Asian stock markets advanced for the third straight session on Wednesday as sentiment continued to improve on hopes that the major central banks around the world will soon announce new round of stimulus measures to spur economic growth.
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Wednesday as investor sentiment was weighed down by lack of stimulus measures from policy makers around the globe to rejuvenate the faltering economic growth momentum.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, CSG Systems International Inc, Express Scripts Holding Company, Interval Leisure Group Inc and Ctrip.com International Ltd.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were priceline.com Incorporated, Santarus Inc, Zillow Inc, XOMA Corporation and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Dean Foods, Chiquita Brands International, Thompson Creek Metals, Rackspace Hosting and Kenexa Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Willbros Group, Sothebys, Elan Corp, Williams Partners and Exterran Holdings, Inc.
Most of the Asian markets rose Wednesday as investor confidence continued to be lifted by hopes that the European Central Bank will take actions to reduce the debt pressure faced by Spain and Italy.
Asian shares rose to a three-month high Wednesday, supported by expectations that policymakers will soon decisively address the euro zone fiscal crisis and declining global growth.
The Chinese government has taken an important step towards breaking the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and EADS N.V. (Paris: EAD)'s Airbus SAS's duopoly in aerospace manufacturing by successfully testing a new regional plane, the Financial Times reported.
Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage financier, reported a $3.02 billion second quarter profit Tuesday on a stronger portfolio, another sign of an improving housing market.
There have been few better ways to track the pessimism surrounding the China slowdown story than the declining value of shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment.
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Europe's strongest economies are being dragged down by the recessions in other European countries, some of which are expected to join beleaguered Greece in seeking a bailout.
InterContinental Hotels Group, Banco Santander, ASML Holding, Pluristem Therapeutics, Elan Corp, ICICI Bank, Health Care REIT, Pfizer Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.
A spate of data releases over the coming days is expected to show signs of China's economy stabilizing in July after a slowdown that reduced its growth to its slowest rate in more than three years during the second quarter.
Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday on renewed hopes that the European Central Bank (ECB) will shortly take policy action to lower the peripheral bond yields of struggling nations such as Italy and Spain.
U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Tuesday as investors continue to expect the European Central Bank to implement new policy measures to rejuvenate the euro zone economy.
European markets were mixed Tuesday as investors remained cautious with anticipation that the euro zone policymakers would soon come up with some measures to rejuvenate the faltering economy.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were China New Borun, Harte-Hanks, Oasis Petroleum, Giant Interactive Group and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Elan Corp, Heckmann Corp, Duff & Phelps, Eagle Materials and STERIS Corp.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram sought on Monday to allay investor worries about an economy growing at its weakest pace in almost a decade by pledging to address their concerns over taxes, public finances and interest rates.
Most of the Asian markets rose Tuesday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that Germany will step up measures to alleviate the debt burden lingering over the euro zone.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWSA), the world's third-largest media company by market capitalization, is expected to have lower fiscal fourth quarter earnings as its cable television and film revenue declines.
The New York Stock Exchange said on Monday it is in talks with U.S. securities regulators to settle allegations that the exchange violated rules intended to promote fair competition.
Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP), the largest track network in the U.S., reached its highest stock price ever on Friday as it shifts its business to natural gas producers as coal shipments drop.
Mere days after a systems failure within the automated operations of one of its market-markers caused wild distortions in the New York Stock Exchange, a major European bourse is having its own version of a technical meltdown.
Pluristem Therapeutics, Logitech International, Nokia Corp, Facebook, American International Group, Knight Capital Group, ICICI Bank and Sanofi SA are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open Monday as investor worries about the weakening economy were alleviated following the recovery in the jobs data in July.
Asian stock markets rallied Monday as better-than-expected jobs data from the U.S. and optimism at European action to boost the faltering regional economy buoyed sentiment.
Most European markets fell Monday as investors remained watchful following a disappointing last week when the European Central Bank (ECB) made no announcement on monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the faltering euro zone economy.
Crude oil futures declined during the Asian trading hours Monday after surging the most in a month in the previous session on upbeat U.S. jobs data.
Asian markets rose Monday after the encouraging news from the U.S. that the economy was regaining momentum to a certain extent and that Greece was showing improvement in complying with bailout requirements.
Asian stock markets ended with gains last week as the speculation of further stimulus measures from the major central banks offered support. However, markets pared gains after policy makers in the U.S. and Europe failed to offer any new stimulus measures needed to bolster growth. Particularly, the lack of concrete new action by the European Central Bank weighed on the sentiment.
