Finance
Stocks finish mostly higher after upbeat economic data
Stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as markets turned attention
away from trade-war fears and toward upbeat economic data. The
dollar
slipped, and Treasury yields jumped.
Here’s the scoreboard:
Dow Jones industrial
average: 26,406.57 +159.61
(+0.61%)
S&P
500: 2,909.75 +5.44 (+0.19%)
Nasdaq
Composite: 7,950.87 −5.24
(-0.07%)
- As threats to exclude Canada loom, NAFTA progress
remains elusive. Meeting for the first time
in weeks, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland were expected to
discuss sticking points like dairy-market access and how trade
disputes should be settled. President Donald Trump recently
said the US could move forward with Mexico only if Canada
doesn’t make concessions. - An uptick in US apartment construction last month more
than offset weakness in single-family home building.
The Commerce Department said housing starts rose
9.2% in August, fueled by growth in multifamily homes.
Building permits, which signal future construction, dropped
sharply to a 15-month low. - The US current-account deficit narrowed
more than expected in the second quarter. The
trade gap fell to $101.46 billion between April and June,
the Commerce Department said, down 17% from $121.71 billion for
the first three months of 2018. The decline came amid a surge
in exports, which may have been helped by foreign customers
rushing orders as global trade tensions escalate. - Canadian pot producer Tilray
whipped around. CEO Brendan Kennedy had talked up
growth prospects in an interview with CNBC, a day after the
company said it had received
approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration to export
medical marijuana to the US. Shares gained as much as 93%,
hitting a high of $300 apiece before settling at $214.06.
And a look at the upcoming economic calendar:
- Canada releases data on consumer prices and retail
sales. - The Swiss National Bank announces the London interbank
overnight rate. - Retail sales numbers are out in the UK.
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