By Devik Jain and Sagarika Jaisinghani Oct 1 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set to jump on the first day of the fourth quarter on Thursday as investors remained hopeful of a new coronavirus fiscal aid package, while data showed weekly jobless claims hovered at recession levels. The Trump administration has proposed a…
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – U.S.stocks were mostly higher on Friday as investors awaited progress towards more U.S. fiscal stimulus and the dollar gained after several days of losses, while cryptocurrency Bitcoin eased after hitting a record high. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe was on track to post gains…
By Tom Westbrook and Susan Mathew Feb 4 (Reuters) – The slide in shares of GameStop Corp and other recent favorites of retail investors deepened on Thursday, while U.S.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she needed to “understand deeply” the trading frenzy that has gripped Wall Street. A swarm of buying by amateur traders over the…