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U.S. futures up after Dow closed its third positive week

U.S. Futures up After Dow Closed Its Third Positive Week

U.S. stock futures mostly gained on Monday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed its third positive week in a row at a record. Notably, the rise was due to better-than-anticipated earnings reports. Dow futures advanced 25 points, whereas S&P 500 futures were gained around 0.2%. Futures for Nasdaq 100 were trading up by 0.3% …

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Twitter CEO says U.S. is going to get considerably worse

Twitter CEO Says U.S. Is Going to Get Considerably Worse

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that inflation in the U.S. is going to get considerably worse. On Friday, Jack posted on his Twitter that hyperinflation will change everything and added that it’s happening. Hyperinflation happens when inflation (the rising price of goods and services) increases uncontrollably for a while. Remarkably, it is typically caused by …

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U.S. Dollar Suffered Losses Ahead of Central Bank Meetings

The U.S. dollar, or the greenback as many people call it, fell on Tuesday. It could not gain momentum, with most major currency pairs little changed as investors waited for major central bank meetings this week.  One major bank, the Bank of Canada, meets on Wednesday. European Central Bank and Bank of Japan meetings are …

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Erdogan’s Decisions Continue to Affect the Turkish Lira

Erdogan’s Decisions Continue to Affect the Turkish Lira

On Monday, the Turkish lira fell to 9.85, its another all-time low after President Tayyip Erdogan said he ordered the expulsion of ambassadors from the U.S. as well as nine other Western countries. A combination of problems stoked market volatility and sent Turkey’s sovereign dollar bonds tumbling. After touching the record low against the U.S. …

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The UK’s Economy Unexpectedly Regained Momentum in October

The United Kingdom’s economy unexpectedly regained momentum in October. According to a survey on Friday, cost pressures increased by the most in more than 25 years which could encourage the Bank of England to raise interest rates for the first time since the COVID pandemic. Remarkably, the preliminary flash IHS Markit/CIPS flash Composite Purchasing Managers’ …

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VR Treatment for Lazy Eye in Children Receives FDA Approval

VR Treatment for Lazy Eye in Children Receives FDA Approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a virtual reality-based treatment for children with visual impairment or lazy eyes. Patients watch movies and modified TV shows through a virtual reality headset to improve vision. According to Scott Xiao, founder of Luminopia, this is the first digital therapy tool that allows patients to watch their favourite …

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After May government intervention coal prices slump

After May Government Intervention Coal Prices Slump

China’s thermal coal futures fell on Friday. They returned in their most critical week in five months. They followed Beijing’s most robust intervention in years to increase the commodity’s supply. This would cool runaway prices amid a widespread power crisis. The most-traded contract on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, for delivery in January, scored the lower daily …

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U.S. stock futures changed after weak earnings reports

U.S. Stock Futures Changed After Weak Earnings Reports

U.S. stock futures were muted today morning after weak earnings reports from technology companies. Futures of the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 6 points. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures both witnessed declines. Shares of Intel recovered more than 8% after hours following a weaker-than-anticipated sales report. The semiconductor firm blamed an industry-wide chip …

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S&P 500 surges after better-than-expected earnings reports

S&P 500 surges after better-than-expected reports

The S&P 500 advanced on Wednesday for a sixth day as investor sentiment was raised by better-than-anticipated earnings reports and a new record for the dominant cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) increased by 100 points or 0.02%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 soared 0.2%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.05%. Bitcoin climbed …

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Euro and Aussie Declined. What About the U.S. Dollar?

Australian Dollar Fell Against the U.S. Dollar and Yen 

Risk-sensitive currencies slipped from multi-month highs on Thursday after their rally on strong raw material prices was sideswiped by sudden selling against the Japanese yen, in what traders described as inevitable profit-taking after a long rally. The Australian dollar dropped 0.2% against the U.S. dollar. Earlier in the day, the Aussie reached a 3 1/2 …

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