Stocks

Bloomberg It’s been two decades since Wall Street analysts were this upbeat. About 56% of all recommendations on S&P 500 firms are listed as buys, the most since 2002. It’s one more data point that shows the extent of the euphoria sweeping markets after a blockbuster earnings season. While analysts are historically a bullish bunch, they’re turning even more optimistic ...

Bloomberg The total market value of cryptocurrencies rose above $2 trillion again as Bitcoin continued to climb and the likes of Cardano, XRP and Dogecoin advanced as well. Crypto’s market value rose to $2.06 trillion, according to CoinGecko, which tracks more than 8,800 coins. Bitcoin reached as high as $48,152, the highest level since May 16, as it showed staying ...

Bloomberg One of Europe’s riskiest bond bets is turning into a telltale sign of how much faith investors have in the central bank’s ability to engineer a smooth recovery out of the pandemic. Italian benchmark yields are near a six-month low and the government is so flush with cash that it canceled last week’s debt auction. The market is beginning ...

Bloomberg US equity futures and Treasuries edged lower, while the dollar strengthened on Wednesday ahead of a key report on American inflation that will be parsed by traders for clues on the direction of central-bank policy. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index slipped from a record ahead of data out on Wednesday showing US consumer prices probably jumped again in ...

Bloomberg New measures proposed by Asia’s oldest bourse to curb “excessive price movements” in so-called penny stocks pose hurdles for the millions of newbie traders who have thronged to that segment of India’s $3.1 trillion equity market. BSE Ltd will introduce price bands on the movement of certain stocks based on their performance over a period of six months, one ...

Bloomberg Chinese internet stocks rallied in Hong Kong after some brokers started to turn optimistic on the sector and said investors were making an attempt to find a bottom in prices after recent selloff. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 2.5%, the most in nearly two weeks, to snap a three-day losing streak. The sector bellwether Tencent Holdings Ltd jumped ...

Bloomberg European stocks rose to a record on strong earnings, while US futures drifted as investors continued to monitor comments from Federal Reserve officials on scaling back stimulus measures. The Stoxx 600 Index climbed for a seventh day, with Flutter Entertainment Plc leading gains after the gambling company beat profit estimates. US equity futures were little changed, while stocks rose ...

Bloomberg Chinese internet stocks rallied in Hong Kong on Tuesday after some brokers started to turn optimistic on the sector and said investors were making an attempt to find a bottom in prices after the recent selloff. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 2.5%, the most in nearly two weeks, to snap a three-day losing streak. The sector bellwether Tencent ...

Bloomberg Stocks were steady with US futures on Monday, while commodities tumbled as investors weighed concerns about a pullback in stimulus and a resurgence in the fast-spreading delta virus variant. The Stoxx 600 Index traded little changed as gains in technology firms offset declines in energy shares and miners. Crude oil extended last week’s decline — its worst since October ...

Bloomberg Investors pulling out of China due to the recent regulatory crackdown may overlook India, where stocks are looking pricey after their climb to successive records, according to UBS Group AG. “The perception of risks in China has gone up and may lead investors to take out money and deploy it into other emerging markets,” Sunil Tirumalai, head of India ...