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  Bloomberg US equity-index futures were mixed and the dollar fell as investors bet a strong earnings performance can continue despite recent disappointments. European stocks fall. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked higher while those on the Nasdaq 100 slipped after the losses driven by NVidia Corp.’s revenue miss. Treasuries dipped, with the 10-year benchmark yield rising three basis points ...

Bloomberg Highly optimistic analyst stock recommendations are flashing a warning signal for equity market rally, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists. An index of global sell-side ratings “is back to peak bullishness levels reached in 2000 and 2007, after which global equities halved,” strategists led by Robert Buckland wrote in a note. While analysts always have more buys than sells, “they ...

  Bloomberg Technology stocks have been on a tear over the past month, but behind the scenes the big picture for the sector’s profits has only gotten darker. Analyst estimates for 2022 profit growth at S&P 500 tech companies have fallen about two percentage points since second-quarter earnings reports kicked off in July, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. ...

  Bloomberg Gold held its biggest decline in two weeks after strong US jobs growth tempered recession fears, suggesting that the Federal Reserve is likely to persist with steep interest-rate hikes to curb inflation. Bullion dropped as much as 0.9% as US nonfarm payrolls jumped by more than double what economists had forecast, diminishing prospects of an economic slowdown. That ...

  Bloomberg Investors have resumed shunning global stocks in favour of bonds, according to Bank of America Corp. (BofA) strategists, who say the time is right to step back from US equities after the strong rally in July. Global equity funds had outflows of $2.6 billion in the week through August 3, according to a note from the bank, after ...

Bloomberg Bitcoin rises as global stocks neared a two-month high and in advance of the US payrolls report. The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 4% to $23,422 on Friday, staying within the range of around $19,000 to $25,000 that’s held it since mid-June. Ether was up as much as 5.4% to $1,678. “The majors continue to trade in a ...

  Bloomberg US futures rise with stocks on Thursday as investors shrugged off growth warnings from the bond market. Oil bounced back from the lowest level in almost six months. Contracts on both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 pushed higher, suggesting the tech-heavy Nasdaq will extend an advance of 19% from its June 16 low. Gains in the ...

  Bloomberg The recent brisk rebound in equity markets won’t last as the macroeconomic data continue to deteriorate and earnings forecasts are being slashed, strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Sanford C Bernstein warn. “Without clear signs of a positive shift in macro momentum, temporary re-risking could actually increase risks of another leg lower in the market rather than ...

  Bloomberg For almost a decade, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd embodied China’s economic miracle, sustaining a dizzying pace of growth and approaching trillion-dollar valuations with splashy forays into every corner of the internet. That spectacular run could officially end on Thursday, when the e-commerce powerhouse that Jack Ma founded is expected to record its first-ever decline ...

  Bloomberg US stock futures climbed on Wednesday as some of the investor anxiety over tense US-China ties eased, while Treasuries extended a slide sparked by hawkish Federal Reserve comments. S&P 500 futures and contracts on the Nasdaq 100 both rise by about 0.4%. Europe’s Stoxx 600 was little changed as investors assessed signs of resilience in the latest company ...