the Fed’s crisis-era asset purchase program.

Powell also noted he expected elevated inflationary pressures spurred by global supply constraints “are likely to last longer than previously expected, likely well into next year.”

The Nasdaq underperformed following a couple of weaker-than-expected technology earnings.

Snap (SNAP) shares sank by a record 27{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} after missing third-quarter revenues and offering weak current-quarter guidance, with Apple’s iOS privacy updates denting the social media platform’s advertising business. The miss also catalyzed a drop in shares of peer social media companies including Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL).

Shares of Intel (INTC) also dropped after the company said margins would be under pressure for the next up to three years, in part reflecting challenges from global materials shortages. And Chipotle (CMG) shares fluctuated between small gains and losses despite posting better-than-expected quarterly same-store sales, though the company flagged widespread staffing shortages.

Despite some of the more recent, mixed earnings results, the S&P 500 and Dow have hovered within striking distance of their all-time highs, boosted by a string of earlier estimates-topping quarterly corporate profits and economic data. Both have served to stave off concerns over a decelerating growth environment after a surge in reopening activity earlier this year.

New data on Thursday showed weekly jobless claims improved to their lowest level since March 2020 last week, falling more-than-expected as firings, layoffs and other involuntary separations slowed further in the labor market. And existing home sales posted their biggest jump since September 2020 last month, showing still-robust demand for homes even as inventory remained tight and prices crept higher.

And based on quarterly results so far, many companies have shown they managed to grow profits even in the face of rising input and labor costs and supply chain challenges.

“Let’s not forget, we’re coming off of very high margins, so there is room for a little compression there. What we’re seeing in the early earnings releases, which is maybe the reason for equity markets hitting new highs, is that the operating leverage inside of companies right now is so significant,” Gibson Smith, Smith Capital Investors founder, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. “Think of top-line growth in the 18{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} arena, or you see bottom-line growth in the 50, 60, 70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. These are all positives for corporate America, and I think will actually be the fuel to launch equity prices to higher levels.”

Investors are hoping for more affirmation on the solid trends seen so far in corporate profits next week, with a more robust set of third-quarter earnings results due for release. The heavily weighted stock index components, from Apple to Amazon and Facebook, are set to report quarterly results throughout next week.

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4:13 p.m. ET: Stocks end mixed, Dow logs record close

Here’s where markets closed out Friday’s session:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): -4.88 (-0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,544.90
Dow (^DJI): +73.94 (+0.21{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 35,677.02
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -125.5 (-0.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,090.20

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11:37 a.m. ET: American Express shares jump to a record after strong Q3 results, while VF Corp. slides on lingering manufacturing constraints

American Express (AXP) shares hit an intraday all-time high Friday morning after posting third-quarter results that easily topped estimates.

Revenue of $10.93 billion was up 25{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over last year, and exceeded the $10.54 billion expected, according to Bloomberg consensus data. Earnings per share of $2.27 were also better than the $1.77 estimate.

American Express also issued upbeat commentary on the state of the U.S. consumer, suggesting spending among individuals and small businesses was rebounding to pre-virus levels.

The card company said it saw a “continued rebound in travel and entertainment spending, with restaurant spending notably resilient, growing above pre-pandemic levels.” It also noted consumer and small business spending on goods and services grew 19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over the third quarter of 2019, on a currency adjusted basis. New users to premium Platinum and Gold Cards also reached all-time highs

Meanwhile, VF Corp.’s (VFC) posted disappointing quarterly results in a report also issued Friday morning, reflecting the negative impacts from ongoing supply-chain challenges for apparel-makers.

The parent company of brands including The North Face and Vans posted adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $1.11, or four pennies below estimates, for its fiscal second quarter. Revenue came in $3.2 billion, or a 23{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump over last year but still a miss compared to the $3.5 billion consensus estimate.

VF Corp attributed the miss to a resurgence of Covid-19 lockdowns in its key sourcing companies, which generated manufacturing capacity constraints during the quarter.

“Additionally, continued port congestion, equipment availability and other logistics challenges have contributed to increasing product delays,” the company added. “VF is working with its suppliers to minimize disruption and is employing expedited freight as needed.”

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11:13 a.m. ET: U.S. service sector activity expands at a faster-than-expected clip in October, while manufacturing activity decelerates slightly

U.S. service sector activity picked up by a greater-than-expected margin in early October, while ongoing supply chain constraints weighed on goods-producing industries, according to new data from IHS Markit on Friday.

IHS Markit’s U.S. services purchasing managers’ index rose to 58.2 in the preliminary October print, exceeding consensus estimates for a reading of 55.2, according to Bloomberg data. The PMI had come in at 54.9 in September, and the latest October print reflected the strongest growth in three months. Readings above the neutral level of 50.0 indicate expansion in a sector.

