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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.91%. Stocks this morning are mostly lower ahead of an...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.16%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.25%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. A nearly +1% gain in Apple in pre-market trading is boosting technology stocks after Bloomberg News reported that...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.26%. Stocks on Friday settled mixed, with the Nasdaq 100...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.22%. The dollar on Friday moved higher for a fourth session and posted a 1-week high. Weakness in the yen supported gains in the dollar as the yen on Friday dropped to a 1-1/2 week low against the dollar. The dollar is...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.06%. Stocks this morning are mixed with support from a...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.37%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.62%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Tesla and Netflix are both moving higher in pre-market trading, recovering some of their sharp losses from Thursday...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.34%. Weakness in the British pound underpinned the dollar Wednesday as GBP/USD fell to a 1-week low on better-than-expected UK inflation news. Also, the weakness in the yen Wednesday was positive for the dollar. Wednesday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. housing starts report limited the...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.27%. Stocks this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.12%. The dollar Tuesday recovered from early losses and posted moderate gains on expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates by 25 bp at next week’s FOMC meeting. Also, weakness in the euro boosted the dollar as EUR/USD retreated on dovish...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.09%. The dollar Monday gave up an early advance and posted modest losses after hawkish comments from ECB Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Nagel pushed the euro higher. Lower T-note yields Monday also weighed on the dollar. The dollar Monday initially...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.33%. Stocks this morning shook off early losses and are...