Finance
Stocks jump as tech, energy rally
Stocks rose Tuesday as trade war fears took a backseat to
energy and tech rallies. Apple surged ahead of the
unveiling of new iPhones set for
Wednesday. The dollar and Treasury
yields edged higher.
Here’s the scoreboard:
Dow Jones industrial
average:
25,971.19
+114.12 (+0.44%)
S&P
500: 2,888.19 +11.06 (+0.38%)
Nasdaq
Composite: 7,972.47+48.31 (+0.61%)
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A Category 4 hurricane is
due to make landfall on the East Coast of the US
this week, with experts expecting it to cause “catastrophic”
flash flooding and winds. Oil
prices jumped about 3% as Hurricane Florence made its way
toward the Carolinas and Virginia. Meanwhile, insurance and
construction stocks
took a beating. - Citing non-compliance with a ruling over dumping
duties, China is planning to ask the World Trade
Organization
for permission to hit the US with
sanctions. The request would come around the
same time the Trump administration is expected to announce
whether it will follow through with proposed tariffs on
roughly $200 billion worth of Chinese products. -
A former
Tesla bull said the electric carmaker is “no longer
investable.” Nomura Instinet analyst Romit
Shah said the main issue was “the erratic behavior of
CEO Elon Musk,” including his
tweets, frequent short seller taunts and a recent earnings call
outburst. Shares of the company plunged nearly 3% following
the report.
And a look at the upcoming economic calendar:
- The Labor Department releases its latest consumer and
producer-price index readings. - The Bank of England holds a policy meeting.
Get the latest Oil WTI price here.
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