“Driving growth in October was the quickest rise in inflows of new work since July, that was commonly attributed to stronger demand conditions as COVID-19 worries eased during the month,” IHS Markit said in its release. “Concurrently, service providers recorded more intense capacity pressures amid reports that firms were struggling to cope with growing sales due to labour issues and supplier delays.”

The manufacturing sector, however, posted a larger-than-expected dip in its PMI compared to September, largely reflecting the impact of rising input costs and materials and labor shortages. The U.S. manufacturing PMI slipped to 59.2 in early October from 60.7 in September, marking a third straight monthly decline. Consensus economists were looking for a reading of 60.5 in October.

“The slower improvement in conditions reflected a weaker expansion in output and a moderation in order book growth during October,” IHS Markit said in its release. “Factory production rose only modestly, with the pace of increase the slowest since July 2020 as output continued to be hampered by supply chain issues and shortages. October saw a record lengthening of suppliers’ delivery times. Supply issues and sustained sales growth prompted firms to further increase their buying activity and inventories.”

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9:32 a.m. ET: Stocks open mostly lower amid mixed earnings

Stocks were mixed as markets opened for trading on Friday, but still paced toward weekly gains following a record-setting march higher earlier this week.

The Dow traded higher by just 22 points, or less than 0.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, shortly after the opening bell. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped as technology stocks sank following earnings misses from Snap and Intel. U.S. crude oil prices rose more than 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to break back above $83 per barrel, while the 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 1.67{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

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7:21 a.m. ET Friday: Stock futures trade mixed, with Nasdaq under pressure

Here’s where markets were trading ahead of the opening bell:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +4.75 points (+0.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,546.5
Dow futures (YM=F): +59 points (+0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,539.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -25.75 points (-0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,453.00
Crude (CL=F): +$0.54 (+0.65{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $83.04 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$11.50 (+0.65{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,793.40 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): unchanged, yielding 1.674{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:07 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures edge lower

Here’s where markets were trading Thursday evening:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -13.25 points (-0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,528.50
Dow futures (YM=F): -31 points (-0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,449.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -93.75 points (-0.61{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,385.00

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 30, 2021 in New York City. In afternoon trading the Dow was down over 250 points as investors continue to worry about inflation, wages and supply chain issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 30, 2021 in New York City. In afternoon trading the Dow was down over 250 points as investors continue to worry about inflation, wages and supply chain issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter

October 18, 2021

Asian Shares Mixed on China Developer, Virus Concerns | Business News

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Small business Author

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares had been blended Friday amid worries in excess of troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and in excess of the pandemic.

Japan’s benchmark jumped after reopening from Thursday’s nationwide vacation, but shares have been minor transformed in South Korea and China.

On Wall Road, shares rose broadly for a second day in a row, reversing losses for the 7 days. Buyers were pleased to have gotten some clarity from the Federal Reserve a day earlier that it was not on the verge of raising fascination charges.

Evergrande Group’s announcement that it was generating a payment because of Thursday has assisted to ease worries over whether or not it may possibly default on its enormous credit card debt obligations.

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Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in the morning session to 30,200.89. South Korea’s Kospi inched up a lot less than .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,128.57. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped .4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,338.50. Hong Kong’s Hold Seng additional .2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 24,559.31, whilst the Shanghai Composite lost practically .1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3,639.88.

Masayuki Tsunashima of Mizuho Lender warned pitfalls remained for markets from the likely problems at Evergrande. Prolonged coronavirus outbreaks also pose risks, he explained.

“So, it are unable to be dominated out that optimism remains fragile or, at the extremely the very least opportunistic as underlying dangers have only not been tackled, significantly much less set to mattress,” he said. “And this is consistent with marketplaces remaining vulnerable to volatility and damaging shocks.”

On Wall Avenue, shares rose for the second straight day, reversing the sharp pullback at the begin of the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,448.98. More than 85{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of companies in the benchmark index notched gains.

The Dow gained 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 34,764.82, though the Nasdaq rose 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 15,052.24. The Russell 2000 rose 1.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,259.04. It’s up 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the week.

The rally put the big indexes on speed for weekly gains just four days soon after a broad sell-off on Monday handed the S&P 500 its biggest skid because Might and knocked the Dow more than 600 details reduced.

The market’s sharp swings mirror how immediately investor sentiment can change. With the market hovering in close proximity to all-time highs, traders are likely to see waves of providing as acquiring options.

Traders had been emotion uneasy about how swiftly the U.S. Federal Reserve could possibly elect to rein in some of the assistance measures it’s been providing the markets and financial system. All those anxieties have been allayed by Wednesday, when the Federal Reserve signaled it wouldn’t begin considering these types of a tapering of assistance ahead of at least November, and indicated it may perhaps commence raising its benchmark curiosity rate sometime upcoming 12 months.

“The previous handful of times have just been this recognition that all the items that were becoming talked about, the market has shrugged them off,” claimed Michael Antonelli, handling director and sector strategist at Baird, noting that the S&P 500 is only about 1.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} underneath its all-time higher set before this month.

“The market place was just ripe for a provide-off,” on Monday, Antonelli stated. “We however have not had a 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pullback from the highs however this 12 months.”

The Fed reported it will possible begin slowing the tempo of month-to-month bond buys manufactured through the pandemic to support preserve borrowing costs minimal “soon” if the overall economy retains enhancing.

“The reality is that the Fed is heading to err on facet of not tightening something on inflation until they totally have to,” stated Brent Schutte, main expense strategist, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company.

Even now, marketplaces have had a tough September and investors could be in for a lot more choppiness, Schutte said.

“People received so employed to a one particular-way sector,” he stated. “It’s likely to be far more of two-way market and traders have to have to get applied that, but I however imagine the trend is greater.”

In electricity investing, benchmark U.S. crude oil fell 27 cents to $73.03 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It acquired $1.07 to $73.30 a barrel on Thursday.

Brent crude, the international standard, lost 24 cents to $77.01 a barrel.

In currency trading, the U.S. greenback rose to 110.39 Japanese yen from 110.31 yen. The euro price tag $1.1744, up from $1.1740.

AP Enterprise Writers Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed.

October 5, 2021

Asian Shares Slide After Big-Tech Sell-Off on Wall Street | Business News

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Enterprise Writer

Shares have fallen in Asia right after a wide slide on Wall Street led by technological innovation firms.

Tokyo’s Nikkei dropped 3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, while oil costs edged increased.

China-U.S. tensions regained the spotlight immediately after U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai stated she designs frank conversations with officers in Beijing about an interim trade deal aimed at resolving a tariff war.

Tai explained she did not want to “inflame trade tensions with China.” But her remarks instructed continuity of U.S. policy towards Beijing below President Joe Biden from the strategy adopted by his predecessor, Donald Trump.

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Talking to the Heart for Strategic and Global Research in Washington, D.C., she also reported that the U.S. “must defend to the hilt our economic passions” and take “all actions necessary to protect ourselves from the waves of damage inflicted more than the many years via unfair competition.”

Shanghai is closed right up until Friday for a nationwide holiday. But shares fell .3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in Hong Kong to 23,989.61, although Tokyo concluded the morning down 2.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} at 27,658.31. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,956.04 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia declined .8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 7,218.90.

Increasing bond yields and power charges are stoking trader worry about inflation.

The selling price of U.S. oil has risen to practically $78 for every barrel, its highest level due to the fact 2014, as OPEC and allied oil producers trapped to a prepare for careful output increases even as international need for crude surges.

The produce on the 10-year Treasury be aware held regular at 1.48{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

The S&P 500 fell 1.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 4,300.46. The Dow Jones Industrial Typical dropped .9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 34,002.92, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq missing 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 14,255.48.

Little corporation shares also fell. The Russell 2000 index gave up 1.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 2,217.47.

Facebook slid 4.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} a working day soon after a previous employee explained to “60 Minutes” that the company has consistently preferred its personal pursuits in excess of the public fantastic. The social community and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms also endured a throughout the world outage that started all-around midmorning U.S. time on Monday.

Apple fell 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and Microsoft dropped 2.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Natural fuel costs jumped 2.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. Electrical power firms rose together with strength prices. Devon Strength rose 5.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} for the largest gain in the S&P 500. Marathon Oil climbed 4.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

In Tuesday trading in Asia, benchmark U.S. crude was up 35 cents to $77.97 for each barrel. Brent crude, the normal for international pricing, acquired 47 cents to $81.73 per barrel.

Investors are progressively concerned about inflation as oil charges rise and businesses contend with supply problems that enhance their expenditures and drive them to increase prices. Wall Road is also fearful about the Federal Reserve’s timing on trimming back again bond buys and an eventual move to raise its benchmark curiosity price.

Wall Avenue will get a lot more information and facts on the economy’s overall health this week. On Tuesday, the Institute for Offer Management will launch its support sector index for September. The companies sector is the biggest aspect of the economy and its health and fitness is a critical component for growth.

On Friday, the Labor Section will release its work report for September. The work current market has been having difficulties to thoroughly get well from the damage carried out by COVID-19 much more than a year ago.

The U.S. greenback rose to 111.11 Japanese yen from 110.93 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1608 from $1.1618.

AP Enterprise Writers Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed.